Tag Archives: Civic Mirror
Forming Political Parties Civic Mirror Classroom Video Series, Episode 7
In this activity, students are given time to mingle with their classmates in order to discuss national issues they have an interest in (especially as they relate to their Hidden Agendas) with the intent of forming political parties. The fascinating … Continue reading
Learning the Constitution Activity Civic Mirror Classroom Video Series, Episode 6
When The Civic Mirror begins, students – like people of any state or community – will inevitably ask questions like: “Can he do that?” “Would I be able to get away with … ?” “What’s legal? What’s forbidden? And who … Continue reading
Classroom Incentives and Rewards: CM Classroom Video Series, Episode 5
The Civic Mirror provides teachers with a variety of reward mechanisms that encourage students to complete in-class work. Students will know that before they receive their Citizen Profiles, their attitude, participation, and work-completion marks will be used to decide who … Continue reading
Create National Identity #2 Civic Mirror Classroom Video Series, Episode 4
This is the second step of the student-run “Create National Identity” activity. This lesson can be skipped if teachers are short on classroom time; however, if they choose to run this lesson, it has two main goals: 1. Students vote … Continue reading
Teacher-Led Reflection Civic Mirror Classroom Video Series, Episode 3
The Civic Mirror’s educational power truly lies in the teacher and students’ ability to extrapolate meaning and significance from all of the simulated events. In this classroom video tutorial, students reflect on and discuss what went well in their first … Continue reading
Create National Identity #1 Civic Mirror Classroom Video Series, Episode 2
This is the first student-run lesson in The Civic Mirror program. Creating a national identity is a two-step exercise, and it’s often best done with a teacher-guided reflection in between (as this video series shows). In this lesson, students work … Continue reading
The CM Practice Run Civic Mirror Classroom Video Series, Episode 1
This video shows the second Civic Mirror event, the Practice Run. In this event, instructors take students down to the computer lab to try out The Civic Mirror’s online program for the first time. The whole point of the CM … Continue reading
The Civic Mirror Classroom Video Series!
The Civic Mirror is a new and innovative education program that turns the old rules of teaching and learning on their head. To date it’s been used by over 50 educators across the world – with over double that amount … Continue reading
“People or Sheeple?” ponders Cherise Osaki ~ a Grade 12 student from Shanghai American School
In this video, Cherise Osaki, a Grade 12 International Relations Student from Shanghai American School, reflects on what she learned about her classmates – and people in general – from her experience as a citizen in her Civic Mirror country … Continue reading
More Headlines from NYC High School
The political plot-lines and economic action just keeps churning out of the three Grade 12 economics classes from the Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction in Manhattan, New York, that are using The Civic Mirror. Below Mr. Matt Anderson … Continue reading
