Raising a voter: Tips for talking to your kids about politics and the election
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- 1. Pedagogical / Philosophical Underpinnings
- 2. Curricular Frameworks
- 3. Civic Literacy
- 4. Pedagogical Advantages
- 5. Administrative Advantages
- 6. Common Core Alignment and National Civics Standards
- 7. Cognitive Underpinnings
- 8. K-8 Civics and Connections to K-8 Social and Emotional Learning
- 9. High School Civics
- 10. General Pedagogy
- 11. Political Spectrum
- 12. Service Learning
- 13. Instructional Keys
- 14. Voting
- 15. Interdisciplinary Lessons
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The Civics for All Initiative
Common K-12 Curricular Structures, Frameworks, and Traditions:
- Annual Mock Elections each November, K-12
- One New K-12 Civics/Elections unit in each year's social studies classes; depending on teacher preference and student interest, units would be 3 - 10 class periods each autumn
- Two K-12 Civics Frameworks Banners:
- Essential Civics for All Questions – posted in every K-12 classroom
- Political Spectrum – posted in all gr: 6-12 social studies classrooms
- K-12 Media Literacy – especially related to electoral politics and current events
- Civics Website – updated reg. with shared curriculum, elections lesson plan ideas, current events lessons, links, etc.
- Community Engagement:
- Voter Registration/Participation Drives – K-12 students, classes, and schools can compete to see who can register the most new voters in their communities and/or get already registered voters (including parents) to actually vote.
- Parent/Guardian Engagement – students are given homework assignments to discuss the mock elections issues and races with their parents/guardians.
- Interdisciplinary Civics (optional) – K-12 teachers in non-social studies disciplines are encouraged to relate their classwork to the mock elections (e.g. math classes could help students understand taxation formulas, science could help students understand environmental initiatives, etc.)
- School Culture of Democracy (optional) – principals, teachers, and schools can make the mock election process a celebration of democracy and community engagement to whatever extent desired via ASB involvement, parent and community involvement (election officials), etc.
- The Civics for All Initiative Budget:
- One-time, foundational expenses - $ 280,000
- Ongoing, annual expenses - $ 56,500
Make Mock Elections Mandatory
Voter Turnout in Crisis
The Time is NOW!
Give our kids tools to live in our democracy!
Civics for All in News
Education Week: “Make Mock Elections Mandatory”
Voter turnout is in crisis; better civics training in school can help
Effort to boost our civics IQ is sorely needed
Students in Washington state get too little instruction on basic civics, from constitutional rights to how government functions.
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