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Project Citizen is a civic education program for middle school students that promotes competent and responsible participation in state and local government. It actively engages students in learning how to monitor and influence public policy and encourages civic participation among students, their parents, and members of the community.
As a class project, students work together to identify and study a public policy issue, eventually developing an action plan for implementing their policy. The final product is a portfolio displaying each group's work. In a culminating activity, the class presents its portfolio in a simulated legislative hearing, demonstrating their knowledge and understanding of how public policy is formulated. Classes may also enter their portfolios in a local competition with other classes.
We The People...Project Citizen focuses on the role of state and local governments in the American federal system. The curriculum involves an entire class of middle school students in a series of structured, cooperative learning activities, which are guided by their teachers and adult volunteers.
Teachers who attend the training will receive a class set of the student guides and detailed instructions on how to conduct this program in their classrooms.
If you are interested in scheduling training, please contact Jan Miller at jmiller@texasbar.com
The Project Citizen grant provides limited funding for these training sessions. |
