Global+Citizenship

Description: This was one of my favorite assignments given to students at AOL! As part of the 21st Century Skills, students were required to become proficient in civic literacy, which includes understanding the rights and responsibilites of a citizen in the community, the nation and the world. It just so happens a friend of mine is a Cub Master of Boy Scout Troop and he told me about the Merit Badges Boy Scouts can earn in these exact topics. []

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Analysis: What I did was to modify the requirements of the boy scout merit badge worksheet to what I felt was the most doable and most applicable for the AOL students. I created one document whereby students could easy accomplish the tasks at all three levels at their own pace. Ironically, one student was doing this assignment with her little brother who was working to earn his Merit Badges for Citizenship.

Reflection: This was a great assignment that did force some student out of their comfort zone because it required the students to be somewhat active and knowledgeable in their community. In particular, one student attended a school board meeting as requried for the Citizenship in the Community. She reported the meeting to be "very boring".