How to Reboot Civics Education

Jul 02, 2011 |
Civic Education, Justice O'Connor
By Sandra Day O'Connor and Arne Duncan in Newsweek / The Daily Beast

As families gather to celebrate Independence Day, it is time to rethink the notion that civics instruction is less than vital in the global economy of the 21st century. If you want to succeed, the message seems to be: Take advanced science and...

iCivics Will Offer "Argumentation Modules" to Advance Literacy and Critical Thinking

Jun 14, 2011 |
Civic Education
By Gene Koo, iCivics Executive Director

Critical thinking is at the heart of a full civics education. Good citizens need not just knowledge of how our government works, but also be able to participate constructively in that government.

Sandra Day O'Connor Gives Modern Civics Lesson

Apr 13, 2011 |
Civic Action, Civic Education, Events, Games, Justice O'Connor
By Morgan Chesky, KVUE News Austin

For students at Fulmore Middle School in South Austin, it is a 21stcentury take on a 200-year-old document. It is called iCivics, a computer program designed to break educational barriers, created by the woman who broke a few of her...

Gamification at AMD's Game On! Texas 2011

Apr 12, 2011 |
Civic Education, Games, Justice O'Connor
By Omar L. Gallaga, Austin360.com

On Tuesday, an eclectic collection of educators, video game designers and marketers, politicians, nonprofit staffers and a former Supreme Court Justice gathered on the AMD campus to talk about the so-called “...

iCivics Hosts "Educating for Democracy in a Digital Age"

Mar 23, 2011 |
Civic Education, Events, Games, Justice O'Connor
By Jeff J. Curley, iCivics

Sandra Day O'Connor and Arne Duncan to Keynote Conference

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