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This page is for the “Civics 101” class for Cycle 53. We will meet four times in person on Thursday mornings from 9:30am-11:30am (except the final class will go to 12:30pm). Our focus for this Cycle will be to gain an understanding of what civic engagement and DOING civics for change, service, and justice is all about.
Please take this quick introductory survey by September 26 -> www.tinyurl.com/ICStars-C53-Intro – This will help me get to know the Cycle better faster.
Instructions for your final project “Putting Out the Fire – Addressing My Burning Issue” -> www.tinyurl.com/C53-Assignment.
To schedule a 30 minute Civic Chat with Tom via Zoom, please use Calendly.
After each session the audio, slide deck, and any handouts for that session will be posted here.
Class #1 – Thursday, September 28, 2023
- Welcome and context for this class
- How we will run the class, schedule – Review of class website
- Introductions
- About the final project – all Interns will do a presentation at last class – “Putting Out the Fire – Addressing Your Burning Issue” – see link above for assignment instructions.
- Why do civics, in the first place?
- Case story on the nature and value of “Public” – The story of “Pay to Spray”
- Small group work on the case – “Pay to Spray”
- The Three Buckets of Civic Engagement
- Domain #1 = “Civic Heart” – What should be our disposition, mindset, or ways of FEELING in order to be great civic actors? What kind of person are you BEFORE you step into civics and what kind of person will be GREAT at civics?
- Lift up the top three aspects of “Civic Heart”
- Small group work to assign behavioral evidence of those top three aspects
Class #2 – Thursday, October 5, 2023 – Via Zoom
- Zoom link for this class
- Review Session 1
- Introduction of the concept of Servant-Leadership – we will return to this concept as we work through the domains of Civic Engagement
- Domain #2 = “Civic Brain” – What sorts of things ought we KNOW in order to be powerful civic actors? Facts. Constructs. Context.
- Small group work and discussion
- Connections to the features of Servant Leadership
Class #3 – Thursday, October 12, 2023
- Review Session 2
- Domain #3 = “Civic Muscle” – What sorts of things should be able to DO/HAVE DONE to do great civic work? Abilities. Experiences. Activities.
- Small group work and discussion
- Connections to the features of Servant Leadership
Here is the report on the civic activities of the members of Cycle 53:
Class #4 – Thursday, October 19, 2023 (go to 12:30pm)
- Interns each make a six minute presentation on their solution to their “burning issue” [Instructions]
- Please do practice and time yourself – we need to watch the clock to make sure all Interns can present and that we have enough time for discussion and wrap up.
- Please note we are going an extra 60 minutes
- Closing remarks from Instructor
