In early April, Jason Fitzgerald (a professor at Wagner College on Staten Island who has taught college students volunteering with Generation Citizen and doing related activities), Barbara Ferman (a professor at Temple University and the director of the University Community Collaborative, a partner organization in the National Action Civics Collaborative), and I presented on preparing… Continue reading GC Presents at Annual AERA Conference
Month: April 2014
Teaching Again
A few months ago, at brunch with my good friend Dave Flink (who runs the tremendous organization, Eye to Eye), I was complaining about how out of touch I felt with Generation Citizen’s program. Every morning, I said, I woke up thinking not about our program or our mission, but rather, our budget, personnel, our… Continue reading Teaching Again
Reform Within the Process
Below, representatives from the senior class of E-Cubed Academy in Rhode Island reflect on their GC experience, from choosing their focus issue in September 2013, to winning two awards at Fall Civics Day, to carrying their project all the way to Providence Public School District Superintendent, Susan Lusi. Our group has been working with Generation… Continue reading Reform Within the Process
Key Learning and Impact from GC’s Fall Semester
Open Mindedness. We are always learning and growing. In modeling this core value, over the past several months, we’ve worked hard to build out and align our performance measurement system. We are excited to share with you the initial results! The Fall 2013 Outcomes & Results report provides an overview of the impact of the… Continue reading Key Learning and Impact from GC’s Fall Semester