Civically-Engaged
Teach Students How to Advocate for Themselves
How do we prepare youth to challenge injustice and work for equity to improve their lives and the communities in which they live?
Resources here provide research on the role of writing in community literacy, webinar conversations and planning resources for teachers who want to take this step, and blog posts about the shape such work might take in the classroom and in digital spaces.
Resources
- Community Literacy: Can Writing Make a Difference
- Teaching in a Movement for Justice
- Finding Support for Teaching Civic Literacy Skills in the Common Core Standards
- Resources to Help You Plan Civic Literacy Projects
- Citizens in the Making—Inspiring Students to Engage in Transformative Civic Learning
This post is part of the NWP Social Practices: Advocate collection.
