Voting & Civics: Know Your Ohio Government

 

Help Promote and Share Our New Online Curriculum   Voting & Civics: Know Your Ohio Government      We are excited to announce the launch of a new statewide Voting & Civics: Know Your Ohio Government online curriculum for elementary through high school students. This comprehensive  program is designed to civically engage students of all ages and drive young voter turnout and volunteerism across all elections. Click here to watch the informational webinar held on October 1.    The program offers 12 government/election focused topics and related exercises, activities, lesson plans, exams, and social media resources. Of special note is the specially curated Instructor Resource Guide that includes targeted material and downloads for educators. Click here to watch a short video about the learning curriculum.   As a part of this program, the sponsors are challenging students to explore a civics topic by creating a podcast. The podcast challenge is open to high school and college students only. Submission Deadline is October 19. Students are asked to create a podcast based on one of the 12 government-related topics in the curriculum. Formats include: interviews; exploring a current issue that relates to one of the topics; or creating a self-reflective podcast that explores a topic through their own personal experience. Submissions must be 5 minutes or less. Top finishers will receive $500, 2nd and 3rd will receive $250 each. Ten additional winners, one from each category, will be selected. All winning submissions will be featured on the iHeartRadio podcasting platform. Leaguers are asked to share the platform and the podcast challenge with your area schools districts, Boards of Education, education agencies, teachers, faculty, staff, and students.   Learn more about the curriculum platform on the LWV Ohio website here.