The Walter and Leonore Annenberg Presidential Learning Center's presentation at the 2011 California Council of the Social Studies Conference (CCSS). This presentation examines the current state of civics education in the United States and shares a piece of curriculum developed to teach students about the roles and responsibilities of effective citizenship. For a free copy of the curriculum, email us at aplc@reaganfoundation.org.

1. Engaging Students in Civic Life

2. GOALS Participants will come away with: An understanding of the present state of civics education A complete unit of curriculum for the classroom. Strategies for effective integration of civics instruction Goals

3. State of Civics Today State of Civics Today

5. “The U.S. civics assessment evaluates students’ knowledge, skills, and dispositions that are critical to the responsibilities of citizenship in America’s constitutional democracy.” - The Nation’s Report Card: Civics 2006

7. 4th Grade

9. 8th Grade

13. No significant progress

14. % of Students Proficient or Above

15. 7000 Drops Outs Per Day

16. Need statistics on Dropout v. Graduate in terms of civic engagement Corporation for National and Community Service and the National Conference on Citizenship. Civic Life in America: Key Findings on the Civic Health of the Nation, Washington, DC. 2010, September.

18. Key Findings

20. Service

21. Group

22. Current Events

23. Social Connectedness

24. PoliticalAction

25. Voting Rate World Comparison Statistics from Mark N. Franklin's "Electoral Participation,” Controversies in Voting Behavior (2001).

27. Programming

28. Professional Development

29. Curriculum

30. Standards Aligned

31. Backwards Design

32. Assessment: PSA

33. Lesson 1: Intro to Responsible Citizenship

34. Lesson 1: Intro to Responsible Citizenship

35. Lesson 1: Intro to Responsible Citizenship

36. Lesson 1: Intro to Responsible Citizenship

37. Lesson 1: What is a good citizen? You will become the person listed on your card. You will try to meet and speak with: Different gender Different profession Different time period (150 years difference) Lesson 1: Intro to Responsible Citizenship

38. Synthesis Write a paragraph that synthesizes the views you heard on citizenship. To be shared in 5 minutes. Lesson 1: Intro to Responsible Citizenship

39. How could you adapt this to work in your classroom? Lesson 1: Intro to Responsible Citizenship

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