GenerationNation Educators Network
This month's learning opportunities include Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Youth-Lead Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Presidential debate watch, Speakers Bureau, and civic literacy resources on current events, history, civic issues, holidays, and more. Help your students to understand how their governments and communities work, about the key issues, how to solve problems at the local, state and national levels – and gain the knowledge and skills to make a difference as a new generation of active and informed citizens and leaders.
We'll be in touch periodically to share timely educational resources, learning opportunities, and easy tips for integrating civic literacy into your classroom. You can always find program and resource information at www.generationnation.org and get more frequent updates by following GenerationNation on social media. We want this to be a good resource for you - let us know what you want to see and how we can help!
If you are serving in a GenerationNation Educator Leadership role, you will receive additional information about implementing the programs at your school.
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Learning Opportunity: Election 2015 Recap
Over 25,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg students put civics into action through GenerationNation's mock election program. Throughout October and November, they used Election 2015 as a learning opportunity focused on civic literacy. Learn more and find discussion questions
Learning Opportunity: Veterans Day
Veterans Day commemorates the sacrifices of our nation's veterans and is held on November 11th, the anniversary of the armistice which ended World War I. Use this learning opportunity to explore history, civics, reading and writing, 21st century content and more. Here are a few simple ways to incorporate Veterans Day into the classroom. You can also use the resources in afterschool programs or at home. Learn more
Speakers Bureau
Want to bring real-world experiences to your students? Invite a speaker to your classroom! GenerationNation makes this process easy, educational, and worthwhile for everyone involved. Learn more
Youth Lead Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Applications are open for high school students in grades 9-10 to apply to be part of the YLCM Class of 2016 for Youth Lead Charlotte-Mecklenburg. The program enables teens to learn about the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community's history and growth, meet students from other schools and backgrounds, take a community bus tour, learn from civic leaders, and develop knowledge and skills needed by a new generation of Charlotte-Mecklenburg leaders. Applications are due November 30, 2015. Learn more
More resources we like
Teaching with Historic Places - many resources for K-12 history, ELA, science and more plus virtual tours of national parks and historic sites
I Side With - a political quiz helps students to see where their views match with the presidential candidates' platforms and stances
Presidential Voices - a collection of short voice recordings of presidents from Benjamin Harrison to Barack Obama. A great way to explore history and evaluate communication and public speaking styles.
Thanksgiving - A national holiday and civic learning opportunity!
Civic learning opportunities ahead
November 9 - Charlotte City Council meeting (agenda covers various topics including public safety, transportation, and zoning) Meeting info including agenda and video | Educational tools
November 10 (Republican) and November 14 (Democratic) - Presidential Candidate Debate
November 10 - CMS School Board meeting (agenda includes budget, magnet and student assignment plans and other topics) Meeting info including agenda and video | Educational Tools
November 17 - Mecklenburg County Commission meeting (agenda includes reports and discussions about county services including health, education, social services, Parks and Rec, and other topics) Meeting info including agenda and video | Educational tools
November 17 - High school students invited to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Youth Council meeting Sign up for info
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