Center for Civic Education

Big news—there’s a documentary featuring We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution students premiering on PBS on Oct. 8!  🎉 Watch CITIZEN NATION, the riveting story of  We the People students as they prepare for the We the People National Finals, a nationwide academic competition on the #Constitution. 📜 Follow along each Tuesday at 9 pm ET and immerse yourself in the drama of competition. Watch students from across the nation grow in their knowledge, strengthen as team members, and discover what they are capable of. This uplifting series is the perfect complement to the presidential election—you’ll learn that despite partisan politics, the future is in good hands. 🥹 Learn more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g9fPAcAm #civics

Register today for the Center for Civic Education’s first 60-Minute Civics webinar of the year! This webinar features a panel discussion with the three winners of the 2024 American Civic Education Teacher Awards! These exceptional educators will share their innovative approaches to teaching civic education, discuss the impact of their work on students and communities, and explore strategies for fostering civic engagement in the classroom. This is a unique opportunity to learn from their experiences, ask questions, and gain insights into best practices in civic education. Join us to be inspired by these dedicated educators who are shaping the next generation of informed and active citizens! Register here: https://lnkd.in/gNqM3bUZ

Attention SoCal teachers!  Join the Center for Civic Education, Teach Democracy, the Reagan Foundation, local school districts, and lots of other civic education providers for the 20th Annual Southern California Constitution Day Conference September 7 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. 🤗 Our very own Mark Gage will be presenting “Student-Led Inquiry into Media Literacy and Civic Engagement in an Election Year,” featuring new media-literacy videos and the researched-backed Project Citizen curriculum. Don’t miss it! Register by August 30 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gNNW_QJS

They’re here! Go to our website (linked below) for the 2024-2025 We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution high school state hearing questions. 🥳 🎉 We are looking forward to a great school year and seeing our community come together for our We the People simulated congressional hearings. This is civic education at its best! Thank you to all of the teachers and our community for all that they do to teach students the fundamentals of American constitutionalism and reinforce their deep civic and constitutional knowledge. We are all stronger together. Go to this link to access this year’s questions: https://lnkd.in/gAP3GfTJ #civics

Join us in welcoming Aruna Patel! Aruna is the Center for Civic Education’s new Senior Director of Civic Education. She is responsible for supporting her colleagues at the Center in developing and implementing high-priority strategies, goals, and objectives to ensure ongoing success, spur innovation, and lead growth of the Center for Civic Education’s national civic education programs, curriculum, research, and innovations. Aruna launched her career in social studies education as a high school teacher in Philadelphia School District. Building on her classroom experiences and passion for adult learning and curriculum development, Aruna supported social studies teachers, principals, and district leadership throughout New York City and New York State as the Lead Curriculum Development and Professional Learning Manager in Social Studies at New Visions for Public Schools. She currently lives in New Jersey with her husband and two young children, where they enjoy hiking, reading, and visiting beaches.

Nothing is more exciting than the back-to-school season! Discover a wealth of free civics teaching resources from the Center for Civic Education on our website. We have hundreds of engaging videos, including our Back-to-School Basics series from 60-Second Civics and our Constitution EXPLAINED series, created in partnership with iCivics. Our Civics Inquiry Lessons are a must-have, covering such topics as free speech, the voting age, the concept of “We the People,” misinformation, and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Check out our teacher professional-learning resources too, which include free self-paced online courses, webinars, and more! Go to our website to access all of these resources and more: https://lnkd.in/gkawuR5W

Join the Center for Civic Education for a free webinar on Thursday, September 5, as we showcase the newest edition of the Project Citizen curriculum. Project Citizen: Community Engagement in Public Policy leads students through our research-backed, six-step process for building a project portfolio on a public policy issue. The new edition also includes valuable resources on media literacy and animated videos to help support student learning. Register now: https://lnkd.in/get7CcMc

Meet Chris Cavanaugh! He has been a mentor with the Center for Civic Education for about 15 years, participating in both our CEAS and JMLPE programs. He has at least 8 mentees. Here are a few fun facts and quotes from Chris: 🔹Favorite Historical Figures: Epictetus and Frederick Douglass, as they were both born into slavery but eventually became well-known philosophers. 🔹 Favorite Amendment: The fourteenth amendment because, upon signing, the Constitution finally embraced equality for all people. 🔹 He teaches civics because… No matter what my students go on to do, they will be citizens, and as citizens, it is imperative that they have an understanding of their nation’s constitutional history.  🔹 How teaching civics and history brings him joy: When one of your students goes beyond what you have taught and brings you new information.

Mark your calendars! The Center will be releasing We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution high school state hearing questions for 2024–25 on August 29. 🎉 We think you’ll find this year’s questions to be thought-provoking and relevant for your students. As always, the Center for Civic Education appreciates everything teachers and the community do to teach students the fundamentals of American constitutionalism and reinforce their deep civic and constitutional knowledge. This is civic education at its best. We are looking forward to a great year! Bookmark this link to be one of the first to get access to the questions on August 29: https://lnkd.in/eEUUtpdM #civics

September is Founders Month, a time to learn about the American Founders and their contributions to creating our system of government. The highlight of the month is September 17, known as Constitution Day, which commemorates the signing of the Constitution in 1787. The Center for Civic Education has everything you need for both Constitution Day and Founders Month, including “The Constitution EXPLAINED,” a video series produced with iCivics exploring the history of our #Constitution; biographies of all 55 Framers of the Constitution with 60-Second Civics #podcast resources; lesson plans for K-12; primary source documents and more. Check out our #ConstitutionDay homepage at this link: https://lnkd.in/gwqT_cn8 #civics