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Adventures in Civic Engagement

Adventures in Civic Engagement. Maria Schmeeckle , Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology Katie Foley, Senior Sociology Student, ISU Presentation for CTLT Annual Symposium on Teaching and Learning, Jan. 9, 2013. Civic Engagement components. Voice and Action course goal (see handout)

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Adventures in Civic Engagement

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  1. Adventures in Civic Engagement Maria Schmeeckle, Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology Katie Foley, Senior Sociology Student, ISU Presentation for CTLT Annual Symposium on Teaching and Learning, Jan. 9, 2013

  2. Civic Engagement components • Voice and Action course goal (see handout) • 3 main course activities: • Student blogs (public blogs using Wordpress) • Service learning (3 options) • Field trip to Chicago for Albany Park Theater Project’s • production of Home/Land

  3. Student Blogs • www.childreninglobalperspective.wordpress.com

  4. Service learning • Option 1: Search, assess, and organize Best Practice documents related to children

  5. Service learning • Option 2: Children’s Discovery Museum: creating an interactive, educational experience for local children, raising their awareness about children around the world

  6. Service learning • Option 3: Learn about and Present Publicly about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child • Prezi presentation is available on-line: http://prezi.com/crfd_sixxkoc/ratification-of-convention-on-the-rights-of-the-child/

  7. Field trip • Albany Park Theater Project in Chicago, production of Home/Land • http://aptpchicago.org/ • 10 minute DVD of field trip and student reflections

  8. Comments from Katie Foley • Guiding Questions • How common has it been to have a civic engagement approach in your classes? • As you look back on the class, what would you say was the most impactful thing we did? • In what way did your public voice or ability to take action become enhanced in the course?

  9. Future ideas • Google Earth projects, showing issues related to children in a geo-spacial way • American Sociological Association Wikipedia Initiative: update and create more content in wikipedia about children and youth • Teach local middle and high school students about children from a global perspective

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