Students take on the roles of archivists and researchers when they study primary documents at the Constitution in Action Lab.

A brief film created by the Census Bureau to encourage participation in the 1940 Census will enrich a lesson on the Constitution and fuel discussion on why the Framers saw fit to require a population count.

Examining the 1977 movement to force implementation of a law protecting those with disabilities is a powerful way to engage students in civic action, particularly those, like students at an Upper Midwest Deaf school, who may consider themselves on the margins.

As social studies teachers, we play an essential role in preparing the next generation with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to become informed and engaged citizens.

Political simulations in an AP class helped students learn content and skills while they also engaged with the structures and functions of government.

Teaching students about the U.S. processes and security safeguards that ensure fair elections can foster youth civic engagement and help counter voter suppression.   

Direct civic engagement enables students to learn through citizenship rather than simply about citizenship and empowers them to take effective action in the future.

Equipping students with conceptual language for discussing the complexity of religious identity better prepares them to understand the countless ways that religion intersects with public and private life.