Civic Mirror Introductory Workshop
                                     
This workshop showcases the Civic Mirror education program and shows educators how they can use it in their courses to ignite student interest and participation in the democratic process. To book this workshop for your school or district, contact us at info@action-ed.com. 

Specifically, workshop participants can expect:

1. An explanation of how The Civic Mirror turns classrooms into countries and students into citizens,
2. Stories and video footage of student experiences with the program,
3. A tour through the online program, and
4. Ideas on how they might use the program in their courses.. 

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Bringing Real-World Learning Experiences into Your Classroom

There is a massive gap between how people learn in the real world and how students are required to learn in schools. This workshop critiques some long-held assumptions educators might have, and it offers constructive solutions on how educators can bring real world learning experiences into their instruction.  To book this workshop for your school or district, contact us at info@action-ed.com

Specifically, the workshop aims to provide educators with:

1. An understanding of how educators can provide students with real-world learning experiences related to their subjects,
2. A planning and development toolkit that makes it easy to do, and
3. Time to work individually or with colleagues so that, by the end of the workshop and with some guidance, participants will have sketched out a 1-5 day lesson/unit plan for a course they teach.

The ideas in this workshop are achievable, practical, and useful. Its intent is to inspire educators to teach their own material in exciting ways that reflect real-world learning.

Teaching Better by 'Working' Less

When Regan Ross had to cut the amount of hours he spent on his classroom teaching so he could grow and develop Action-Ed and The Civic Mirror, he noticed something very peculiar: his teaching got better, not worse.  In this light-hearted workshop, Regan will share stories on how he unwittingly empowered his students to learn more and try harder when he streamlined his work days, and how you can too. To book this workshop for your school or district, contact us at info@action-ed.com

Specifically, this workshop aims to provide educators with:

1. A refreshing perspective on teaching tasks, their functions and purposes,
2. An awareness of teaching pitfalls we teachers commonly fall victim to,
3. Classroom management systems to get related to organization, delegation, group work, and assessment, and
4. Teaching ideas and strategies that will empower your students to learn more and participate more.

This workshop will provide educators with simple and practical survival tips that to lighten their work load and improve their instruction and at the same time.