TEACHER CHECKLIST

Week 1: Getting Started

• Teach lessons 1–3.
• CAP web site overview.
• Facilitate formation of Civic Action Groups.
• Introduce CAP Planner.
• Assign, collect, and assess Project Proposal.

Lesson 1: A Different Kind of Government Course

• Citizenship Brainstorm

Lesson 2: Introduction to Public Policy

• Newspaper Search

Lesson 3: Problems, Policy, and Civic Actions

• Causes & Effects
• Form Civic Action Groups.

CAP Planner

• Complete Project Proposal

Week 2: Student Civic Actions

• Teach lessons 4 and 5.
• Assign, collect, and assess Thinking it Through.
• Assign Civic Action #1.

Lesson 4: Introducing Policy Analysis

• Case Study Analysis.

Lesson 5: Policymaking in the Three Branches of Government

• Students apply GRADE policy evaluation rubric.

CAP Planner

• Complete Thinking it Through
• Complete Civic Action #1

Weeks 3 & 4: Web Citizens

• Collect and assess Civic Action #1 using the CAP Planner.
• Assign, collect, and assess Civic Actions #2 and #3.
• Students share civic experiences on the CAP web site (Connect).

Recommended Optional Lessons *

• Teach Policymaking at the Local Level and Law & Policy.

• Students share their CAP experiences.
• Peer Consultation(s): online or face-to-face.

CAP Planner

• CompleteCivic Actions #2 and #3.

Policymaking at the Local Level*

• School board subcommittees craft a policy to address the dropout rate (role-play).

Law & Policy*

• Public policy law firm decides whether policy violates existing laws (role-play).

Week 5 & 6: Student Assessment

• Assign, collect, and assess Civic Action #4 and CAP Report.
• Complete online Teacher and Student surveys.
• CAP Culmination Activities.

• Teacher and Student Surveys.
• Students can visit the CAP homepage for instructions on how to create their own award-winning CAP Multimedia Contest entries.

CAP Planner

Month 1: Getting Started

• Teach lessons 1–3.
• CAP web site overview.
• Facilitate formation of Civic Action Groups.
• Introduce CAP Planners.
• Assign, collect, and assess Project Proposal.

Lesson 1: A Different Kind of Government Course

• Citizenship Brainstorm

Lesson 2: Introduction to Public Policy

• Newspaper Search

Lesson 3: Problems, Policy, and Civic Actions

• Causes & Effects
• Form Civic Action Groups.

CAP Planners

• Complete Project Proposal

Month 2: Student Civic Actions

• Teach lessons 4 and 5.
• Assign, collect, and assess Thinking it Through planner.
• Assign, collect, and assess Civic Action #1 and #2.
  
  
  
  

Recommended Optional Lessons*

• Teach lessons Policymaking at the Local Level and Law & Policy.

Lesson 4: Introducing Policy Analysis

• Case Study Analysis

Lesson 5: Policymaking in the Three Branches of Government

• Students apply GRADE policy evaluation rubric.

CAP Planners

• CompleteThinking it Through
• Complete Civic Actions #1 and #2

Policymaking at the Local Level*

• School board subcommittees craft a policy to address the dropout rate (role-play).

Law & Policy*

• Public policy law firm decides whether policy violates existing laws (role-play).

Month 3: Web Citizens

• Students share civic experiences on the CAP web site (Connect).
• Assign, collect, and assess Civic Action #3 and #4.
  
  

Recommended Optional Lessons*

• Teach lessons Building Constituencies and Persuading Policymakers

• Students Discuss and Blog about CAP experiences.
• Peer Consultation(s): online or face-to-face.

CAP Planners

• Complete Civic Actions #3 and #4

Building Constituencies*

• Students use primary-sources about the Montgomery Bus Boycott to identify civic actions to build constituencies

Persuading Policymakers*

• City Council hearing (role-play).

Month 4: Student Assessment

• Assign, collect, and assess CAP Reports.
• Complete online Teacher and Student surveys.
• CAP Culmination Activities.

• Teacher and Student Surveys.
• Students can visit the CAP homepage for instructions on how to create their own award-winning CAP Multimedia Contest entries.

CAP Planners

• Complete CAP Report.