A resource that I prepared for my presentation entitled A Sea of Information: Navigating the Waters of Digital Citizenship, Rights, and Responsibilities at the 2015 Annual Conference North Carolina School Library Media Association.
1. A Sea of Information: Navigating the
Waters of Digital Citizenship, Rights, and
Responsibilities
Latia L. Ward
North Carolina School Library Media Association 2015 Conference
October 24, 2015
2. Learning Outcome
By the end of this breakout session, you will be
able to name at least three ways that you can
promote civics education through the media
center at your school.
3. 5 Ways You Can Promote Civics Education Through the Media Center at
Your School
1. On your media center’s website, post hyperlinks to websites that offer free information resources
regarding the study of the legal system of the United States that students may use in their study
and research for civics and social studies classes.
1. On your media center’s website, post hyperlinks to websites that include free information
resources that students can use to learn about responsible citizenship.
1. Give a talk on civics education and relevant information resources.
1. Host a mock trial in your media center.
1. Provide bibliographic information regarding resources for Social Studies and Civics education to
classroom teachers who are interested in these resources.
4. The Law
North Carolina General Statutes § 115C-81
http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/statutes/statutelookup.pl?statute=115C-81
5. Standards
North Carolina Essential Standards
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/acre/standards/new-standards/
American Association of School Librarians Standards for the 21st Century
Learner
http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/learning-standards
National Standards for Civics and Government
http://www.civiced.org/standards
6. Resources for Collaborating with High School Teachers Who are
Planning Lessons on the Bill of Rights
Legal Information Institute at Cornell University Law School
https://www.law.cornell.edu/
U.S. Constitution
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution
Bill of Rights
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/billofrights
Constitutional Rights Foundation
http://www.crf-usa.org/
Bill of Rights in Action
http://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/
7. Resources for Collaborating with Elementary, Middle, and High School
Teachers Who are Implementing Mock Trials
Illinois State Bar Association Mock Trial Resources for Teachers https://www.isba.org/teachers/mocktrial
Classroom Law Project - Mock Trials http://www.classroomlaw.org/programs/mock-trial/
Classroom Law Project - Mock Trials Archive http://www.classroomlaw.org/mt-case-archive/
Street Law -Mock Trials http://www.streetlaw.org/en/publications/free_mock_trials
NCAJ Mock Trial Competition Training Materials http://ncmocktrial.org/resources/training-materials
NCAJ Mock Trial Case Materials http://ncmocktrial.org/competitions/case-materials
The Justice Iredell Middle School Mock Trial Tournament http://www.ncbar.org/public-resources/law-education/programs/justice-iredell-middle-
school-mock-trial-tournament/
Once Upon a Crime...Using stories, simulations, and mock trials to explore justice and citizenship in elementary school by Wanda Cassidy and
Ruth Yates
8. An Example of a Civics - Based Library Program for
High School Students
Practical Life Lessons
http://www.slideshare.net/practicallifelessons
9. 40 Developmental Assets
Search Institute. (2015). 40 Developmental Assets for Adolescents. [Website].
Retrieved from http://www.searchinstitute.org/content/40-developmental-
assets-adolescents-ages-12-18
10. Law-Related Education
Center for Action Research. (1985). Law-Related Education as a Delinquency Prevention Strategy: A
Three-Year Evaluation of the Impact of LRE on Students (adapted from Law-Related Education
Project Final Report, Phase II, Year 3). Boulder, CO: Johnson, G. and Hunter, R.
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/99991NCJRS.pdf
North Carolina Bar Association. (2013). Life and Laws 101: Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
Over 18. [PDF at website]. Retrieved from http://www.ncbar.org/media/95451/Life-and-Laws-101.pdf
American Bar Association, Division for Public Education. (2015). Lesson Plans & Teaching Resources
[Website]. Retrieved from http://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/lesson-
plans.html
11. Isidore Starr
An Interview with Dr. Isidore Starr, Father of Law-Related Education
http://worldjusticeproject.org/blog/interview-dr-isidore-starr-father-law-related-
education
Isidore Starr and the Law Studies Movement
https://www.sos.wa.gov/legacyproject/oralhistories/isidorestarr/default.aspx
Isidore Starr Film Project
http://www.sfu.ca/education/cels/isidore-starr-film-project.html
12. Regarding the Founding Principles Act
ALEC. (2015). Founding Principles Act. [Website]. Retrieved from http://www.alec.org/model-
legislation/founding-principles-act/
Angster, D. (2014, December 8). North Carolina Newspapers Mostly Silent As ALEC And Koch
Brothers Rewrite History. [Website]. Retrieved from http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/12/08/north-
carolina-newspapers-mostly-silent-as-alec/201793
The Center for Media and Democracy. (n.d.). Founding Principles Act Exposed [PDF at website].
Retrieved from http://alecexposed.org/w/images/6/64/2E4-Founding_Principles_Act_Exposed.pdf
13. Recommended Reading
Charrier, R. (2014, October 29). Why Social Media Needs to Be Taught in High School. [Website]. Retrieved from
http://venturebeat.com/2014/10/29/why-social-media-needs-to-be-taught-in-high-school/
Forer, L. G. (1970). “No One Will Lissen”: How Our Legal System Brutalizes the Youthful Poor. (1976 printing). New
York: The Universal Library, Grosset & Dunlap.
U.S. Department of Justice. (December 2013). Juvenile Arrests 2011. Juvenile Offenders and Victims: National Report
Series Bulletin, 2013(December). [PDF at Website]. Retrieved from http://www.ojjdp.gov/pubs/244476.pdf
14. Contact Information
latialward (at) gmail (dot) com
https://twitter.com/latialward
If you attended the presentation, please complete the survey available at http://tinyurl.com/ol3ls7y
Thank you!
