CRFC VOICE Teacher Reflections
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Programs:
Grades K-4 (Primary VOICE)
Grades 4-8 (VOICE)
Lawyer In The Classroom:
Yes
No
Lesson Used:
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Date Used:
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Select year
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1a. What essential civic knowledge/skills did you expect the students to gain as a result of participating in this lesson? What outcomes of the lesson were most important to you?
1b. What evidence do you have that students achieved or did not achieve the desired outcome(s)?Attach any student work or record of student discussions.
2. The following have been identified as "best practices" in civic/law-related education. Note that it is unlikely that all will be well represented in any one lesson. The purpose of the exercise is to prompt and deepen your thinking about civic education--NOT to evaluate a particular individual or specific lesson. To what extent was each practice represented in the lesson as you taught it?
a. The lesson raised controversial issues for students.
5 Well Represented
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1 Not represented
Comments: If represented, state the issue(s).
b. The lesson was appropriate for their age, ability level, and was connected to their lives.
5 Well Represented
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1 Not represented
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c. The issue was covered with both balance and depth. Students explored more than one perspective regarding the issue. Students had enough information and enough time to gain more than superficial understanding of the issue.
5 Well Represented
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1 Not represented
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d. Students were engaged in active teaching/learning strategies. In particular, instruction fostered true student interaction--that is, students interacted directly with other students, including those with whom they do not regularly interact. Students were provided with the opportunity to practice skills and to draw on and connect their existing knowledge to the lesson.
5 Well Represented
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1 Not represented
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e. Students had opportunities to interact with community resource persons who were prepared so that their involvement supported the goals of the lesson and linked to instruction that came before and after the lesson.
5 Well Represented
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1 Not represented
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3. Were there other aspects of either the lesson or your approach to teaching it that represent your vision of exemplary civic/law-related education? If so, please describe them.
4. What problems or challenges, if any, did you encounter while teaching the lesson? How might you revise the lesson or your approach to address those problems/challenges?