1st Edition
Portrait of a Citizen Strategies and Tools for Teaching Action Civics in Grades 6–12
1. The Problem 2. The Sticky Term: Citizen 3. The Matrix 4. Civic Knowledge: Foundations of a Functional Society 5. Community Engagement: Addressing Root Causes of Injustice 6. Ethical Decision-Making:The Key to Shaping Responsible Citizens 7. Critical Thinking: The New Frontier of Literacy 8. National and Global Awareness: The Whole Enchilada 9. Differences Celebrated: We All Live in a Yellow Submarine 10. How to Use the Matrix: Walking the Path 11. Conclusion: The Call to Action
Biography
Darcy Daniels is an award-winning history educator with over two decades of experience teaching all levels from 5th grade through college, in the United States and abroad. She is a James Madison Memorial Fellow and the 2024 Massachusetts History Teacher of the Year.
Denise Furlong is assistant professor of education and director of Advanced Programs in Multilingual and Literacy Education at Georgian Court University in New Jersey. She is the co-author of Learners First: Purpose and Practicality in Your Early Years of Teaching (2025). She has over 25 years of experience teaching multilingual learners in New Jersey public schools ranging grades K-12.
