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Great compilation of lessons and resources for elections (all grade levels). The resources continue to grow and you can contribute your own lessons to this site.

Entire collection of lesson plans and teacher resources for elections, government, voting, constitution, electoral college, teen voting and civic engagement, etc. from HotChalk.com

Here's a nice compilation of many teaching resources for elections, propaganda, democracy, civics, government, voting, and presidential resources.

An excellent compilation of teaching resources, lessons and projects for K-12.

ABSTRACT This research is a type of qualitative research on organizational culture (organization culture) that was developed in the Human Resources Development Agency (BPSDM) Jambi Province. Organizational culture (organization culture) is an important concept in the organization. An in-depth understanding of this concept is important given the interrelationship between the concept and the application of the two things. Incorrect understanding of the concept can make it difficult for regulators/regulators, practitioners, and management in communicating about organizational culture. Based on this study, the writer finally tries to come up with a general picture of the application of organizational culture in the Jambi Province Human Resources Development Agency. The results of the study show that organizational culture has been believed to be basic values, norms, and beliefs, and is spread among all members of the organization through social interaction both among members or members of the organization, which is reflected in the behavior of individuals and their organizations. So that in carrying out the task of promoting professionalism, responsibility, integrity, cooperation, and being disciplined in accordance with applicable rules.

This is a really good compilation of books appropriate for many grade levels related to elections.

An outstanding compilation of resource books for elections. They are for all ages and most of them are available for purchase online, but 3 of them are available to be read online.

ABSTRACT Human resources are crucial in achieving their goals in large and small-scale organizations. Human resources who have a high work culture and good leadership will produce quality employee performance which will ultimately optimize the purposes of an organization/company. This study aimed to determine the effect of organizational culture and leadership on employee performance in the BPSDM Provinsi Jambi Regency. The results of this study indicate that organizational culture and leadership simultaneously significantly affect employee performance, with an F count of 120.444. and a significance level of 0,000. Organizational culture has a positive and significant effect on the performance of BPSDM Provinsi Jambi Regency employees, with a t count of 12,016 and a significance level of 0,000. While leadership influences the performance of employees, the effect is small with a t count of 1.994 with a significance level of 0.05.

ABSTRACT Introduction/Main Objectives: Aims to find, study, and describe the implementation of basic training for prospective civil servants using a blended learning pattern from the aspects of communication, resources, and infrastructure. Background Problems: Find factors that become obstacles and supports in implementing basic training for prospective civil servants. (CPNS) Blended Learning pattern in Kerinci District in. Research Methods: Qualitative method, analyzing the activities of CPNS Basic Training in Kerinci Regency. Data mining is sourced from primary data and secondary data. Preliminary data in words, attitudes, or actions were obtained through interviews, and direct and indirect observations were obtained from the primary source, the organizing team, widyaiswara, and Latsar participants. Secondary data is obtained through documents, previous studies, books, meeting agendas, and those related to the problem being researched. Finding/Results: Research shows that implementing blended learning CPNS basic training in Kerinci Regency is effective. Communication and coordination of the performance of the latsar are pretty good. Human resources (organizers, teaching staff, and participants) can carry out their respective duties well. Facilities and infrastructure to support the smooth running of CPNS latsar activities, both when distance learning and classical learning, are exemplary. The output in the Latsar CPNS activity in Kerinci Regency, all participants (109 people) successfully passed. Conclusion: The internet network is not evenly distributed, so distance learning activities are less effective. Meanwhile, supporters of the smooth implementation of the Kerinci CPNS latsar include budget support, competent teaching staff (WI), and excellent cooperation.

This is a tremendous resource!

PBS Election Resources

YouTube gathers video content from the debates, the super-recent sound bites, best of the week videos, the candidates voices on particular issues--economy, healthcare, education, energy, immigration--election news from YouTube's partner sites, and videos organized by upcoming primaries. This is a wonderful resource for promoting media literacy, rhetorical analysis, as well as political awareness. It may also be a lobbying tool for expanded video access.

K-8 educational technology reources covering the Presidential inauguration.

Just as the candidates have learned to use novel technology tools to reach young people during this year's presidential campaign, teachers like Mr. Sherif are turning to electronic resources to capture students' interest in the election. At the same time, they want to help students decipher the barrage of related images and information and to engage them in lessons about the democratic process today and throughout American history. "The technology is fun and helpful, but it's also a tool you can use to get a better understanding of what the political and historical issues are," said Mr. Sherif, who teaches history and science at the Science Leadership Academy, a public high school in Philadelphia.

Another great lesson plan from the Dirksen Congressional Center's Congress in the Classroom workshop. Designed for students in grades 8-12.

During The Dirksen Congressional Center's annual Congress in the Classroom® workshop participants are asked to introduce the lesson plans, resources, and techniques that have proven successful in teaching about Congress in their classrooms.A 2008 participant, Jan Loyd, Cabot Junior High South, Cabot, AR, presented a lesson entitled, "Elect Me! Creating a Campaign Platform and Advertisement." Students will be a candidate for an election as a United States Representative or Senator in the upcoming election. They will need to decide which party fits their political views best. Next, they will plan and present a 3-5 minute campaign commercial about them as a candidate, their platform, and why the voters should vote for them.

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links for a complete unit study on the upcoming 2008 presidential election. These PreK and K-10 links will lead you to articles, hands-on activities and other exercises that are compatible with the Montessori classified reading cards, grammar, creative writing, math, social studies and other extensive lesson plans

Just received an email announcement about these resources and they look great. Some of the links include sites and resources we have already shared in our group.

Have students review the origin, purpose and function of the Electoral College. Ask students: What is the "winner take all" system? Are there any states that do not follow this system? If so, how do they determine their electoral vote allocation? How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency? Next, divide students into small groups and assign each group a current swing state in the 2008 presidential race. Consult the CNN Electoral Map Calculator for a list of swing states. Then, refer groups to online resources, including CNN's Election Center 2008 on the CNN Politics site, to identify the following for their assigned swing state: * the number of electoral votes that are up for grabs * the state's key political issues * the U.S. presidential candidates' stances on these key issues * the state's demographic composition * the state's voting record in past presidential elections

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ABSTRACT In the implementation of Supervisory Leadership Training (PKP), the role of Widyaiswara is not only limited to being a teacher or facilitator but also plays a role as a coach in guiding Action for Change. Action for Change is a working paper for PKP participants whose assessment weight reaches 50 (fifty) percent of the total final score of the participants. In order for participants to get the expected results when participating in the training, the coach is expected to be able to carry out his role to the maximum, starting from the preparation of the change action plan, the implementation process in the workplace, and during the preparation of the change action report. Seeing the importance of this, in this study, the author will try to describe how the coaching process is carried out by coaches and analyze it by comparing it with theories about coaching and regulations issued by LAN regarding morning coaching for PKP participants. Field findings show that the coaching process is in accordance with LAN requirements, the coaches have carried out their role as coaches to explore the potential of participants and provide guidance, motivating participants from the beginning of the mentoring process and when they face obstacles in the field, but when compared with theory-based -The specific skills needed to become a reliable coach, still need development efforts through activities, workshops/training to improve the coaching skills of Widyaiwaras in Jambi Province, which are expected to have an impact on improving the quality of action results changes in PKP participants at BPSDM Jambi Province.

ABSTRACT Retire apparatus training aims to prepare several alternative activities for the apparatus that will enter retirement. This research is about the process of implementing retired entrepreneurship training. This research is a qualitative descriptive study; the informants in this study were the Head of the Jambi Province Human Resources Development Agency, the Head of the Core Technical Competency Development Division, the Head of Sub-Division, and the organizing committee. Data were obtained through interviews and activity reports, and observations. The data analysis method uses the data triangulation method by comparing and discussing the data obtained in the field. This research shows that the implementation of Pre-Retirement Entrepreneurship Training at the Jambi Province BPSDM has been going well and systematically. The implementation process is divided into two parts, namely, the planning process and the implementation process. This training planning activity is divided into two parts: program planning and implementation planning. Program planning consists of analyzing the needs of prospective Retired Entrepreneurs Training participants and preparing the Retirement Entrepreneurship Training program module. Meanwhile, planning for the implementation consists of determining partners for the performance of the training, the setting of the place, and the execution time.

ABSTRACT Objective: Describe factors that influence the implementation of a new learning paradigm. This study used Edward's policy implementation theory. According to Edward, there are four factors of policy implementation: communication, resources, disposition, and bureaucracy structure. Methods: The study used a descriptive qualitative method. The researcher applied depth interviews to collect the primary data from Kepala Sekolah Penggerak of high school and shared the google forms with teachers and school supervisors based on self-experience as a Kepala Sekolah Penggerak consultant. The sources of secondary data are school reports and literature. Results: The implementation of the new learning paradigm faced some problems. The main obstacles are forming an operational curriculum for the education unit (OCfEU), diagnostic assessment, studying the report, and framing the Pancasila student profile.