The following are selected curricular materials available
from the Center for Civic Education. All may be printed or
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Quotations for Use in Civic Education
Sample
lessons from Center for Civic Education textbooks
Res Publica: An International Framework for Education in Democracy
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.
Education for Democracy: CALIFORNIA CIVIC EDUCATION
SCOPE & SEQUENCE
Civics
Syllabi
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
Resource materials intended for use in high school government,
comparative government, world history, and current affairs
classes
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.
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Literature
for Young Adults: Examining Issues of Violence and Conflict
Resolution
An annotated bibliography by Alita Zurav Letwin
Election Resources
Election Resources for Teachers [pdf]
Presidential Debate Participation