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This page is for the “Civics 101” class for Cycle 2. We will meet four times on Friday afternoons via Zoom from 9am to 11am via Zoom (except the final class will go to 12pm). We meet on May 17, May 24, May 31, and June 7. We will meet via Zoom. The Zoom link for all four sessions = www.tinyurl.com/Zoom-C2-Civics101.
Please complete this online Introduction Survey by May 15 -> https://form.jotform.com/Tresser/c2-introductions. This will help me to get to know you better faster and will allow me to prepare for Session 3. You will be asked to say what your “Burning Issue” is. That is, what social or civic issue of the day most impacts you – what makes you angry or inspired.
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. You will be asked to make a seven minute PowerPoint presentation during the final session on June 7. This will be connected to your Burning Issue. The full instructions are here -> www.tinyurl.com/C2-Assignment.
To schedule a 30 minute Civic Chat with Tom via Zoom, please use Calendly.
After each session the video, chat notes, slide deck, small group work results, and any handouts for that session will be posted here.
Class #1 – Friday, May 17, 2024
- 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 – Friday, May 24, 2024
- 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 – Friday, May 31, 2024
- 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
Class #4 – Friday, June 7, 2024 (go to 12pm)
- Interns each make a seven minute presentation on their solution to their “burning issue”
- 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