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Media and Mindfulness: Associations Between Adolescent Mindful Social Media Use
Get PDFThe objective of this study is to examine social media mindfulness and other social media habits as predictors of depression in adolescents. As depression and poor mental health increase for American adolescents, so does the research surrounding the positive outcomes associated with mindfulness. It is possible that mindfulness could be an effective tool in managing individual social media habits, however, very little research exists exploring the effects of mindfulness on media use. The sample for the current study includes a national quota sample of 1,158 adolescents (between the ages of 10 and 17 years old) from the United States. Participants answered a variety of questions about media and mental health. Social media mindfulness was associated with lower levels of depression for both boys and girls. This association was mediated by lowered social comparisons for girls only. Implications of results are discussed
Item 6: Activity: Finding Your Civic Fit
Get PDFThis activity introduces students to civic organizations and their importance in community building. The exercise guides students in defining “civic organization,” exploring interests, and researching civic organizations. Students identify local civic organizations and understand how these organizations contribute to the community
Item 2: Activity 1: Beyond Teaching a Man to Fish: Exploring the Pathways of Public Service
Get PDFThis classroom activity uses the “teach a man to fish” proverb as a starting point to analyze assumptions about service and introduce students to a broader variety of activities for civic participation. Using the Pathways Model of Public Service and Civic Engagement as a foundation, students critically examine different approaches to civic participation and examine each pathway in terms of its benefits, limitations, and ethical considerations
Item 2: Connecting and Avoiding
Get PDFA collection of stories, poems and short films to help students think about the perplexities of community, associating, connecting, avoiding and civic life, along with associated discussion questions
Item 3: Helping
Get PDFA collection of stories, poems and short films to help students think about the perplexities of serving others, along with associated discussion questions
Item 4: Activity 1: “My Vote Don’t Count”
Get PDFThis activity asks students to consider voter predispositions about whether or not voting “matters.” Students are given the choice to share one of two texts with a small group of friends or family outside the class: either a music video for hip-hop artist YelloPain’s song “My Vote Don’t Count” (2020) or an article reporting on current research about young voter disengagement. Students then record their subjects’ responses to the message and mode of the video, attending to convergences and differences about attitudes towards the efficacy of voting. The activity works well to introduce a course or unit about voter engagement and the factors that contribute to voter behavior in the United States
Item 4: Learning in Civic Spaces
Get PDFA collection of stories, poems and short films to help students think about the perplexities of learning and teaching in civic spaces, along with associated discussion questions
Actividad en Clase Uno: Ethnocharette: La Historia y los Futuros Imaginados de Puerto Rico
Get PDFEn esta actividad, mediante la herramienta pedagógica del ethnocharette, los estudiantes aplicarán pensamiento sintético, comparativo, especulativo e imaginativo
Item 2: Activity 1: The Optimal United States Presidential Ticket
No full textThis classroom activity provides an opportunity for students to discuss potential presidential and vice presidential candidates and determine what qualities, qualifications, and characteristics would make the ideal ticket