User:Creston

= 1:30 Creston Civics =

Learning Goals and Procedures

 * 1) Brainstorm a class list of problems in your city.
 * 2) Find data that supports your problem.
 * 3) Narrow the class list of problems based on data.
 * 4) Examine alternative policies.
 * 5) Propose new public policy proposal. Contact experts to interview via Skype and/ or email.
 * 6) Develope an action plan.
 * 7) Create and present group portfolio.
 * 8) Reflect on your learning experience.

Schedule
March 28


 * Introduce learning goals and procedures.
 * Introduce Edmodo rules.
 * Set-up Edmodo accounts.
 * Make a post in Edmodo listing problems in your city with data to support.

March 30


 * Review class list of problems in Edmodo.
 * Add new problems to list, with supporting data.
 * Introduce Wiki, guidelines, purpose, and demonstrate how to use.
 * Set-up Wiki accounts.

April 1


 * Discuss using a Wiki vs. a blog, comparing likes and dislikes for communication for civics.
 * Narrow or add to class brainstorming list in Edmodo. Add additional data to support specific porposals. Always have data to support posted proposals.   Must have a class consensis to delete any proposal from the list.

Resources
www.portlandonline.com/police/

www.neighborhoodscout.com/or/portland/crime/

www.govengine.com/

home.earthlink.net/~rpminfonet/spatial.html

www.icivics.org/

= 2:30 Creston Civics =

Learning Goals and Prodedures

 * 1) Brainstorm a class list of problems in your city.
 * 2) Find data to support your problem.
 * 3) Narrow the class list of problems.
 * 4) Examine alternative process.
 * 5) Propose new public policy proposal. Contact expert via Skype and/ oe email.
 * 6) Develope action plan.
 * 7) Create and present group portfolio
 * 8) Reflect on your learning experience.

Schedule
March 28


 * Introduce learning goals and procedures.
 * Introduce Edmodo rules.
 * Set-up Edmodo accounts.
 * Make post in Edmodo identifying a problem in your city with data to support.

March 30


 * Review class list of problems in Edmodo.
 * Add new problems to the list, with supporting data.
 * Introduce Wiki guidelines, purpose, and demonstrate how to edit.
 * Set-up Wiki accounts.

April 1


 * Compare Wiki vs. a blog, compare likes and dislikes for communicating civic issues.
 * Narrow or add to classlist in Edmodo. Add aditional data to support proposals.  Must have class consensis to delete a proposal from the class list.

Resources
www.portlandonline.com/police/

www.neighborhoodscout.com/or/portland/crime/

www.govengine.com/

home.earthlink.net/~rpminfonet/spatial.html

www.icivics.org/