• Lesson value
• Curriculum context
• Using various methodologies
• Teaching challenges
• Worksheets
• Questioning
• Learning challenges
• Signs of success for the lesson
• Cooperative learning
• Groups
• Lessons learned
• Hands-on learning and civic engagement
• His response to the lesson
• Salient legal issues
• Teaching about controversial topics
• His background
• Using textbooks
• Professional development
• Modeling democratic principles
• Challenges to civic education
• Signs of success for civics

Matt Johnson: I'll be able to gauge whether this is moving successfully by the amount of questions and the quality of the questions that the kids are asking. Initially there'll be lots of questions: "What do you want us to do? How are we supposed to fill this out?" After a while the questions will cease, and as I walk around and eavesdrop, I'll be able to gauge by the discussion within each group. They have an assignment that is doable so I don't expect a big frustration factor.