Region 6
Civic Engagement
Introduction
Welcome to the Region 6 Civic Engagement website! The site contains the tools and resources needed to design and implement a meaningful civic engagement program. The CA State Seal of Civic Engagement criteria will drive the work on much of the resources on the site. Join the Region 6 CA State Seal Civic Engagement Educator Workgroup to network with colleagues from throughout the region.
CDE Introduction
Presentation from CDE Education Programs Assistant, Sarah Smith (ssmith@cde.ca.gov) about the State Seal for Civic Engagement and how it relates to the schools and some of the resources and support that are out there for schools and districts to understand the State Seal for Civic Engagement.
How to use this site
This site is set up to help you not only learn about the State Seal of Civic Engagement, but also go through the process of creating and adopting the program that can be used in your schools and district. These materials and resources are all a work in progress. Please feel free to use them and change them to better suit the needs of your school and district. We just ask that you abide by the Creative Commons License that is attached to these materials. There are also materials and resources that we link to from other creators and all rights are reserved by those original creators.
State Seal Digital Toolkit
State Seal Toolkit Document
This is document is designed to help you with the work of understanding the Criteria for the State Seal of Civic Engagement and move toward creating an implementation and roll out plan for your school or district. This document is presented here in a few different formats for your convince. Remember, as with all the materials and resources here, this document is a work in progress and any feedback would be greatly appreciated. If you have thoughts or comments please fill out our feedback form at the bottom of the page.
Learn about the Seal for Civic Engagement, while finding some resources and materials to help you put your adoption group together and plan norms, guiding principals, and how you will function as a committee.
Here you will begin the work of looking at your district or school and collecting data on the readiness for this new program as well as the commitment to Social Studies Education and the support that you have in place. You will highlight those areas of strength and challenges that need to be overcome for a successful adoption.
In this section the committee will do a deep dive into the individual criteria of the CA State Seal of Civic Engagement. They will look at the guidlines that the state has set and those areas where the school / district can make alterations. They will begin to work on what this program will look like for students, families, school staff, and the local communities.
During this section the committee will look to make connections between the adopted History / Social Studies Framework. This is the stage where the committee will begin to construct those elements of the program that each grade level will be responsible and how that will transfer from grade to grade.
At this stage all committee members will review the information, data, and work that has been gathered and constructed through the other sections. They will work together, following the guiding principals that were agreed up, to make a final decision about implementation and begin to plan for roll out to the larger institution (School / District)
Following up from the final decision, the committee will work to implement their plan and roll out the SSCE to the entire institution. They will also continue to meet and collect data to review the progress and make changes as they are needed to make sure that implementation is successful and meaningful
Check out these resources and links to help you connect you to those agencies that can help and support you as you move toward implementing the CA State Seal for Civic Engagement
Contact Us
We are here to help you, not only with the adoption process of the State Seal for Civic Engagement, but with other areas like History / Social Studies support, and engaging students through learning about local, state, national, and world history and geography. Click Here to find out how to contact us.
Questions & Answers
We are here to support you and your teachers. Please take a minute to click on this form to ask any questions that you might have. We will be answering those as soon as we are able to and updating the answer sheet. Check that out to see what questions others have that might help you in your adoption process. Remember that Region 6 is here to support you and help you on your way to success.