Master Teacher ProjectMiami, Florida

July 27 & 28, 2015

About the State Administrators

iCivics is administered in Florida by The Florida Law Related Education Association, Inc.

Private, nonprofit dedicated to civic and law related education/ education for democracy

Spanning three decades of respected programs.

Nonpartisan, law-focused, grassroots.

Efforts have expanded statewide and internationally.

Florida Performance Report

Region Sessions6,328,767 total

sessions

Percentage of Sessions

User Registration

Florida 1,028,155 16.25% 28,422

Texas 453,371 7.16% 11,220

California 361,290 5.71% 9,912

Virginia 345,417 5.46% 6,725

Georgia 261,100 4.13% 7,929

New York 219,669 3.47% 6,464

Illinois 217,701 3.44% 5,517

North Carolina 216,191 3.42% 7,798

Pennsylvania 202,889 3.21% 5,649

Ohio 193,705 3.06% 5,595

Your Role As a Master Teacher

• Become proficient and reflective in use of iCivics;

• Serve in an advisory capacity to iCivics;• Design innovative professional

development models;• Train other teachers in the effective use

of iCivics lessons, games, and features; • Serve as Ambassadors for iCivics.

Using iCivics

Units of Study

• Foundations of Government

• Road to the Constitution• The Constitution • The Legislative Branch • The Executive Branch• The Judicial Branch• State and Local

Government • Citizenship and

Participation

• Politics and Public Policy

• Media and Influence• Civil Rights • International Affairs• Government and

the Market• Persuasive Writing• County Solutions

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Geography Library

THE UNITS IN DEPTH

iCivics is organized into curriculum units made up of lessons, games,

webquests, and drafting board.

Foundations of Government

Road to the Constitution

The Constitution

The Legislative Branch

The Executive Branch

The Judicial Branch

State and Local Government

Citizenship and Participation

Politics and Public Policy

Media and Influence

Civil Rights

International Affairs

Government and the Market

Persuasive Writing

County Solutions

The Charge

• iCivics will ask each Master Teacher or team to plan and deliver 2-3 professional development trainings, with each training averaging around 15 teachers.(Ex: district, schools, regional, etc.) Work with FLREA to coordinate state or regional trainings or to volunteer to train in other districts.

• Alternatively, a Master Teacher can plan and deliver a lzrge district-wide training in which he or she impacts 50-75 local teachers in one program.