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1. Fostering PROACTIVE Citizens
Through Civics Instruction

2. Director Education Manager

3. • Participants leave
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

4. State of Civics Today

5. “The civics framework specifies that the assessment questions address
the following three interrelated components: knowledge, intellectual
and participatory skills, and civic dispositions. Taken together, these
components should form the essential elements of civic education in
the United States.” - The Nation’s Report Card: Civics 2010

8. % of 4th Grade Students according to Civics
Proficiency
60
50
50
40
Advanced
30 Proficient
25
23
Basic
20
Below Basic
10
2
0
Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic

10. % of 8th Grade Students according to Civics Proficiency
60
50
50
40
Advanced
30 28 Proficient
21 Basic
20 Below Basic
10
1
0
Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic

12. % of 12th Grade Students according to Civics Proficiency
45
40
40
36
35
30
25 Advanced
20 Proficient
20
Basic
15 Below Basic
10
5 4
0
Advanced Proficient Basic Below Basic

14. % of Students Proficient or Above
Grade Level 1998 2006 2010
4th Grade 23 24 27
8th Grade 22 22 22
12th Grade 26 27 24

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.

20. Categories of Civic Engagement

26. Voting Rate World Comparison
Country Voter Rate
Australia 95%
Chile 93%
Germany 86%
Brazil 83%
Israel 80%
France 76%
Japan 71%
United States 54%
Poland 51%
Statistics from
Mark N. Franklin's "Electoral Participation,”
Controversies in Voting Behavior (2001).

27. …developing proactive informed, educated,
and conscientious citizens and leaders.

38. 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)

39. Synthesis
• Write a paragraph
that synthesizes the
views you heard on
citizenship. To be
shared in 5 minutes.

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