Our Theory of Change
If we provide the MDC community with high-quality opportunities for civic learning and democratic engagement.
Then their teaching and learning experiences will be transformed.
So that they develop the knowledge, skills, and agency to become active citizens.
In order to close Miami's civic empowerment gap and achieve a more representative, participatory democracy.
Civic Learning & Democratic Engagement (CLDE) refers to educational experiences that intentionally prepare students for informed, engaged participation in their communities’ civic and democratic life by providing opportunities to develop civic knowledge, skills, and mindsets through learning and practice.
CLDE through iCED will include one or more of the following elements:
1. Learning from others, self, and environment to develop informed perspectives on social issues
2. Recognizing and appreciating human diversity and commonality
3. Behaving, and working through controversy, with civility
4. Taking an active role in the political process
5. Participating actively in public life, public problem solving, and community service
6. Assuming leadership and membership roles in organizations
7. Developing empathy, ethics, values, and sense of social responsibility
8. Promoting social justice locally and globally
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