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Get notified when our Civic Education Curriculum Collection is released. This modular and interdisciplinary set of units, inquiries, and lesson planning materials will help you prepare your students for informed and ethical participation in democracy.
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Use Poetry To Teach About Identity
Celebrate National Poetry Month with this mini-lesson that uses poetry to help students grapple with the complexities of identity and inspire them to tell their own stories.
Bearing Witness to Japanese American Incarceration
Use these activities and resources on Japanese American incarceration during World War II to introduce students to this history while exploring questions about American identity, racism, and citizenship.
Youth Taking Charge! Placing Student Activism in Historical Context
Use this mini-lesson to explore the rich history of youth activism from the 1960s to present day.
Black Women’s Activism and the Long History Behind #MeToo
Use this mini-lesson to help your students draw connections between the long history of Black women’s activism against sexual violence and gender discrimination with the #MeToo movement today.
The Audacity of a Vote: Susan B. Anthony’s Arrest
Students explore Susan B. Anthony's choice to vote illegally in the 1872 presidential election by analyzing her speech “Is It a Crime For Women to Vote?”.
Understanding the Conditions that Lead to “Ethnic Cleansing"
Help students understand news from Myanmar about the persecution of the Rohingya by analyzing a New York Times article.
Responding to the Rohingya Crisis
Students place this ongoing crisis in historical context, view footage from a refugee camp, and reflect on survivor testimony.
