Becoming Active Citizens: Practices to Engage Students in Civic Education Across the Curriculum (An innovative resource geared to transform civic education in the classroom)

Without high-quality, updated civic education, students lack the skills and knowledge to effectively participate in a democracy. In Becoming Active Citizens: Practices to Engage Students in Civic Education Across the Curriculum, authors Tom Driscoll and Shawn W. McCusker provide K-12 teachers and leaders with proven tools and strategies to reimagine civic education for the 21st century. This resource offers engaging activities, technological resources, and authentic learning experiences for empowering students to participate in civil discourse as it and other aspects of civic live evolve. Readers will: Understand how to transform civic education so it prepares students to become active citizens, Discover how to weave civics instruction throughout the curriculum to create authentic, interdisciplinary learning experiences, Learn how to create opportunities for teaching democratic values through productive civil discourse, Explore digital games and competitions as means to enhance students' engagement in and understanding of civics, Gain examples of effective civics lessons for various grade levels and subject areas Book jacket.