Project Citizen: Promoting Competent and Responsible Participation in Local and State Government

Event Description

Name

Project Citizen: Promoting Competent and Responsible Participation in Local and State Government

Grade

Advanced Elementary/Middle/High School Academy

Date

December 02, 2009

Time

08:30 AM to 05:00 PM

Training Fee

Free

Coupon Code

Location

Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education
4201 N. 24th Street, Suite 210
Phoenix, AZ 85016
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Faculty

Jody Arnold

Description

Overview: This Center for Civic Education program encourages active community participation for students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Project Citizen helps promote responsible and competent participation in state and local government by teaching students to identify problems in their community and work together to develop strategies to remedy these problems through developing and implementing public policy. It helps teachers and students understand how public policy is made and how they can create change in their community. Project Citizen is interdisciplinary, based on cooperative learning, focuses on state and local government, applies students to real public policy issues, develops participatory skills, is an excellent model for performance assessment and an exceptional method for implementing project based learning.
 
Training Objectives: As a result of this training, participants will be able to…
  • Guide students through the process of making changes in their community
  • Understand public policy and how it relates to students
  • Promote responsible student participation in local and state government
 Campus Issues Addresses:
  • Lack of appreciation for surrounding community
  • Lack of school attachment
  • Lack of understanding rights and responsibilities
  • Lack of positive school involvement