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Causes: Citizen Participation
Mission: Civics and law education
Programs: Sponsored two statewide competitive civic education events for minnesota students grades 5-12. Over 1,000 additional students participated in regional events. These state programs involved over 60 adult volunteers.
expanded statewide support and professional development by conducting professional development for 400 teachers from throughout minnesota in workshops ranging in length from 1 hour to 5 days.
expanded resources for civic education by developing new curriculum plans units of study in elections, building blocks of democracy, new civics test, teaching strategies.
increased the value of www. Teachingcivics. Org website by doubling the number of vetted lessons, aligning lessons with standards, and improving functionality of site, providing mn teachers with access to 15,000 pages of lessons.