Resources for Educators
Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools: Educating for Democracy
A compilation of reports and policy statements promoting civic learning in schools for administrators and curriculum developers who are working to include civics standards and practices in the Social Studies curriculum.
Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement
CIRCLE, the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement, is a non-partisan, independent research organization focused on youth civic engagement in the United States. They conduct extensive research on youth participation, and we leverage that research to improve opportunities for all young people to acquire and use the skills and knowledge they need to meaningfully participate in civic life.
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Education
CFR Education leverages the knowledge of Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) experts to make complex global affairs and foreign policy issues accessible for middle school, high school, and higher education students, as well as the interested public, through its three education products: World101, Model Diplomacy, and Convene the Council.
Education Week
Education Week is an independent news organization that provides comprehensive coverage on K-12 education news, analysis, and opinion.
Edutopia
Edutopia is dedicated to transforming K-12 education so that all students can acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to thrive in their studies, careers, and adult lives. Founded by innovative and award-winning filmmaker George Lucas in 1991, we take a strategic approach to improving K-12 education.
Fulbright Teacher Exchanges
Fulbright Teacher Exchanges create a global community of educators to invigorate student learning. We provide opportunities for educators to share practices across borders and bring international knowledge, skills, and perspectives to their classrooms and schools. Through exchange programs, educators forge lasting connections and prepare their students to be open-minded future leaders who are well-positioned to work with others around the world to address shared global challenges.
Massachusetts Civic Learning Coalition – Resources for Remote Learning for Educators
Resources to address the challenges of remote learning during the current COVID-19 health emergency.
National Archives “Civics for All of Us”
Each online workshop will explore how to use primary sources to delve into the big ideas of the founding documents.
National Council for the Social Studies
College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards: Guidance for Enhancing the Rigor of K-12 Civics, Economics, Geography, and History.
Six Proven Practices for Civic Learning
The purpose of this guidebook is to serve as a resource for teachers, administrators, policymakers, and other education leaders who want to put these practices in place but are not sure how to begin. For those who already are sold on the idea of the six proven practices but need ideas for how to promote and utilize them, this document highlights research that confirms these practices as proven strategies for implementing high-quality civic learning, and provides practical suggestions for how to implement each practice in schools and classrooms and how to model state-level policies that support these practices. This guidebook also outlines various programs that align with each practice.
Teaching Tolerance
Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school. Educators use the materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued and welcome participants.
The Current
The Current is an open publishing site of Educator Innovator and provides a forum for the sharing of resources and stories about what we as educators are observing, doing, and reflecting upon related to Connecting Learning and teaching.
WeAreTeachers
WeAreTeachers is an online media brand for educators committed to one of the toughest, most rewarding jobs out there. Their mission is to inspire teachers and help them succeed by sharing practical classroom ideas, the best freebies and giveaways, and teacher-to-teacher advice and humor.
What Kind of Citizen? The Politics of Educating for Democracy
Drawing on democratic theory and on findings from their study, the authors detail three conceptions of the “good” citizen— personally responsible, participatory, and justice oriented—that underscore political implications of education for democracy. The article demonstrates that the narrow and often ideologically conservative conception of citizenship embedded in many current efforts at teaching for democracy reflects not arbitrary choices but, rather, political choices with political consequences.