Category Archives: CM News
Single-Sign-On for Instructors
As of August 2010, CM Instructors will be able to access multiple CM Country Accounts with one login, meaning educators who run Civic Mirror with more than one class of students can switch between them without having to log in … Continue reading
7 Tips to Get Civic Mirror Underway Quickly
Here are seven tips that will help you get the Civic Mirror off to a fun and fast-paced start. COMMIT EARLY AND DIVE IN The goal here is to pique your students’ interest right away. Also, if you plan on … Continue reading
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Civic Mirror Textbook Project Kicks Off with Author Meet-Up!
During the first week of July 2010, seven teacher-authors from across North America met in White Rock, BC to begin working on the Civic Mirror Learning Resource pack. The event was electric and the finished product is going to be … Continue reading
Newspaper Covers Mountlake Terrace High School’s Use of the Civic Mirror
A huge round of applaus to Mr. Ryan Niman and his 9th Grade students at Mountlake Terrace High School. All year long they’ve been making headlines within the online Civic Mirror community, taking the program and their education to remarkable heights. … Continue reading
OPPORTUNITY! Submit a Video Response for the Upcoming Civic Mirror Intro Videos
Civic Mirror Teachers, Students, Parents, and Curriculum Coordinators! This summer Action-Ed will be working with a video production company to develop super cool Civic Mirror Intro Videos. We hope that these videos will better help teachers and students ‘get’ what … Continue reading
Civic Mirror In-Service in Seattle, May 15
The Civic Mirror is a government and economics simulation that turns classrooms into countries and students into citizens. It can be used to ignite student interest in a variety of courses and, to date, the learning dividends have been amazing! … Continue reading
Civic Mirror Workshops for Ottawa Carleton Social Studies Teachers
Ottawa Carleton Social Studies teachers will be given the opportunity to learn how to use the award-winning Civic Mirror education program at the upcoming Canadian and World Studies professional day, on February 12, 2010. The conference is taking place at … Continue reading
Ancient or Medieval History with The Civic Mirror (middle school)
Although The Civic Mirror does not directly connect to the middle school curriculum for ancient history and/or medieval times, it could most definitely be used to help students compare and contrast the social, political, and economic systems and structures between … Continue reading
BCSSTA Awards Civic Mirror the 2009 Innovation of the Year
At the 2009 BC Social Studies Teachers Association’s Annual Conference, president Raquel Chin awarded Regan Ross with the “Innovator of the Year” award for developing The Civic Mirror and working with teachers to integrate it into their classrooms. This is … Continue reading
