Educational Leadership
November 2017 / Volume 75, Number 3
Citizens in the Making

FEATURES              

12 What Kind of Citizens Do We Need?
Joel Westheimer
Democracies make special demands on their citizens. Schools must prepare young people to meet them.

20 Seizing the Civic Education Moment
Andrew Tripodo and Robert Pondiscio
Coupling experiential projects with in-depth content study can bolster students’ understanding of democracy.

26 Teaching and Learning in a Post-Truth World
Renee Hobbs
It’s time for schools to upgrade and reinvest in media literacy training.

32 The Power of the Right Vignette
Jacqueline Darvin
Using ethical scenarios to help students practice the skills needed to be strong citizens.

38 The Story of Us
Karen Engels
How teachers at two elementary schools created a social-history curriculum based on depth—and story—instead of isolated facts.

44 Beyond Textbook Civics
Three projects that aim to deepen students’ experience of politics in action.

A Presidential Election Storypath
Margit E. McGuire, Karen Nicholson, and Allan Rand

Teaching the Confederate Monument Controversy
Stephanie Teachout Allen

Simulating Media Campaigns
Jeremy Stoddard and Mason Rayner

50 Digital Citizenship in the Curriculum
Daniel G. Krutka and Jeffrey P. Carpenter
Social media can no longer be excluded from civic education.

56 Classroom Discourse as Civil Discourse
Kristina J. Doubet and Jessica A. Hockett
How educators can turn controversy into conversation.

62 Teaching Democracy in Polarizing Times
Jacob Fay and Meira Levinson
By reasoning together, educators can become better prepared to address political and civic challenges in their schools.

69 Inspiring Glocal Citizens
Ariel Tichnor-Wagner
Global citizenship has increasing value—and a whole new meaning—for today's students.

74 Looking at Citizenship through a Literary Lens
Laura Tavares
Civic education shouldn’t fall exclusively to history and social studies teachers.

COLUMNS / DEPARTMENTS

7 Perspectives
Civic Education: Now’s the Time
Anthony Rebora

8 Advisory

80 Research Matters
Wanted: Compassion
Bryan Goodwin
When empathy wanes, the best response might be to strengthen compassion.

82 Show & Tell: A Video Column
Using Democracy to Shape Curriculum
Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey
Letting students vote on what they want to learn is a civics lesson in itself.

84 The Techy Teacher
Got Credibility?
Catlin Tucker
With the right questions, students can analyze websites and news for accuracy.

86 Principal Connection
Focusing On How Versus What
Thomas R. Hoerr
Making a key school decision? Use the process to strengthen community.

87 Index to Advertisers

88 Reimagining the Null Curriculum
H. Richard Milner IV
To support true learning, schools must teach difficult issues like Charlottesville.

90 One to Grow On
Citizenship at Its Core
Carol Ann Tomlinson
To prepare good citizens for the world, start in the classroom.
94 ASCD Community in Action

96 EL Takeaways
Six Declarations on Citizenship

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The Real Problem with Fake News
Erik Palmer
Teaching students how to be skeptical—but not dismissive—of the media.

Critical Dialogue: A Key Skill for Citizenship
Dana Mitra, Stephanie Serriere, and Michael Burroughs
It’s more important than ever to teach students the skills to engage in discussion.

Creating a Space for Open Dialogue
Yekaterina McKenney
To foster discussions about controversial topics, teachers must establish a judgement-free environment.

Tell Me About . . .
How You Encourage Students to Engage in Their Community.
www.ascd.org/el1117tellmeabout

Video: Preparing Tomorrow’s Citizens
Yong Zhao on instilling an entrepreneurial mindset in next-generation citizens.

Inservice Guest Bloggers
Renee Hobbs and Karen Engels
http://inservice.ascd.org

EL Study Guide:
Making Civics Matter
www.ascd.org/el1117studyguide