1. PROJECT CITIZEN CIVIC EDUCATION International Program
Government B Requirement
Graduation Requirement – State Senior Culminating Project

2. Pay It Forward (Watch clip) Civic Education
The Beginnings
Pay It Forward (Watch clip)
Civic Education
Middle school (level 1) to High School (level 2)
International
18 min.

3. Civic Participation Meet State requirement Can make a difference!
WHY PROJECT CITIZEN?
Civic Participation
Meet State requirement
Can make a difference!

4. Civic Knowledge Grades 9-12 Project Citizen students and
Public Policy Knowledge.

5. Creative writing and public policy
PC students improved significantly more in persuasive writing ability.
PC students had more knowledge of how to get a public policy adopted.

6. 4-5 students in a group TEAM WORK? Team Leader GROUP WORK
Problems/Solutions

7. FIRST: SELECT A PROBLEM
FIND A PROBLEM:
Community Map – draw it! (5 problems)
Brain Storm – try to get 10 more (expand)
Investigate - FRIDAY
Narrow it down to your top 1 (Worksheet on Fri.) – Due MONDAY!
Present YOURS TO YOUR GROUP–Mon. (select 1)
INVESTIGATE A LOT MORE – SELL IT!
Select ONE & A COOL TITLE

9. What Criteria is Used to Select a Problem?
Is the problem you selected important to you and other people in your community?
Does government have some responsibility to deal with this problem?
Will there be sufficient information about the problem to develop a good project?
Is there a realistic possibility of solving the problem selected?
Can you convince others? Why?>

10. Project topics used A LOT
School parking lot
School roads to exit school building
Pot holes/ road conditions
Recreation centers
Snow covered roads/ plowing
School lunches
Common Core and Testing

11. Some topic ideas for Project Citizen
Rexburg Lake (like Rigby lake)
Underage drugs and alcohol use
Energy drinks
E Cigarettes
Education
Hunting/Fishing
Elk farms
Food labels/ regulation
Football/Sport – Concussions
School zones
Conservation
Environmental issues
Ban plastic bags TAX
Alternative Energy
School $ (Bus advertising could be one of the solutions)
All day dates for dances ($, danger, etc.)
Need meeting area for students (no real “commons”) at MHS – hall crowding and lack of socializing
Several City of Rexburg ordinances are not enforced
Littering on county lands (disposing of dead animal etc.)
School hours (too early for adolescence).
Human trafficking
ALL students are not motivated to graduate (Technology diploma, area of study guidelines, etc.)
Water storage for Eastern Idaho irrigation
Suicide (Idaho)

12. HOW TO DO PROJECT CITIZEN SOLUTIONS
Decide on 3-4 Alternative SOLUTIONS
Research solutions = public policy.
Select 3 solutions to the problem
Research the 3
Advantages and Disadvantages of each solution.

13. HOW TO DO PROJECT CITIZEN WHICH SOLUTION WILL YOU USE?
Select ONE PUBLIC POLICY to SOLVE PROMBLEM
What is your solution to the problem?
Select ONE of your alternatives or combination.
Must be a Public Policy Solution:
Action by those who hold or affect government positions of authority.
Government = city, county, State, National, School Board etc.
Why that ONE over the others?
Statistics, Articles, Pictures, Graphs, Polls etc.

15. Definition and Activity
Public policy is a concept or set of ideas that guides a course of action or a procedure used in dealing with public issues and problems.
Laws, rules, regulations, by-laws, school rules, codes, ordinance, policy, etc.
Use NEWSPAPERS to find 20 public policies.

16. HOW TO DO PROJECT CITIZEN HOW TO TAKE ACTION
4. Developing an ACTION PLAN
Bring to attention of Government
Formulation of plan and those that will support it
Adoption – When and who must adopt
YOUR PART – How can you help get action?
Implementation (Cost and benefits)
Evaluation – Who will oversee it and evaluate that it is effective.

17. REQUIREMENTS EXAMPLE PORTFOLIO = BINDER and Slide Show as a visual aid
PRESENTATION = Panel and teacher (20-25 minutes)
RESEARCH! (CITED – APA)
DRESS UP – Professional dress
Follow up answering questions (5 minutes)
Credit for Sources ( IN binder and ON slide show) (CITED – APA)
EXAMPLE

18. APA BINDER: (RESEARCH) Title Page (1 for binder for group)
Abstract (1 for binder for group)
Introduction (1 for binder for group)
Each Paper/Essay: Heading – Title (All same)
Work Cited (1 at end of entire binder)
SEE Tutorial (link on website):

19. OVERVIEW WHY AND HOW IS IT DONE (Video overview)
Individual score = 200 points
400 points group score (Presentation and Portfolio)
ESSAY (each person) = To Complete State Requirement! Determined individually
TOTAL OF 600 Points
WEBSITE – RUBRICS ETC.

20. HUMPTY DUMPTY
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, All the King’s horses, And all the King’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again!