Civic Engagement and Project-Based Learning

Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

“Teaching about civic engagement only once in a while is like teaching someone how to swim without ever putting them in the water.” Heather Van Benthuysen, director, Chicago Public Schools Department of Social Science and Civic Engagement.

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Make the Citizenship Test the Best Part of Your Civics Class

Let's Cultivate Greatness

AUGUST 24, 2023

I have a C itizenship Test Series + Op-Ed Essay PBL Kit available if this sounds like the perfect way to try inquiry- and project-based learning in your Civics class without a huge commitment. This is the perfect way to end our course.

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OPINION: We did not need the Nation’s ‘Report Card’ to tell us we must invest in civic education

The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2023

Developed with input from more than 300 experts from across the viewpoint spectrum, the roadmap promotes a student-centric model of teaching that prioritizes inquiry and project-based learning. At the end of 2022, Congress grew the federal allocation for civic education from $7.75 million to $23 million.

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Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

Make the Citizenship Test the Best Part of Your Civics Class

OPINION: We did not need the Nation’s ‘Report Card’ to tell us we must invest in civic education

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