Update

As Civics Educators, we had our first Civics Call in with David and Rachel. It was a very informative session as we went over the upcoming changes in the Civic Globaloria Track requirements for the spring semester.

Student Motivation

Student motivation is at an all time low. It stems from the fact that school, overall, is not motivating. Traditional classes lack the ability to stimulate student interest and must be modified to meet the needs and learning style of today's students. Children today require constant stimulation, yet they also need to learn the basic skills to compete in the current global market. They go home and spend countless hours’ texting instead of talking on the telephone and lose precious personal interaction experiences which make them novice communicators; or play games for hours on end. Globaloria has put a spark back into some of the bright, but undirected students who fit the description above. I found the student to be engaged learners, who still do not want to dress up or present in front of the class, but will do it anyway, because they are proud of their accomplishments. Give the students tools to accomplish the tasks they love and the motivation becomes automatic.

New Year Progress

The new year has been filled with many new and exciting successes from the students at South Harrison High School. I thought my students were having an enormous amount of trouble; however, upon viewing their presentations and games I was pleasantly surprised by the sophistication and knowledge incorporated into the civic flash game theme.