Joint Committee on Taxation Congress for Kids - Interactive, Fun-filled Experiences About the Federal Government Congress for Kids - Interactive, Fun-filled Experiences About the Federal Government FACING THE FOLD: ESSAYS ON SCENARIO PLANNING Book News: July 14th, 2011 By James Ogilvy How do we face the uncertainty and complexity of the future? An overly optimistic perspective can be motivating but easily dismissed as naive or shallow; the pessimistic outlook may be considered to be deeper and more ‘knowing’ but could lead to inaction. But limiting our visions of the future to simply one or other of these two ‘branches’ would mean adopting a position that is ultimately nothing more than a fatalistic rut. Facing The Fold is a collection of highly regarded journal essays about how scenario thinking uses the capacious space of the ‘fold’ to encourage thinking around alternative scenarios – to create the future we both want and need. Scenarios are not predictions, nor are they strategies.
Congressional Budget Office (CBO) National Student Mock Election « National Student Mock Election C-SPAN Classroom | Free Primary Source Materials For Social Studies Teachers The 3 Branches of Government in 3D!! Hey guys! Sorry I have been MIA lately! I have been SOO busy!!! I have missed blogging!!! I have a SUPER FUN craft today for you to make up for my absence! It was super fun and super easy!! I hope some of you can use this in your classroom! Also, tomorrow is the SUPER SALE over at TpT! Just click on the button above to head on over to my store to shop! HAPPY WEEKEND friends!
Teach the First Amendment | 1 for All Help Tomorrow’s Citizens Find Their Voice. Teach the First Amendment. The most basic liberties guaranteed to Americans — embodied in the 45 words of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution — assure Americans a government that is responsible to its citizens and responsive to their wishes. These 45 words are as alive and important today as they were more than 200 years ago. These liberties are neither liberal nor conservative, Democratic nor Republican — they are the basis for our representative democratic form of government. We know from studies beginning in 1997 by the nonpartisan First Amendment Center, and from studies commissioned by the Knight Foundation and others, that few adult Americans or high school students can name the individual five freedoms that make up the First Amendment. Amy Trenkle teaches 8th grade U.S. history at Stuart-Hobson Middle School in Washington, D.C. New Lesson Plan View Classroom Guide Elementary & Middle School What’s It All About? View Lesson Plan U.S.
Mrs. Lirette's Learning Detectives: Transition Music Part 2 and a Little Gov Catch Up Hello there! Thank you for all the comments about my post on using transition music in the classroom! I found a website where you can read more about using music during transitions and can also download some snippets of songs to use in your own room. Check it out here. {Scroll down to where it says "TV Theme Songs"} Have fun! My class is knee deep in our government unit! You can get your copy of the entire government unit here or by clicking the picture. Have a great Tuesday! Classroom Resources This lesson explores the debate about whether public schools, which typically close on major Christian and Jewish holidays, should also shutter for important celebrations in other faiths. This debate is relevant in many cities, districts and states. The activities ask students to think critically about the question and identify multiple points of view before forming their own opinions and proposing possible solutions and/or compromises. This lesson is based on the following news stories: “Should public schools close for Muslim holidays?” “New York City Adds 2 Muslim Holy Days to Public School Calendar,” published in the New York Times after officials in New York City announced school would be closed to mark two Muslim holidays.