Creating a Culture of Citizenship
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This resource supports educators in creating a culture in their classroom that intentionally fosters learners’ development of citizenship. It includes examples of practices, strategies, and pedagogical approaches that allow this competency to flourish in a classroom.
- Model and share thinking routines that motivate learners to seek out and explore complex issues.
- Support learners to independently formulate questions, consider alternatives, make comparisons, and evaluate consequences.
- Model and practise with learners how to listen to understand and how to listen with empathy and an open mind.
- Model and share explicit language of empathy and the value of multiple viewpoints.
- Model language and processes that invite reflection to help learners understand their impact in the world.
- Provide authentic learning experiences to connect learning to the community and the broader world.
- Construct authentic learning experiences that foster personal, ethical, and responsible plans of action.
