Civic Education
Want to learn how Facing History can help you integrate civic education in your classrooms and schools? Download our two-page Approach to Civic Education guide for free.
Want to learn how Facing History can help you integrate civic education in your classrooms and schools? Download our two-page Approach to Civic Education guide for free.
Facing History’s civic education resources and professional learning opportunities support teachers to cultivate a strong sense of civic responsibility and engagement in their students.
Guided by our proven pedagogical approach, students learn to discern facts from misinformation, connect history with the world around them, engage with others who differ from them, and collaboratively explore solutions to complex civic problems.
Our Approach to Civic Education
Drawing on Facing History’s learning journey, our approach to civic education includes opportunities where students explore, learn, and participate and, ultimately, develop informed civic responsibility.
Explore: Facing History centers students’ voices and lived experiences as they develop civic agency and responsibility.
Learn: Facing History builds students’ civic knowledge and understanding by engaging them in inquiry, analysis, and discussion of the complexities of history, current events, and civic participation.
Participate: Facing History creates opportunities for students to learn how to develop their own voice, share their perspectives, and raise awareness in informed and ethical ways using a variety of formats and media.
Assessing the Strength of Democracy in the United States
Fostering Civil Discourse: Difficult Classroom Conversations in a Diverse Democracy
Political Polarization Activities
Democracy and Current Events
From Reflection to Action: A Choosing to Participate Toolkit
Coming Soon: Civic Education Curriculum Collection
Get notified when our new Civic Education Curriculum Collection is published this fall! This curated collection features new and updated resources that help Social Studies and ELA educators in grades 6-12 integrate civic learning into their classrooms.
Teaching about Controversial Issues in Polarized Times
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More Professional Learning Resources
Civic Education in California
Civic Education in Massachusetts
Our Proven Impact
Our most important measures of success are meaningful civic and academic outcomes for students. In studies conducted over the past 20 years, students report the following as a result of their experiences with Facing History:
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86% of Facing History alumni registered to vote in the last presidential election and were more civically engaged than their peers.
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93% of Facing History students said Facing History's presence in their school has increased their capacity to understand and feel for people who are different from them.
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81% of Facing History students said Facing History's presence in their school has increased their capacity to think about the impact of their choices.
Our Civics Partners
Facing History is proud to collaborate with these partners to advance civic learning:
