Connected Civics Engagement Board by Smaranda Grajdieru https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh en-us 2020-07-07 16:24:39 UTC 2020-07-15 01:47:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3d9.png Hello everyone and thank you for participating in the Connected Civics Seminar! smarandagrajdieru https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/649348281 Throughout the presentation, you are encouraged to reflect on how students engage in the world, what your own experiences of civic engagement are, and how you can merge these two to foster connected civics in your classrooms.

]]> 2020-07-07 16:35:43 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/649348281 1. How does D use their voice to engage into issues that matter to them? How has digital media transformed their engagement with the world, their interests? smarandagrajdieru https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/649350182 2020-07-07 16:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/649350182 3. How will you foster connected civics in your classroom in light of the challenges illustrated? smarandagrajdieru https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/649418582 2020-07-07 18:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/649418582 2. What other initiatives do you know of that might constitute connected civics? smarandagrajdieru https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/649419332 2020-07-07 18:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/649419332 The Black Lives Matters movement was founded in 2013, but it was not until recently that it has attracted so much attention from the public, including youth. In your opinion, has social media had a role in reigniting this movement? If yes, how did it do this during the intervening 7 years? smarandagrajdieru https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/653567867 2020-07-13 19:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/653567867 Create a sense of community https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654310222 I like the idea of creating a sense of community to let the students create a better understand of their experiences

]]> 2020-07-14 16:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654310222 I think that D uses social media well in order to grasp concepts that might not be covered in class. It brings context and community to issues that might not be covered effectively in class. shugofadanesh https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654310670 2020-07-14 16:10:18 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654310670 Using their voice https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654315553 It's interesting how D talks about instagram and tumblr--it sounds like they are participating in affinity spaces organized around activism]]> 2020-07-14 16:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654315553 BLM and Social Media https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654315813 I do believe social media has played a role in reigniting the BLM movement because it is much easier to disseminate information across platforms and to a wider public. Social media platforms make it easy to like and share information to people throughout the world shedding light on issues on a global scale (not just nationally). ]]> 2020-07-14 16:14:21 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654315813 Social media plays a major role https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654318121 Social media plays a crucial role in the way we communicate and receive messages. It has but major focus on BLM but other movement are getting more attention as well. But this is only possible because multiple people’s are showing Interest in the topic. Otherwise, the issue does not get as much attention, unfortunately.]]> 2020-07-14 16:16:32 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654318121 https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654318665 It seems that they are actively engaging with issues through social media, but seem smart enough to know that it is not all as it seems. I like that they appreciate the history behind some of these movements and want to be engaged in a meaningful way.]]> 2020-07-14 16:17:11 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654318665 https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654319152 True, plus with the pandemic, we kind of HAVE to pay attention and social media is a good eye piece for that]]> 2020-07-14 16:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654319152 https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654319876 soup kitchens, community centres, food banks, abortion clinics (volunteers helping people inside, for instance), co-ops (food, bike), libraries, immigrants rights/law centres]]> 2020-07-14 16:18:23 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654319876 Other initiatives https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654321254 March for Our Lives
Climate Protests]]> 2020-07-14 16:19:50 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654321254 I do think that Social Media has played a huge role in reigniting old fires and it is important. Many things on SM are a complete waste of time and effort, but it definitely can raise consciousness about various issues. You just have to use it wisely and take it with a grain of salt! https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654321343 2020-07-14 16:19:59 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654321343 By actively trying to create cultures of acceptance and relationships within the classroom, where everybody's voice can be heard. andronicostimeliadis https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654324715 By inspiring critical thought and student engagement through problem-based learning that will allow students to see how they can become agents of change within their communities.]]> 2020-07-14 16:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654324715 Social Media Shortcomings https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654326130 I think D has shown an inspiring amount of enthusiasm for civic engagement, and as others said, social media seems to be an important access point for them, and a great educational tool. 

D did say that they didn't feel they had a role to play in the Black Lives Matter movement, which is interesting to me. I know it is difficult not to get caught up in/paralysed by white guilt when facing racial injustice. 

I am thinking about how the networks we are a part of, and the various profiles we follow, and the algorithms that deliver our content, impact what messages we are receiving. I am wondering why it is that D is receiving the message that they might not be a big part of the solution...? Another way of thinking about this might be: what messages aren't they receiving?

I am a white, cis, straight person, but my networks are outlining for me what role I can play, and how I can use my privilege and my platform to be a part of this movement, both on- and offline, to help to dismantle white supremacy. 

This serves as a reminder to me that our networks really are personalized, and each of us is experiencing our own version of the internet, and of these platforms, each time we go online. How does that impact the movement?  --Esmé

PS: to touch on the question of how the movement has evolved since BLM's start in 2013, so many factors have intersected at this moment (the virus, unemployment which has freed people up to be more civically engaged, a reevaluation of what kind of a world we want to build coming out of lockdown, etc) that have made folks who didn't feel they had a place in the movement previously want to get more involved in this moment. 

I think that movement organizers have done an incredible job during this latest wave in particular to work together to outline concepts like #DefundThePolice and to get folks talking about prison abolition, etc.

]]> 2020-07-14 16:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654326130 Visiting and volunteering at a nursing home to understand generational perspectives shugofadanesh https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654331561 2020-07-14 16:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654331561 Influx of Visual Information kelly_wallace06 https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654332170 Social media has definitely contributed to reigniting this movement because everyone has access to so many photos, videos, and information about it at their fingertips. In seeing all these things from around the world, people can become more involved.]]> 2020-07-14 16:31:23 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654332170 https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654332239 I think foremost acknowledging oneself (teacher) as not holding knowledge to dispense (banking model) but rather recognizing the intersecting histories which (in)form students' arrival to class is imperative. Teachers must first engage with the constituents of their classroom in order to determine what those students hope to achieve in their lives. Direction must be intimately informed. By helping the student see themselves as shapers of their own education, the realm of education can also be expanded to include other communal, personal elements. ]]> 2020-07-14 16:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654332239 I really appreciated the Dan Meyers shooting a basketball example of parabolas! https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654333337 2020-07-14 16:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654333337 1. Learning Appropriate Information Online https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654335023 The most interesting part of the interview, in my opinion, was when D brought up their knowledge of queer history and the history of pride parades. When asked, how did you learn that? They replied on social media. Information online often gets a bad reputation, but in cases like these, it is extremely useful. ]]> 2020-07-14 16:35:11 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654335023 How constraining is the system? https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654336337 My sense is that incorporating connected civics into your classroom really depends on your goal. Are students doing a letter writing campaign a la HPA? Or are you perhaps, like Dan Meyers, teaching statistics using social movements (although you'd want to think hard about the ethics of that...) and then letting them account for their own engagement? I don't think the system is as limiting as we think. There is room for, if not class, then school based movements. Look at the climate marches last spring and fall! That's definitely people organizing and engaging with educational aims and real life issues, non?]]> 2020-07-14 16:36:53 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654336337 https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654340007 Most of things I was going to say as far as initiatives that could be considered as civic engagement are already listed like local foodbanks, volunteering at shelters, and youth organizations.]]> 2020-07-14 16:41:33 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654340007 Q2 mouracaden2 https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654340304 The yearly "Marche Monde" by Oxfam]]> 2020-07-14 16:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654340304 Slacktivism https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654341189 Maybe you're familiar with this term... The Economist (I know...) wrote about this a few years ago, but I think it's worth bringing up here. Are you civically engaged if you check into a Standing Rock protest? Publish a black box on your instagram with #blackouttuesday? These are examples of so-called slacktivism: signalling activist allegiances without having to do much beyond clicking a "Like" button on Facebook or posting to the 'gram.  I don't know if this is really engagement, though. With connected civics, I wonder how much we need to grapple with "virtue signalling" versus people actually engaging in meaningful causes. 
So, something to think about: where do you draw the line?]]> 2020-07-14 16:42:31 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654341189 Question 2 https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654341247 Social media has been a great way to mobilize people for all sorts of causes from climate marches to Black Lives Matter protests. Also, it is a great way to find petitions that you can sign if you cannot participate in protests.]]> 2020-07-14 16:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654341247 Question 2 https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654343688 Pop-up community libraries where you can "take one, leave one". It is a great way to share books within the community and help those who cannot buy books to have access to it.]]> 2020-07-14 16:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654343688 Slacktivism response by Smaranda smarandagrajdieru https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654344850 I think that's the point we were making with our presentation when we asked how to get students involved in actual activism and civic engagement and get them away from performative activism which is another term for slacktivism.]]> 2020-07-14 16:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654344850 BLM https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654345015 Social media, recently, has played a big role in growing the movement. There is more varied access to information on the topic. Also, social media allows for participation in the movement for those who cannot physically mobilize (at protests or sit-ins). There are more options to help the movement (GoFund, petitions, etc.)]]> 2020-07-14 16:47:09 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654345015 Q3 mouracaden2 https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654349357 At our school, we integrate connected civics in different courses. There are some obvious ones such as ERC and History, but even in Arts class,  students can research, discuss and collaborate on many issues pertaining to connected civics.]]> 2020-07-14 16:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654349357 Community engagement kelly_wallace06 https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654358268 Connecting classrooms to our communities through projects, assignments, or volunteering is a great way to give students a voice and a purpose.]]> 2020-07-14 17:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654358268 Mutual Aid/Swapping Groups https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654372264 Folks have set up community mutual aid groups on social media platforms, where community members can help each other out with needed services or supplies, or anti-capitalist trading groups... Offering: a garden hose, In Search of: a copy of a specific book ...  --Esmé]]> 2020-07-14 17:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654372264 2- Community Theatres https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654385050 Entertainment is a huge part of social and communal life. Stage plays also often tell the story of a local community, so it is very much a bonding experience!]]> 2020-07-14 17:39:36 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654385050 3- Discussing https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654389516 As seen in this prezi, there are many ways to foster connected civics. In part, because it deals with young people, most high school students should already see the point. However, we will encounter some resistance as to why an engaging activity is relevant in the first place. The important part is to discuss the issue and see why students don't want to be engaged. After all, connected civics is all about communication or comminuty!]]> 2020-07-14 17:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654389516 Question 2 https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654407525 Personally I think there are so many activities that could be done in order to get the youth involved and to have them understand that everyone is part of the community. Another aspect is whether they acknowledge how important is to want to be part of all those meaningful activities that could definitely lead to civic engagement and to the prosperity of the entire community as well as cultivate a sense of belonging, collaborative learning, and mutual respect. ]]> 2020-07-14 18:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654407525 I think there must be ways to foster civic engagement in every subject. For ELA it could be something as simple as having older students go to elementary schools and read to kids. Whatever we decide to do, it is important that students feel like they are being listened to and that the issues they care about are addressed in some way. https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654432076 2020-07-14 18:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654432076 IB https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654447412 Being a teacher in an IB school, my students were presented with the opportunity to speak with the mayor of town of Mount-Royal to discuss how we could improve our environment by pleading for an outdoor classroom and garden.]]> 2020-07-14 19:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654447412 How I will implement connect civics in my classroom https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654450147 I think that it is important to be mindful as a teacher of all the students that you have in your classroom. Furthermore, it is important to ask questions and to keep asking questions. Students retain more information when they have a say and a voice in the classroom. Therefore, I think that I will try to introduce pressing topics and world problems through the use of digital media in the classroom to start a conversation. ]]> 2020-07-14 19:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654450147 D has connected to social justice issues outside of their own personal experiences through social media and has made connections between forms of oppression through social media use and coverage of things like the BLM movement https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654465872 2020-07-14 19:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654465872 Starting with me https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654578433 The teachers throughout my schooling who most inspired me to get involved in my community, and to take action for the causes I cared about, were passionate about their own causes.

If I continue to engage civically, and share my passion with my students (without "enforcing my views ... onto my students" as the presentation cautioned) hopefully my enthusiasm will become contagious, and students will be motivated to find their own causes to champion. 

I hope to be involved in some sort of community garden or farmer's market initiative at whatever school I end up at... Food security is a big issue, especially on colonized territory. Hunger and food scarcity are issues that impact students directly, and which can hamper their ability to learn. 

Also, learning about and caring for plants, and growing food, is good for the soul, and I am determined to spread that around! --Esmé  ]]> 2020-07-14 22:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654578433 Q3 https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654691201 Q3 I think it would be useful as teachers to educate our students about their rights and encourage them to exercise their citizen rights. We often take for granted what people might have fought for in the past and the fact that we can go to the local council meetings and vote for things that effect our lives the most at the local level in our communities.]]> 2020-07-15 01:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/smarandagrajdieru/3y4nwrkn3bxljkbh/wish/654691201