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November 2017 | Volume 75 | Number 3

Citizens in the Making


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Feature Articles

Perspectives / Civic Education: Now's the Time

Anthony Rebora

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What Kind of Citizens Do We Need?

Joel Westheimer

Democracies make special demands on their citizens. Schools must prepare young people to meet them.

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Seizing the Civic Education Moment

Andrew Tripodo and Robert Pondiscio

Coupling experiential projects with in-depth content study can bolster students' understanding of democracy.

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Teaching and Learning in a Post-Truth World

Renee Hobbs

It's time for schools to upgrade and reinvest in media literacy training.

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The Power of the Right Vignette

Jacqueline Darvin

Using ethical scenarios to help students practice the skills needed to be strong citizens.

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The Story of Us

Karen Engels

How teachers at two elementary schools created a social-history curriculum based on depth—and story—instead of isolated facts.

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Beyond Textbook Civics / A Presidential Election Storypath

Margit E. McGuire, Karen Nicholson and Allan Rand

One of three projects that aim to deepen students' experience of politics in action.

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Beyond Textbook Civics / Teaching the Confederate Monument Controversy

Stephanie Teachout Allen

One of three projects that aim to deepen students' experience of politics in action.

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Beyond Textbook Civics / Simulating Media Campaigns

Jeremy Stoddard and Mason Rayner

One of three projects that aim to deepen students' experience of politics in action.

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Digital Citizenship in the Curriculum

Daniel G. Krutka and Jeffrey P. Carpenter

Social media can no longer be excluded from civic education.

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Classroom Discourse as Civil Discourse

Kristina J. Doubet and Jessica A. Hockett

How educators can turn controversy into conversation.

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Teaching Democracy in Polarizing Times

Jacob Fay and Meira Levinson

By reasoning together, educators can become better prepared to address political and civic challenges in their schools.

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Inspiring Glocal Citizens

Ariel Tichnor-Wagner

Global citizenship has increasing value—and a whole new meaning—for today's students.

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Looking at Citizenship through a Literary Lens

Laura Tavares

Civic education shouldn't fall exclusively to history and social studies teachers.

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Columns / Departments

Advisory

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Research Matters / Wanted: Compassion

Bryan Goodwin

When empathy wanes, the best response might be to strengthen compassion.

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Show & Tell: A Video Column / Using Democracy to Shape Curriculum

Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

Letting students vote on what they want to learn is a civics lesson in itself. Watch the Video.

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The Techy Teacher / Got Credibility?

Catlin Tucker

With the right questions, students can analyze websites and news for accuracy.

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Principal Connection / Focusing On How Versus What

Thomas R. Hoerr

Making a key school decision? Use the process to strengthen community.

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Confronting Inequity / Reimagining the Null Curriculum

H. Richard Milner IV

To support true learning, schools must teach difficult issues like Charlottesville.

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One to Grow On / Citizenship at Its Core

Carol Ann Tomlinson

To prepare good citizens for the world, start in the classroom.

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ASCD Community in Action

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EL Takeaways / Six Declarations on Citizenship

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Index to Advertisers

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ONLINE EXCLUSIVES

The Real Problem with Fake News

Erik Palmer

Teaching students how to be skeptical—but not dismissive—of the media.

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Critical Dialogue: A Key Skill for Citizenship

Dana Mitra, Stephanie Serriere and Michael Burroughs

It's more important than ever to teach students the skills to engage in discussion.

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Creating a Space for Open Dialogue

Yekaterina McKenney

To foster discussions about controversial topics, teachers must establish a judgement-free environment.

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Tell Me About … / How You Encourage Students to Engage in Their Community

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EL Study Guide

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Video / Preparing Tomorrow's Citizens

Yong Zhao on instilling an entrepreneurial mindset in next-generation citizens.

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Inservice Guest Bloggers

Renee Hobbs and Karen Engels

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