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Your Voice, Your Vote

The extreme events in our country this year greatly impact awareness of our responsibility to the common good: a global pandemic, a demand for racial healing and social justice, and the ever-present confusion about gathering trustworthy information from media. 

It is more important than ever to talk about voting and civic participation with our students and help them distinguish fact from opinion when they see their decisions about issues affect the common good.

Current Events - Resources

Key focus questions:

  • Why does voting make a difference in the United States?
  • Why do some people choose not to vote? What might be different if everyone voted?
  • How do you think your words, values, and actions can impact your community?

Justice, Advocacy, and Support

The resources listed below will guide your instruction and discussions with youth about diversity, equity, and inclusion. 
  • The lesson plans and service-learning project ideas in this toolkit relate to Justice, Civil Rights, and Advocacy that includes a step-by-step guide that helps teachers and parents to teach the background of justice and advocacy. It provides local and online community resources, and sparks ideas for actions related to advocacy, justice, and civil rights.
  • Find tips and resources about addressing challenging issues. Follow these guidelines to establish a safe environment, promote respectful dialogue, back up arguments with facts, and talk about news and current events with students: Difficult Conversations 
  • Help your students evaluate the roles of media, bias, facts, and critical thinking related to current events and controversial topics: Media Literacy Tips

Teaching Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Social Justice in Remote Settings

COMING SOON - Social Awareness resource page

We do better in learning, relationships, and career when we have opportunities to be generous and connected in community.

In these times, everyone has something to give to make things a little better. Whether we are teaching remotely or using a hybrid model, our learners need connections to a social community and a purpose bigger than themselves. As educators and families, we grow social and emotional skills and sense of purpose by building community. A very important component is listening and speaking with generosity.

Our intent through this Social Awareness resource page is to provide activities and experiences by grade level that promote generous collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. Students must feel that "it mattered that I came," or they will lose interest in their education. 

Be on the lookout for more information in the coming weeks! 

Planning 2020-21

As you look to a remote classroom, in-person days, or a hybrid teaching scenario, we want you to know that Learning to Give is here for you. Our lessons and activities will help you bring your students together, teach valuable skills, and allow your students to grow in their knowledge of civic engagement, participation, and what it means to be a citizen of the world. Each and every day, we all have something to give. And, we all have something to learn.  

Infuse service into your teaching calendar by aligning lessons and service-learning projects to monthly events and themes. Your students will build community, develop skills and knowledge, and take action for the common good throughout the year. 
Calendar Guide

Do Good From Home while Learning to Give

Build empathy and problem solving from home!
Each Simple Safe Service guide includes step-by-step instructions, reflection, and a connection to an optional lesson plan. 
View all Simple Safe Service guides
www.learningtogive.org 
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