Thursday, October 16, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
CFF Civics Lesson Plan with Governor & Judge Rendell 10/8/08 & 10/10/08
Pennsylvania Citizens and the Electoral Process
Rationale:
The electoral process is about so much more than the personalties of the candidates and generalized campaign commercials. It is an opportunity for citizens to exercise their civic responsibility in making a voting decision based on how candidates might address these questions: 1) How will the candidates forward the goals and objectives of the nation, the Commonwealth, and my locality? 2) How are the candidates likely to impact my personal life (civil liberties, standard of living, and opportunities) and the lives of those important to me? and 3) How can I locale objective evidence to support my opinions?
PA Standards Addressed: 5.2.12 DEF; 5.3.12 FHIJ; 6.2.12HIK; 7.4.12 B
Essential Questions: Posted on http://mrshollenbach.blogspot.com
Objectives:
Rationale:
The electoral process is about so much more than the personalties of the candidates and generalized campaign commercials. It is an opportunity for citizens to exercise their civic responsibility in making a voting decision based on how candidates might address these questions: 1) How will the candidates forward the goals and objectives of the nation, the Commonwealth, and my locality? 2) How are the candidates likely to impact my personal life (civil liberties, standard of living, and opportunities) and the lives of those important to me? and 3) How can I locale objective evidence to support my opinions?
PA Standards Addressed: 5.2.12 DEF; 5.3.12 FHIJ; 6.2.12HIK; 7.4.12 B
Essential Questions: Posted on http://mrshollenbach.blogspot.com
Objectives:
- Explain the roles of citizens and governments in solving problems
- Evaluate personal motives in shaping voter choice
- Evaluate how interest groups, individuals, pressing issues, and the media, shape voter choice
- Evaluate & Understand what issues are important to Pennsylvanians in the 2008
- Analyze the intent of the Democratic and Republican Presidential Candidates with respect to the aforementioned issues
- The Issues: 1)Higher Education in PA 2) The Energy Crisis in PA and 3) Transportation Infrastructure in PA
- Students are counted off into 3 groups; Each group of students will research 1 of the 3 issues presented and will write a 1 page summary on the class blog of their findings. This blog will include the positions of Barack Obama and John McCain on their assigned issues
- Students will view the live / archived feed of Governor and Judge Rendell's CFF Civics Lesson. During the Lesson Students will respond to questions posed on the class blog. Students must make a minimum of 5 posts in addition to their initial topic post for the purpose of lesson assessment.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
In Class Question 13
What is "Clean Coal Technology"? Was it a mistake for the Bush administration to cancel the grant promised to Illinois?
In Class Question 12
Are the CFF funds useful to you?? How do you feel about the new technology you have used in the school over the past 2 years? Should the legislature appropriate more funds to continue this effort? Will this help you in post-secondary education??
In Class Question 11
What does the Governor mean when he discusses "political courage"? Why do we need "political courage" in Harrisburg to address the important issues discussed today?
In Class Question 10
What is Act 44?? How do you feel about systems of mass transit?? Will this help with our transportation, infrastructure, AND energy issues in PA??
In Class Question 7
How can we combat the extraordinary energy prices we are facing this winter and in the winters to come??
In Class Question 5
Does Governor Rendell support continuing our efforts in Iraq??? What does he imply? According to Rendell, is this the best use of 140 billion $$$ per year??
In Class Question 4
How does the US compare to other nations in terms of what is spent on maintaining infrastructure?
In Class Question 3
What do you think that Governor Rendell feels about biofuels? Is it a good option for PA?
Higher Education in PA
How has the current credit crunch affected PHEAA and its affiliated organization, AES?
What can state government do to contain spiraling education costs at the 14 universities in the State System of Higher Education?
Can the financial aid process at the State System of Higher Education be streamlined, perhaps to something as easy as Lending Tree .com?
How much assistance does the Commonwealth give to the State's community colleges and post-high school vocational schools?
What can state government do to contain spiraling education costs at the 14 universities in the State System of Higher Education?
Can the financial aid process at the State System of Higher Education be streamlined, perhaps to something as easy as Lending Tree .com?
How much assistance does the Commonwealth give to the State's community colleges and post-high school vocational schools?
Transportation Infastructure in PA
In your estimation, what is the worst case scenario for PA if roads and bridges do not receive the maintenance that they require?
What measures are being taken to improve the rail infrastructure in PA? Will we see accommodations for both freight and passengers, or are rail passengers a phenomenon of the past?
Does the Commonwealth have the jurisdiction to turn ALL of its federal interstate routes into toll roads?
Why is there a Turnpike Commission separate from the PA Department of Transportation? Wouldn't it be more efficient to have one central authority?
What creative measures can PA or any state take to adequately fund transportation infrastructure maintenance and improvement?
Given the indicators that the age of oil is rapidly coming to a close, what sorts of alternative energy sources do you see driving the economy in PA?
What measures are being taken to improve the rail infrastructure in PA? Will we see accommodations for both freight and passengers, or are rail passengers a phenomenon of the past?
Does the Commonwealth have the jurisdiction to turn ALL of its federal interstate routes into toll roads?
Why is there a Turnpike Commission separate from the PA Department of Transportation? Wouldn't it be more efficient to have one central authority?
What creative measures can PA or any state take to adequately fund transportation infrastructure maintenance and improvement?
Given the indicators that the age of oil is rapidly coming to a close, what sorts of alternative energy sources do you see driving the economy in PA?
The Energy Crisis and PA
There has been a lot of talk recently about "green collar" jobs. What sorts of "green collar" jobs are being created in PA?
How do PA's vast anthracite and bituminous coal reserves figure into "green" technology?
What is the status of wind power technology in PA?
Why are so many citizens opposed to wind technology?
What factors are behind the recent oil and natural gas exploration boom in PA?
How do PA's vast anthracite and bituminous coal reserves figure into "green" technology?
What is the status of wind power technology in PA?
Why are so many citizens opposed to wind technology?
What factors are behind the recent oil and natural gas exploration boom in PA?
Essential Question # 6
What goods and services should government provide? Who should pay for them? Who should benefit from them? Who should decide?
Essential Question # 3
Why should a student, or any citizen for that matter, care about the problems of government?
Essential Question # 2
How do citizens effectively communicate with legislators, officers, and the legal system?
Essential Questions for Governor Rendell's Civics Lesson
How do local governments, state governments, and national governments determine how to allocate scarce resources in order to meet infinite wants and needs of citizens?
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