
Author: Robert A. Waterson
Published: February 2012
Format: Digital (delivered electronically) 9781935978558
Format: Digital (delivered electronically) 9781935978565
Price: $34.99
A Transformative Curriculum
This innovative curriculum book provides key materials, resources, and tools to help secondary educators prepare their students to be engaged citizens of their community, state, nation and world. Five complete units of instruction, based on West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives, provide meaningful lessons while being mindful of the transition from tangible text to more digital curricula:
•Rights of the IndividualTable of Contents
Introduction
Letter to the Student
Matrix of the National Council for Social Studies Standards
Matrix of West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives
Curriculum Toolbox
Civic Education Introduction
•LessonUnit A: Rights of the Individual
•Lesson 1: Media Literacy: Bill of RightsUnit B: Freedoms of the Individual
•Lesson 1: Media Literacy: The First AmendmentUnit C: Responsibilities of the Individual
•Lesson 1: Media Literacy: State OfficialsUnit D: Beliefs Concerning Societal Conditions and Governmental Responsibilities
•Lesson 1: Media Literacy: The ConstitutionUnit E: Financial Literacy
•Lesson 1: Council for Economic EducationDr. Robert Waterson is an Assistant Professor at the College of Human Resources and Education at West Virginia University. His research areas include: citizenship, human rights, history, democratic theory, and controversial public issues.