EDPD.5027 Intellectual Citizenship: Fostering Academic Excellence and Civic Readiness
Participants will analyze the critical link between high-rigor instructional practices and the development of civic-minded students-Intellectual Citizens. Drawing heavily on the WICOR (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, Reading) framework developed by AVID (Advanced via Individual Determination), participants will develop a toolbox of strategies and mindsets to cultivate the academic and civic habits of effective intellectual citizens, such as: listening with understanding and empathy, thinking flexibly and thinking interdependently. The course moves beyond traditional civics to focus on how students use high-level academic skills (Close Reading, Focused Note-Taking, Socratic Seminar) to become informed and active participants in local, national, and global communities.