Teaching for Civic Competence

1. Teaching for Civic Competence It’s a way of looking at the world rospena civic competence

2. Why Civic Competence • 1. Helps creates community in classrooms • 2. Engages students in awareness of the need for civil rights rospena civic competence

3. What does Civic Competence mean • Engage in social issues • Engage in dialogue • Volunteering • Service • Taking action when needed rospena civic competence

4. How to achieve this • Appreciate differences • Practice tolerance • Become aware of authority rospena civic competence

5. Forms of Awareness • Teach conscience- is this values? • Teach patriotism • Be aware that you are tolerant and not “ist” • Patriotism can become emotional • Safety first when dealing with issues • Positive solutions to disagreements • Balance the individual need and the community need rospena civic competence

6. Elements of Competencegovernment • Teach rights and responsibilities • Not “Shoulds” • Understand government and its role • What is • Why we have it • How governments come about • Why limiting government power is important rospena civic competence

7. How to Promote • Great for literacy connections • Hero studies • Tell stories to show values • Use primary sources to show stories • Bring in experts • Politicians • Veterans • Survivors rospena civic competence

8. How to promote • Do community activities • Engage with the community • Study Statues • Study tops of buildings • Look at symbols • Great place for multicultural discussions • Comparison and contrast rospena civic competence

9. Opinions • Check your opinions at the door • Be careful around ideology • Announce when something is an opinion • Look at rhetoric • Look at propaganda rospena civic competence