Prof Ed 7

Building and Enhancing New Skills and

Literacies across the Curriculum
 What is the importance of values in our
society?
• Values help us live with direction and purpose –
like a guiding compass. Whatever is going on in
our lives, our values can show us a path forward,
and help us make better choices. Values are also
intimately linked to our sense of self, and they're
essential for our mental health.
 Civic and Social Literacy

• How is civic and social literacy defined?

 Civic literacy:

• The knowledge and skills to participate

effectively in civic life through knowing how
to stay informed, understanding governmental
processes, and knowing how to exercise the
rights and obligations of citizenship at local,
state, national, and global levels.
 What are the components of civic
literacy?
• There are three core components in the
discussion of civic literacy, namely civic
knowledge, civic skills, and civic
dispositions.
 Civic values

• are the shared behaviors individuals

in a community engage in to guide
their behaviors. They are often tied
to one's responsibility to maintain
the structure of their country.
 Values of Civic Education

• There are many types of civic values, all meant to

help society grow. Service, responsibility for
oneself, respect, and entrepreneurship are just
some examples of how people can perform daily
acts which affect their community and those
around them.
 Service

• Providing service occurs when someone

helps to do something for someone else.
One can provide service to a family
member, neighbor, or even a stranger. The
purpose of service is to help those who may
not be able to do something by themselves.
 Some examples of service include:
• Bringing food to an injured neighbor
• Volunteering at a soup kitchen
• Helping an elderly person cross the street
• Picking up trash at a beach
• Shoveling snow off a neighbor's lawn
• Offering to watch a child so their parents can go to work
• Organizing a coat drive to provide clothing in the cold, winter months
• Donating books to a school
• Providing a service is often tied to volunteering or charity work, and offers
ways for all citizens to play an active role in bettering their community.
What is the meaning of community values in
civic education?
• Community values are the basic guide or beliefs of
a group of people on how to live, interact with one
another and what is important to them. Examples
of community values include. Culture: Culture is
the arts, customs, lifestyles, background and habits
of a community or nation.
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