- Participating effectively in civic life through knowing how to stay informed and understanding governmental processes
- Exercising the rights and obligations of citizenship at local, state, national and global levels
- Understanding the local and global implications of civic decisions
Check out P21's Reimagining Citizenship for 21st Century report, and these resources on civic literacy:
1. The Maryland Center for Civic Education
Highly regarded nonprofit organization.
2. CIRCLE
Since 2001, CIRCLE has conducted, collected, and funded research on the civic and political participation of young Americans. CIRCLE is based in the University of Maryland's School of Public Policy and is funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts and Carnegie C.
3. Welcome To the Center For Civic Education
Today, the Center administers a wide range of critically acclaimed curricular, teacher-training, and community-based programs. The principal goals of the Center's programs are to help students develop (1) an increased understanding of the institutions of American constitutional democracy and the fundamental principles and values upon which they are founded, (2) the skills necessary to participate as effective and responsible citizens, and (3) the willingness to use democratic procedures for making decisions and managing conflict.4. Civics Quiz
Online civics quiz - for high school students
5. Learn how Governments Around the World Operate
Everything to do with social studies in a child friendly environment, with age appropriate links.
6. Related Resources - Behavioral Studies/Social Sciences
Lesson plans for civics education
7. What if civics class were an online game? | csmonitor.com
Thought provoking article that describes a gaming approach to civics education.
8. Close Up Foundation Civics Education | Civics Resources
The Close Up Foundation is the nation's largest nonprofit (501(c)(3)), nonpartisan citizenship education organization. Since its founding in 1970, Close Up has worked to promote responsible and informed participation in the democratic process.
9. U.S. Government Info - Resources
About.com resource page on U.S. government
10. NAEP Civics Subject Area
NAEP Civics results
11. Civics Online - [Re]Envisioning the Democratic Community
Civics Online is a collaborative, online project providing a rich array of primary sources, professional development tools, and interactive activities to help in the teaching of civics.
12. Lessons in American Civics: The Legislative Branch
Online civics curriculum for immigration course
13. Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools
The Campaign for the Civic Mission Schools was created to increase the quality and quantity of civic learning in our schools, grades K-12. The Campaign works to bring about changes in state, local, and national policy that promote civic learning and implementation
14. Civnet Website
CIVNET is an online resource and service for civic education practitioners (teachers, teacher trainers, curriculum designers), as well as scholars, policymakers, civic-minded journalists, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) promoting civic education all over the world.
15. ISCV
Good source material for civics education The Institute for the Study of Civic Values was established in Philadelphia in 1973 to build a new politics of community focused on the fulfillment of America's historic civic ideals.
