Get the Educator Toolkit to access resources for planning and communicating your participation in Civic Learning Week. The toolkit includes planning resources, sample social media posts, graphic assets, and more.
Community & State Activities
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Connecting Civic Education and a Healthy Democracy - Carnegie Corporation of New York report
Community & State Activities, Featured
The responsibilities that come with citizenship are learned, not inherited. We owe it to our children and to society to invest in civic education. Connecting Civic Education and a Healthy Democracy, a report published by Carnegie Corporation of New York, highlights the need for state-level policies that expand and improve K–12 civic learning.The report calls for greater investment in civics and features examples of how coalition building has helped advance more robust policies in a growing number of states. Equipping young people with the tools to think critically, to engage in constructive debate, and to discover their agency is critical to reducing polarization and strengthening American democracy. Visit Carnegie.org/CivicsPolicy to download the free report, to check out the state of civics in your state, and to hear how civics advocates are building momentum to expand access to quality civic education for all students.
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National Archives Summer Institutes
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Join National Archives educators in Washington, DC, for free Professional Development Opportunities during their Summer Institutes. Primary Sources and Project-Based Learning at the National Archives: A Summer Institute from Maryland Humanities and the National Archives welcomes K-12 educators for a research experience focused on exploring the National Archives. Teaching with Primary Sources and Portraiture examines how to teach a balanced, comprehensive, and complex history of the United States. Get ready for the school year with three days of collaborative learning and idea generation on teaching tough topics.
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NCSS Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society
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Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society is the only national organization for high school juniors and seniors that recognizes excellence in the field of Social Studies. Any accredited public or private high school can apply for a local chapter, through which individuals will be inducted into Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society. Explore starting a Rho Kappa chapter for your school today!
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Organization/Infuencer Toolkit
Community & State Activities, Promotional Materials
Get the Organization/Influencer Toolkit to access resources for planning and communicating your participation in Civic Learning Week. The toolkit includes sample social media posts, graphic assets, sample emails and media resources, and more.