Active Citizenship: Student Action Projects

Question	Response
What skills does this resource explicitly teach?	Collaboration skills. Building consensus. Project planning.
What important, related ideas/issues are not addressed in this resource?	This resource is a skills-based resource. It does not include content that nullifies other information.
What important ideas are implied by the resource, but not taught explicitly?	Consensus building is the only effective way to solve problems. The action project process benefits from a process.
To enhance this resource the following changes would be beneficial:	List more action project ideas to spark teachers.

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Bias Minimization	Very Good	The Introduction and Support Materials sections provide extensive background information on the authors' and organizations' values, biases and assumption.
Multiple Dimensions of Problems & Solutions	Very Good	The steps to action and the blackline masters provide students with tools to ensure that a well-rounded approach to solutions to problems is utilized.
Respects Complexity	Very Good	Through a series of blackline masters, the students are able to explore the complexity of the problem they have chosen. The steps to action encourage consultation, consensus-building and group work.
Action Experience	Very Good	This resource is focused on action experiences.
Action Skills	Very Good	Tools to assist students in becoming active, responsible citizens are provided.
Empathy & Respect for Humans	Very Good	The steps to action encourage students to consult others and to ensure fairness.
Personal Affinity with Earth	Satisfactory	Dependent on the issue chosen by students.
Locally-Focused	Very Good	Students choose the issue and decide on the action.
Past, Present & Future	Very Good	The problem-solving process requires looking into the past and imagining future possibilities.

Pedagogical Approaches

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Open-Ended Instruction	Very Good	Open or full inquiry – students start with a self generated guiding question and develop a method for answering it on their own.
Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Learning	Very Good	The resource is not subject specific.
Discovery Learning	Very Good
Values Clarification	Very Good	Tools are provided to assist students in examining other perspectives, as well as developing their own positions.
Differentiated Instruction	Very Good	Activities are student-focused. The resource provides students with opportunities to work independently within both small and large groups.
Experiential Learning	Very Good	This resource is focused on experiential learning. Outdoor learning can be a part of the activity, depending on the issue/problem chosen by the students.
Cooperative Learning	Satisfactory	Students work in groups and are encouraged to build consensus.
Assessment & Evaluation	Very Good	Rubrics are provided for self-evaluation. The last step of the action process is reflection.
Peer Teaching	Very Good	Throughout the process, students are encouraged to share with their peers and celebrate their successes.
Case Studies	Poor/Not considered	Case studies are not used in this resource. However, there are case studies of other student action projects that might help the students/teacher come up with ideas for action plans.
Locus of Control	Good	Four of the six steps to action are student centred. The students have many opportunities to choose program content and medium in which to work.

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General Assessment

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