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v Internet Resources for Teachers

 
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American Legacy is an 80-page, pocket-sized booklet that includes the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence together with passages from other documents that encompass essential ideas of American democracy. Order American Legacy online.



Overview of The Center for Civic Education: Promoting the Principles and Practice of Democracy



Overview of
We the People:
The Citizen and the Constitution






Celebrate Lincoln's Bicentennial!

The Center, with a grant from the Motorola Foundation, has produced a new lesson on Abraham Lincoln to commemorate the bicentennial of his birth. The lesson, appropriate for high school students, discusses Lincoln's ideas and decisions regarding slavery and the use of presidential power. Download this free lesson today!. Watch a video about the lesson by clicking here.


We the People
High School Level
Student Text

  • New Companion Website
  • Audio Overview
  • 1995 Edition, 2009 Edition Comparison
  • Announcement
  • Table of Contents [PDF]
  • New sample lesson [PDF]
  • New Congressional District Level Questions [PDF]


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    ONLINE CURRICULAR MATERIALS
    The following are selected curricular materials available from the Center for Civic Education. All may be printed or downloaded.  The Center offer free classroom sets of materials (limited supply) for teachers participating in the Center's We The People program or Project Citizen program.

    National Standards for Civics and Government   Entire Text
    These K - 12 standards specify what students should know and be able to do in the field of civics and government.

    Strategies for Struggling Readers: A Teacher Resource Guide for We the People: The Citizen & the Constitution, Level 2   Entire Text
    This guide, for teachers of the Level 2 (middle school) edition of We the People, provides teachers with strategies to help their struggling readers. A variety of ready-to-use handouts also are provided to accompany the strategies. PDF version

    Strategies for Struggling Readers: A Teacher Resource Guide for We the People: The Citizen & the Constitution, Level 3   Entire Text
    This guide, for teachers of the Level 3 (high school) edition of We the People, is an easy-to-use online text that provides educators with an understanding of the reading process and allows them to identify the challenges for struggling readers and English learners. Includes a variety of printable handouts. PDF version

    Res Publica: An International Framework for Education in Democracy
      Entire Text
    This document represents an international effort to develop a resource that can be used in the creation of curricular programs designed to develop educational programs to prepare young people and adults for citizenship in a constitutional democracy. Participation in this project is open to any individual or organization.  PDF version

    Education for Democracy: CALIFORNIA CIVIC EDUCATION SCOPE & SEQUENCE  Entire Text
    A comprehensive multifaceted curriculum guide designed to aid school administrators, curriculum developers, and classroom teachers in integrating civic education in a systematic way. It shows how teaching civics can meet state and national standards, and provides lesson ideas and suggested resources for use by students and classes.  PDF version

    CIVITAS: A Framework for Civic Education - Executive Summary
    A comprehensive model framework for civic education in the nations elementary and secondary schools, designed as a resource tool for curriculum developers, school administrators, teachers, and scholars.

    Comparative Lessons for Democracy
    A resource book for high school teachers with lessons that feature comparative analyses of emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe.  Sample lesson

    Constitutional Democracy: Outlines of Essential Elements and Indices
    Preliminary draft for review and comment

    Interdisciplinary Strategies
    A work in progress comprised of prompts and strategies in literature, reading, writing, and math that use We the People: and Foundations in Democracy curricular materials as a base. This work was compiled as a project of the Allentown School District, Pennsylvania, and the Center's School Violence Prevention Program as a means to address state standards and testing in reading, writing, and math.
    PDF version

    Literature for Young Adults: Examining Issues of Violence and Conflict Resolution
    An annotated bibliography by Alita Zurav Letwin

    PROGRAM RELATED RESOURCES


    We The People: The Citizen and the Constitiution Resources

    Project Citizen Resources

    ELECTION RESOURCES


    OTHER CIVIC EDUCATION RESOURCES


    Quotations for Use in Civic Education

    Civics Syllabi

    Civic Education Links






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