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Create and implement a plan for change

Unit 3: Taking Informed Action (Step 3) Creating and Implementing a Plan for Change

In order to enact change, students must know more about the issue they chose for their class project. They need to answer questions like:

  • What are the underlying root causes of this issue?
  • What is already being done to address this issue?
  • Who are the people who have power over this issue?

Once these questions are answered, students can choose a realistic goal for taking action.

Lesson 1: Choosing an Action Civics Project
Deciding a joint Action Civics project
Lesson 2: Root Causes
Identifying root causes of issues
Lesson 3: Big Dreams, SMART Goals
Students create longterm goals
Lesson 4: Connecting Root Causes to the Ecological Model
Understanding influences on issues
Lesson 5: Perspective and Bias in Research
Recognizing influences research
Lesson 6: Introduction to Research
Conducting primary research
Lesson 7: Types of Research: Vetting Online Sources
Vetting resources from the internet
Lesson 8: Types of Research: Interviews
Learning how to conduct interviews
Lesson 9: Types of Research: Observation
Learning observational research
Lesson 10: Types of Research: Focus Groups
Learning how to conduct focus groups
Lesson 11: Type of Research: Surveys Day 1 of 3
How to write and conduct a survey
Lesson 12: Types of Research: Surveys Day 2 of 3
Students learn how to write and conduct a survey
Lesson 13: Types of Research: Surveys Day 3 of 3
Students learn how to write and conduct a survey
Lesson 14: Analyzing Power
Students explore types of power
Lesson 15: Power Mapping
Students identify decision makers and how to influence them
Lesson 16: Motivation Analysis
Students analyze the motivations of decision makers
Lesson 17: Know Your Options Day 1 of 2
Students learn strategies to address their issue
Lesson 18: Know Your Options Day 2 of 2
Students learn strategies to address their issue
Lesson 19: Develop a Plan
Students plan steps to accomplish action
Lesson 20: Taking Action
Students apply what they have learned and take action
Lesson 21: Celebrate and Showcase Student Work
Students celebrate their hard work
Lesson 22: Part of Something Larger
Students envision their work as part of something bigger
Lesson 23: Passing the Baton
Students plan the steps going forward in the process

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