iCivics
WELCOME TO ARIZONA I-CIVIC-IT!
I-Civic-It! is a new program of the Arizona Supreme Court and the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education. The purpose of I-Civic-It! is to expand the use of iCivics.org throughout Arizona to encourage the development of informed active citizens.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN ARIZONA I-CIVIC-IT!
When participating in Arizona’s new program, I-Civic-It!, teachers are able to record their classroom participation online and students are able to receive a free McDonald’s Smoothie Coupon (sponsored by McDonald’s) for every 200 minutes they spend on the iCivics web site playing the fun and educational games!
STEPS FOR PARTICIPATING
- Complete I-Civic-It! Registration Form
- Complete I-Civic-It! Demographic Information Form
- Teachers introduce your students to iCivics.org
- Students play the games and track their participation by utilizing the downloadable form and submit to their teacher
- Teachers compile the total minutes of their students and request free McDonald’s Smoothies
FORMS
- Arizona I-Civic-It! Registration Form - Online
- Demographic Information Form - Online
- Student I-Civic-It! Tracking Form - PDF
- McDonald’s Fruit Smoothie Request & Tracking Form - Online
- Alignment to Arizona State Standards - PDF
- Competition Rules (See below for information) - PDF
- Arizona I-Civic-It! Brochure - PDF
FREE MCDONALD’S FRUIT SMOOTHIES AVAILABLE
To receive free McDonald’s Fruit Smoothies for your students participating in the Arizona I-Civic-It! Program, teachers will distribute the Student I-Civic-It! Tracking Form to their students. Participating students shall:
- Track their time spent on www.iCivics.org playing the iCivics games
- Parent/guardian or teacher must initial the time recording on the form
- Students submit the form to their teacher once they have completed the 200 minutes (must be on the site at a minimum of 10 times for 20 minute intervals)
- Teachers compile the total minutes of their students, submit the information for each classroom by utilizing the McDonald’s Fruit Smoothie Request & Tracking Form
- Free McDonald’s Smoothie Coupons will be mailed within 5-10 business days from the original date of submission
- The last date of submission to receive free McDonald's Smoothie Coupons is June 30, 2012
ARIZONA I-CIVIC-IT! COMPETITION
By tracking student participation through the McDonald’s Fruit Smoothie, teachers are automatically entered into the statewide I-Civic-It! Competition with a chance to receive a prize (valued at $250) for their classroom. These prizes will be awarded to the top 10 classrooms having the most participation on the web site and will be awarded during Law Day Week in May 2012. The last date of submission for eligibility in the competition is April 2, 2012.
*One prize is limited per teacher for one classroom.
For Competition Rules, please click here – (PDF Document).
WHAT IS ICIVICS?
iCivics (www.iCivics.org) is a web-based education project designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy. iCivics is the vision of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who wants to assist in getting students the information and tools they need for civic participation, and to assure civics teachers have easy access to materials and support.
iCivics, a free resource for teachers and students, has ready to use standards based lesson plans which have been aligned to Arizona State Standards. The lesson plans take very little effort on the part of the teacher and the games are fun and engaging for students. Teachers can also utilize the site to create discussion forums and track content for student completion.
Click here to visit iCivics.org
PRE & POST TESTS
I-Civic-It! has developed Pre and Post tests for the purpose of assessing the impact of the icivics.org games on Arizona’s youth. To participate in this evaluation, please follow the steps outlined below:
- Download the Pretest (PDF Document)
- Download the Pretest Cover Page (PDF Document)
- Administer the Pretest prior to launching I-Civic-It! in your classroom
- Grade the Pretests and submit the Cover Page and all student pretests electronically to the Director of Quality Enhancement (no later than October 19, 2011)
- Download the Post Test (PDF Document)
- Download the Post Test Cover Page (PDF Document)
- Download the Student Feedback Survey (PDF Document)
- Administer the Post Test and Student Feedback Survey once the students have played all of the games
- Grade the Post Tests and submit the Cover Page, all student Post Tests and Student Feedback Survey electronically to the Director of Quality Enhancement (no later than March 28, 2012)
Classroom participation in this evaluation is extremely important for future support of this program!
*For Pre & Post Test Answer Keys, please contact the Director of Quality Enhancement.
CONNECTING WITH CLASSROOMS
The Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education and the Arizona Supreme Court are partnering to bring Arizona legal professionals to your classroom in celebration of Arizona’s Centennial. One of the benefits of participating in I-Civic-It! is automatic participation in Connecting with Classrooms. By participating in Arizona’s I-Civic-It! Program, teachers will have an opportunity to schedule an Arizona judge or attorney to visit their classroom. If you are interested in having a legal professional visit your classroom, please visit http://www.lawforkids.org/Connecting-with-Classrooms.
THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS OF THIS PROJECT:
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