The Center for Civic Education, through a grant provided by the National Endowment
for the Humanities, is pleased to announce a three-week NEH Summer Institute ...
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Civic education is rapidly changing in Indonesia thanks to the partnership between the U.S.-based Center for Civic Education and the Center for Civic Education Indonesia. CCEI trains university lecturers who then train teachers in how to instruct civics courses by having students apply solutions to community problems. This more interactive method differs from the old standard, which stressed memorizing laws and regulations.
The new methods were highlighted over the weekend at the World Congress on Civic Education, an annual event produced by the Center for Civic Education and held this year in Jakarta. Students, including a twenty-four–member delegation from an Indonesian middle school, gave presentations to civic educators and government representatives from around the world.
LOUISVILLE, Ky - Puppy mills, healthy school lunches and texting while
driving were among the topics tackled by classes participating in the
2010 Project Citizen National Showcase. Cosponsored by the Center for
Civic Education and the National Conference of State Legislatures, the
showcase featured portfolios created by students addressing public
policy issues in their schools and local communities. State
legislators attending NCSL's Legislative Summit evaluated the
portfolios, and the achievement levels were announced on Wednesday,
July 28.
The Center for Civic Education announces the debut of our Project
Citizen digital portfolio. The online tool showcases the component
pieces of an exemplary Project Citizen portfolio and binder. The
portfolio is the work of fifth-grade students from W.J. Quarles
Elementary School in Long Beach, Mississippi. Thanks to teacher Carol
Paola for all her hard work in the classroom and for compiling the
"Teacher Ideas."
Washington, D.C. - The American Civic Education Teacher Awards program announced three new honorees, recognizing their exemplary work preparing young people to become informed and engaged citizens. This year's ACETA recipients are: Jackie Viana of Hialeah Gardens Middle School in Hialeah Gardens, Fla., Milton Hyams of Incline High School in Incline Village, Nev., and Tamara Johnson of Kettle Moraine High School in Wales, Wis. more>>
Washington, D.C. - After three days of simulated congressional hearings on the
U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, the class from Arcadia High School
of Arcadia, California, has emerged as the national champion of the 23rd annual
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution National Finals.
The academic competition marked the end of months of study and hard-won victories
at the congressional district and state levels for more than 1,100 high school
students representing all 50 states, District of Columbia, and the Northern
Mariana Islands.
Students from California's Arvin High School demonstrate how they overcame adversity and mastered the principles of American constitutional democracy using the Center for Civic Education's We the People program.
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Washington, D.C. - After three days of simulated congressional hearings on the
U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, the class from Arcadia High School
of Arcadia, California, has emerged as the national champion of the 23rd annual
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution National Finals.
