Three Simple and Effective Ways to Give Your Students a Civic Voice
Social studies teachers are on the frontlines in helping the next generation make sense of the present and prepare for the future. This semester, whether you are working remotely, inside the classroom, or somewhere in between, we hope you and your students will join Civic Action Project (CAP) to help students understand the connections between addressing real problems, policy, and civic engagement.
In the next few months,join us for a free series of student and teacher webinars. We promise there will be lots of fun and lots of learning along the way!
Our first webinar for teachers will occur on February 3, 2021 @ 4:00 p.m. (Pacific)/7:00p.m. (Eastern). During the webinar, you will learn three approaches to teaching Civic Action Project:
CAPLive
The CAP Youth Board will teach CAP for you!
Participating classrooms will:
- Engage in monthlylive webinars featuring dynamic guest speakers
- Receive rojectcoaching by experienced CAP Youth Board members
- Collaborate withgeographically diverse students
- Identify issuesand concrete steps to advocate for change
- Complete a CivicAction Project (useful for college applications, job portfolios,etc.)
- Receive a CivicAction Project certificate
- Receive an invitation to participate in the National Civic Action Project Expo
CAPOnline
(Asynchronous recorded webinars for students)
A series of recorded webinars and planners to helpstudents:
- Identify the issuesthey care about
- Connect issues topolicy
- Take civicaction
- Complete a simple Civic Action Project
- Become eligible to participate in the National Civic Action Project Expo
CAP in the classroom
(AP U.S. GoPo and middle school versions too!)
Teacher facilitated standard-based lessons and student project planners to help students:
- Identify the issues they care about
- Connect issues to policy
- Take civicaction
- Complete a simpleCivic Action Project
- Become eligible to participate in the National Civic Action Project Expo
Register for the first webinar for teachers.
February 3, 2021 @ 4:00 p.m.(Pacific)/7:00 p.m. (Eastern).
