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Democracy in Schools The September/October 2004 issue Edutopia www.edutopia.org/ a magazine of the George Lucas Education Foundation has the following articles: "Power to the People: First Amendment Schools put the constitution to work". You can find it at http://www.edutopia.org/magazine/ed1article.php?id=art_1155 "How
do you make Election Day relevant to student when they can't even
vote " "The Teen Ticket-Proposals
to lower the voting age may say more about partisan squabbles than
about precocious youngsters." http://www.edutopia.org/magazine/ed1article.php?id=art_1162 The October T.H. E. Journal http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A5032.cfm has an article on web resources for the US 2004 election. You can find it at http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A5032.cfm Which resources do you find the most useful in the classroom? Learning Democracy through International Collaboration Project - A global exchange of information and suggestions on civic issues, including democracy in schools, children rights and duties, tolerance and freedom, democratic elections, civic responsibilities and engagement. See photos from School 32 in Nukus from their participation in a Mock US Election. THE NEW YORK TIMES LEARNING NETWORK LESSON PLAN IT AIN'T OVER...: Considering Hot Issues in the Post-Election Climate http://www.nytimes.com/learning/election2004 Virtual Ideology: Using Online Quizzes to Help Students Develop Personal Political Values This is an article in the November 2004 issue of "Learning and Leading with Technology" of the International Society for Technology in Education ISTE It was written by William Russell. There are several web sites mentioned that you may want to use with your classes. Party Match quiz of Party Platforms: http://www.govote.com The World's Smallest Political Quiz: http://www.self-gov.org |