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Attorney General Mike DeWine
DeWine
Introduces Government Videos for High Schools
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today introduced a
free new educational tool for Ohio government classes – a series of
five new videos on topics including state public policy and citizen
engagement.
The videos were produced by Attorney General DeWine’s office with the
help of current and former state officeholders.
“Engaging students at a young age will show them how they can shape
public policy,” Attorney General DeWine said. “We created these videos
to spark their thinking and enhance their knowledge of government.”
The topics for the videos were identified by a panel of Ohio high
school teachers and align with state standards. They include:
State public policy
Civic engagement
Ohio Constitution
Bill of Rights
U.S. Constitution
The videos include appearances from a number of state officeholders,
including Ohio Supreme Court Justice Judith L. French, State Rep.
Janine Boyd (D-Cleveland Heights), State Sen. Frank LaRose (R-Hudson),
State Rep. Kristin Boggs (D-Columbus), State Rep. Mike Duffey
(R-Worthington), and former Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery.
Covered in the videos are several topics, including how public policy
is made, the process of a bill becoming a law, the different branches
of Ohio government, the importance of voting, communicating with
elected officials, and the history of Ohio’s two constitutions.
“As a teacher I’m always looking for these types of supplemental
resources to reach students in a medium that they’re familiar and
comfortable with,” said Mr. Andrew Hollis, Marion-Franklin High School,
Social Studies Department. “The succinctness of these videos, the
ability of these videos to hold the attention of the students, and the
correlation of these videos to the state standards all make these
incredibly valuable tools in the classroom. Tools that I plan to use
often. I’m already working these videos into my lesson planning for
both my U.S. Government and U.S. History classes. On behalf of teachers
everywhere I thank the Attorney General and his office for creating
these resources.”
The videos are available on the Ohio Attorney General’s website at www.OhioAttorneyGeneral.gov/CivicVideos,
and schools also may request a DVD containing the videos.
The new videos are just one of the programs the Ohio Attorney General’s
Office provides for Ohio high school students. Other programs include:
Ohio Attorney General’s Teen Ambassador Board, which is open to Ohio
high school juniors and seniors, and
Ohio Attorney General’s Take Action Video Contest, which gives Ohio
high school students a chance to earn college scholarships by creating
a consumer protection video.
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