In this Book
- Civics in a Digital Republic: A Transformative Curriculum
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: West Virginia University Press
summary
This innovative curriculum book provides key materials, resources, and tools to help secondary educators prepare their students to be engaged citizens of their community, state, nation and world. Five complete units of instruction, based on West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives, provide meaningful lessons while being mindful of the transition from tangible text to more digital curricula:
•Rights of the Individual•Freedoms of the Individual
•Responsibilities of the Individual
•Beliefs Concerning Societal Conditions
•Financial Literacy
Additional features of the curriculum include:
•24 lessons that provide specific teaching and learning strategies•4 culminating activities for enrichment opportunities
•A matrix illustrating the West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives covered
•A matrix illustrating compliance with the National Council for the Social Studies Standards
•A curriculum toolbox that provides over 70 engaging web sites to visit and explore.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. viii
- Introduction
- p. 1
- Remarks to the Student
- pp. 5-6
- Civics Education Concepts
- pp. 9-14
- Unit A: Rights of the Individual
- Unit B: Freedoms of the Individual
- Lesson 3: Global Community: Skype
- pp. 73-76
- Unit C: Responsibilities of the Individual
- Lesson 3: Global Community: Digiteen Project
- pp. 110-114
- Lesson 4: Civic Virtue: The "Good" Leader
- pp. 115-123
- Culminating Activity: Cyber Bullying
- pp. 130-136
- Unit D: Beliefs Concerning Societal Conditions and Governmental Responsibilities
- Lesson 1: Media Literacy: The Constitution
- pp. 138-145
- Lesson 5: Service Learning: Our Community
- pp. 179-184
- Culminating Activity: Emerging Democracies
- pp. 185-198
- Unit E: Financial Literacy
- Lesson 2: The Mint
- pp. 204-207
- Lesson 4: iCivics
- pp. 212-214
- Curriculum Toolbox
- Digital Tools
- pp. 216-218
- Civics Tools
- pp. 219-226
- Knowledge Tools
- pp. 227-231
- Financial Literacy Tools
- pp. 232-233
- Geography Tools
- pp. 234-235
Additional Information
ISBN
9781935978565
Related ISBN(s)
9781935978541, 9781935978558
MARC Record
OCLC
808346242
Pages
232
Launched on MUSE
2012-12-20
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2012