When you fill out a TWiST Form you have done a lot.
But, you can do more.
Get ACP's Open Caucus or Action Cooperatives activities going in your community.
Get others to fill out a TWiST Form so they have a say in what gets done.
Open Caucus (OC) is a creative online and community-based civic activity for high school classes. It's a series of creative social studies activities that teachers can incorporate into their high school lesson plans for 10th - 12th Grades. OC’s activities bring current news topics and long-term societal challenges into the classroom and bring the social studies classroom into the community. With OC, students use art and new media as tools for civic engagement.
This Fall 2008, teachers will be able to use OC in as many lesson-periods as they need. You’ll be able to choose from topics such as, “The Food Crisis,” “The 2008 Election,” “Self Representation,” and “A World of Mutual Well-Being.” Choose and use as many topics as you like!
In addition to providing an active learning supplement in-class, OC allows students to engage in the political process beyond the classroom. In December 2007, OC brought 27 OC students and teachers to the Heartland Presidential Forum in Des Moines, IA to create a documentary film. Students were supervised by the award-winning documentary filmmaker, Linda Goode Bryant!
For Fall 2008 OC participants, plans are underway for another national event that brings together OC students from cities across the country. Plus, we’re planning student art exhibitions and great community service projects. Stay tuned for exciting Fall 2008 opportunities!
All materials for the OC activities are provided for FREE. ACP exists to expand the role and relevance of people and communities in the political process. Since 2004, ACP has conducted OC in classrooms in 28 cities.
Teachers, check out the OC materials by clicking here.