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Citizenship Education for a
Sustainable Future
Dr. Karen Evans & Dr. John PecorePaul Glass, Kandace Johnson, Latricia Laurant, Heather McLeod, Zachary Post, Kayla Williams
Education Isn’t Just Facts and Figures
The learning needed to maintain and improve our quality of life and the quality of life for generations to come.
The Goals
▪ For us, the students.
▪ For the children and classrooms we presented with.
▪ For the Mess Hall and Historic Pensacola Village.
The Process
• Presentation by faculty members
• Individual readings
Learn and Dissect the Material
• Mess Hall
• Historic Pensacola Village
Split into Two Teams • Within groups,
decide grades, specific subjects.
• Partner with schools.
Prepare and Present Lessons
• Individually
• Within the group
• Through this presentation
Critically Reflect
HIP Addressed
▪ Learning Communities
▪ Collaborative Assignments
▪ Service Learning, Community Based Learning
How It Worked
▪ If your birthday is January, February, March: Back Left
▪ If your birthday is May, April, June: Back Right
▪ If your birthday is July, August, September: Front Left
▪ If you birthday is October, November, December: Front Right
How It Worked
Determine a Problem
• E.g., John Levine and issue of hunger.
Identify Resources
• Cafeteria food going to waste.
Develop a Plan
• Contact authority powers.
What I Did
▪ Brentwood Elementary School
▪ 5th Grade Gifted
▪ Benchmark: Identify ways good citizens go beyond basic civic and political responsibilities to improve government and society.
▪Why?▪How?
What Did I Gain?
▪ Appreciation for other subjects
▪ Practical experience
▪ Interaction outside of the classroom
What I Did
▪ University of West Florida
▪ Acting the part of high school students
▪ Benchmark: Analyze the impact of citizen participation as a means of achieving political and social change.
▪E.g., Space Race
Collaborative Assignments and Projects
▪ Collaborating with peers
▪ Collaborating with faculty
▪ Collaborating with community partners
What Did I Gain?
▪ Networking potential
▪ Professional connections with current/future counterparts
▪ Self reflection
What I Did
▪ Hobbs Middle School
▪ 7th Grade Social Studies
▪ Benchmark: Using civil rights as a platform to underscore the importance of community action to bring about change.
– Making decisions for one’s self verse making decisions for others
– Tying the historical to the present
– Examining the present and looking to the future
Service Learning and Community-Based Learning
▪ Mess Hall
▪ Historic Pensacola Village
▪ Local schools (Brentwood, Hobbs)
What Did I Gain?
▪ Community partners
▪ Input from primary and secondary teachers
▪ Working directly with actual children
Opportunities Presented
▪ Explore integration of Science and Social Studies disciplines
▪ Focus social justice issues in Science and Citizenship
▪ Enhance connections with local agencies
▪ To foster critical thinking and discussions outside of coursework
▪ To engage in service learning for faculty as well as students