At Carson Junior High in Phoenix, a student steering committee is given responsibility for leading the student body through a deliberative process of deciding how to spend a portion of the school’s capital budget each year. This student participatory budgeting program, described in a video produced by the PI team at ASU (7 minutes), provides an example of how a school can engage multiple and diverse perspectives, strengthening the civic character assets of students and provide a foundation for civic engagement later in life. In Carson’s inclusive model, students who may not normally be heard have opportunities to lead, have their ideas taken seriously, and be seen in a new light by their peers.
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Student agency through civic engagement
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Managing difficult classroom discussions
Tool
180 minutes
By: Indiana University
Values sort
Tool
30 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
Mindful reflection process for developing culturally responsive practices
Tool
40 minutes
By: Greater Good Science Center
New spaces, new perspectives
Video
15 minutes
By: Principled Innovation® (PI)
Should you be civil to a racist? Yes, but you should still call them out.
Article
10 minutes
By: Robert Danisch, Wiliam Keith