No reluctant citizens : teaching civics in K-12 classrooms / edited by Jeremiah Clabough, Timothy Lintner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Clabough, Jeremiah, editor.

Lintner, Timothy, editor.

Series:

Teaching and learning social studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States.

Civics--Study and teaching--United States.

Civics.

Civics--Study and teaching.

Physical Description:

vi, 224 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2018]

Summary:

"American democracy is in a critical epoch. The rancor among our political parties has been elevated in the aftermath of the contentious 2016 presidential election. There are also many issues dividing Americans: Confederate monuments, NFL players kneeling during the national anthem, healthcare, and claims of fake news to name a few. No Reluctant Citizens: Teaching Civics in K-12 Classrooms is designed to help social studies teachers grapple with these issues. Each chapter focuses on a central issue connected to teaching civic education and provides activities to teach that topic in meaningful ways. Some topics explored include civic literacy, human rights, service learning, and controversial issues. The activities in the chapters give students experience working through issues that they will face as future citizens"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Civic literacy: the building blocks for creating an active and informed citizenry / Jeremiah Clabough

Character education: the pathway to citizenship / Thomas N. Turner

Elementary civics education and diversity (inclusion) / Janie Hubbard

The lemme history detectives: researching rights, race, and activism within local history / Jason Harshman and Lauren Darby

Exploring human rights and civic action through children's trade books / Kristy Brugar

Students at the heart of civic learning: best practices in implementing action civics / Brooke Blevins, Karon LeCompte, and Tyler Ellis

Small explosions: igniting controversy in the secondary social studies classroom / Timothy Lintner

Civic education in a post-truth society: combating "fake news" and "alternative facts" / Wayne Journell

"All politics is local": enhancing media literacy through state and local elections / Scott Roberts and Charles Efler

Revolution at Sherman High School: simulating democracy in the classroom / Mark Pearcy

Integrating service-learning to foster a social justice approach / Gregory L. Samuels

Human rights violations against children: an inquiry-based simulation for high school students / Natalie Keefer

Global citizenship: teaching in an interconnected world / Kenneth T. Carano.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: No reluctant citizens.

ISBN:

9781641132664

1641132663

9781641132657

1641132655

OCLC:

1031947091

Publisher Number:

99979089601