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Teacher Writings about Civics
Rural
Educator Writings
These writings are about the efforts
of teachers in Vermont and New Hampshire to explore with their
classes the meaning of civic participation in rural settings.
They used NELRC's Civic Participation and Community Action Sourcebook
as a resource.
Massachusetts
Teacher Writings
These writings describe the work of Massachusetts educators who
want to address civic participation as they work within the state's
ESOL curriculum framework. Many of their lessons refer to activities
from NELRC's Civic Participation and Community Action Sourcebook.
Rural
Educator Writings
Stephanie Menard, Hardwick
Community Learning Center, Hardwick, VT
"Introduction to Rural Team Writings"
Denise Reddington, Dover Adult Learning
Center, Dover, NH
"Students Shape Voting Lesson
and Individual Projects"
"Voting Vocabulary"
Rick Boyle, Central Vermont ABE, Bradford,
VT
"Digging Deeper???"
Martie Majoros, Project LIFT, Hillsboro,
NH
"Isolation in a Small Town"
Cindy Holden, Vermont Adult Learning,
Brattleboro, VT
"Civic Participation: My First
Efforts"
Chuck Poston, Hardwick Community Learning
Center, Hardwick, VT
"A Team of Citizens Supports
a New Learning Center"
Massachusetts
Teacher Writings
Beth Miller Pittman, Massachusetts
"Introduction to Massachusetts Team
Writings"
"Mapping Your Own Community, Identity and Roles, and Feelings Using English"
Michelle Faith Brown, Read/Write/Now,
Springfield, MA
"Exploring Decision Making and
Power"
"Finding Resources: Exploring the
Phonebook"
Susan Schwartzkopf, Center for New Americans,
Northampton, MA
"Building Community through a Visit
to the Department of Transitional Assistance"
"Participating in the Census: Population
and Privacy"
Toni Maruca, Massachusetts Career Development
Institute, Springfield, MA
"Community Issues and the Death Penalty:
How Everyday Issues
Relate to the Bigger Picture"
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England Literacy Resource Center
World Education
Boston, MA
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