Tag Archives: Washington State
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
First-Ever Civic Mirror Summer Institute in Edmonds, WA
Action-Ed and The Edmonds School District are proud to host the first-ever Civic Mirror Summer Institute. This two-day event will offer Washington state educators 12 ESD clock hours to Learn how to use The Civic Mirror by playing it with … Continue reading
Termiland Citizens Create National T-Shirt!
The citizens of Termiland – a Civic Mirror country made up of Grade 7 students from Alderwood Middle School in Edmonds, WA – have put their heads together to design their own national t-shirt. Now it’s one thing to get … Continue reading
Citizenship Simulation Kicks Washington State Social Studies Retreat Up a Notch! (Part 2 of 2)
Part 1 (of this two-part series showcasing a weekend-long Civic Mirror game/workshop for Washington state social studies teachers at the 2009 Lake Chelan Leadership Retreat) left off with Justice Campbell asking Congress to determine exactly what “appropriate compensation for presidential … Continue reading
Citizenship Simulation Kicks the Washington State Social Studies Retreat Up a Notch! (part 1 of 2)
A new Civic Mirror country came and went in the form of a weekend-long game/workshop for teachers at the 2009 Lake Chelan Leadership Retreat (hosted by the Washington State Council for the Social Studies), and was it ever lively! The … Continue reading
