The Digital Inquiry Group’s Civic Online Reasoning curriculum, based on research with professional fact checkers and tested in classrooms across the country, teaches students to effectively evaluate online content. During …
Introduction to Civic Online Reasoning: Teach Students to Sort Fact from Fiction Online Read More »
The American Civic Tradition Fellowship is the Founding Civics Initiative’s signature program, attracting top middle and high school social studies educators from around the country. The fellowship consists of a …
Jack Miller Center 2025 American Civic Tradition Fellowship Application Deadline Read More »
This annual event provides Girl Scouts the unique opportunity to engage with local legislators, learn about the civic process, and become empowered to take an active role in their communities. …
Civic Learning Week (March 10-14, 2025) is almost here! PBS Wisconsin Education has tons of great resources to enhance civic learning in classrooms and libraries, and we’re inviting feedback from …
Civic Learning Week in Wisconsin: learn and share with the story of Roberto Hernández Read More »
Join The Civics Center on our mission to make voter registration a part of every high school in America! The most effective voter registration efforts are student-led and adult-supported. Come …
In recent years, calls to limit, regulate, or ban social media platforms have escalated from all corners of the political spectrum. These concerns have been as varied as national security, …
Social Media and Youth Mental Health: A Civic Learning Week Conversation Read More »
It’s Almost Civic Learning Week! Civic Learning Week is about empowering youth to contribute to our constitutional democracy. In celebration of Civic Learning Week, March 10 through March 15, the …
What can America’s great leaders teach us about citizenship today? How do their decisions reveal the enduring principles of our political tradition? And how can the next generation of leaders …
Civic Learning Week (March 10-14, 2025) is almost here! PBS Wisconsin Education has tons of great resources to enhance civic learning in classrooms and libraries, and we’re inviting feedback from educators on one of them in a special Civic Learning Week opportunity. We're currently looking for Wisconsin educators who work with grades 3-8 and want …
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Join three of our Wisconsin Civics Fellows - practicing teachers supporting their peers in strengthening civic learning - for this fantastic virtual event during National Civic Learning week.
Join Wisconsin Social Studies teachers for two days of professional learning.
This session aims to empower educators to serve as powerful advocates for K-12 civics education at the local, state, and federal level. We'll review the current policy landscape, explore educators' role in policy making, develop action plans and tools for civics advocacy, and put it all to use when we meet directly with legislators and …
Policy and Advocacy Workshop: Educators as Civics Ed Advocates Part 1 Read More »
Students have access to more information than ever before, but separating fact from fiction has never been more difficult. Historical thinking skills can empower students to analyze the (mis)information they encounter online. We’ll use a variety of PBS resources and media to sharpen students’ media literacy skills, including research, fact-checking, identifying bias, and finding reliable …
Historical Thinking Skills for the Social Media Age Read More »
Engage in a train-the-trainer session to deepen learning about how juries work and why they are so integral to our overall judicial system. This session will entail an overview of what juries are, why they exist, and how everyday Americans can participate in the judicial process through jury duty. This session will be led by …
Dive into U.S. housing challenges with Sphere and The Foundation For Economic Education. Learn strategies to engage students in examining zoning policies, supply and demand, market competition, incentives, costs and benefits, mortgages, and more. Strategies include a graphic novel, interactive maps, tools, and a choice board. Connect to economics standards and support students in considering …
Real-World Economics: Teaching America’s Housing Crisis Through a Policy Lens Read More »
