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Bite-Sized PD Videos…Just the Right Size for Summer Learning!

Our playlist of 3-4 minute professional development videos is the perfect companion for your summer learning. Discover new iCivics resources and ideas for how to incorporate them into your lessons.

Plan for the 2023-24 School Year with Our Scope & Sequence

Whether you teach elementary, middle, or high school students, we have a unit-by-unit plan for you! Use it to plan ahead for the upcoming school year.

Keep Civic Learning Going All Summer Long

Use our Backyard Adventure to keep students engaged over the summer. They'll explore their local communities and discover how they can make an impact.

Explore New Elementary Resources: Private i History Detectives!

We are thrilled to release a new inquiry-based civics and history curriculum just for K–5 learners.

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    The Global You

    In this global citizenship lesson plan, students play international detective as they read accounts of international pollution issues. Students also complete an activity tracing ocean currents and…
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    Students learn that they are citizens at many levels of society — home, school, city, state, and nation — and create a graphic organizer that diagrams citizen rights and responsibilities at these…
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    Meet the 2021-22 Equity in Civics Youth Fellows [Part…

    The Equity in Civics Youth Fellowship is now in its third year of bringing together a talented group of middle and high school students from around the country to think globally, act locally, listen…
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    Tackling Civics: 5 Project Problems iCivics Helps Solve

    iCivics Educator Network member, Andrew Swan, illustrates the problems iCivics' Civics Projects workbook helps solve—from pacing to organization.
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    Make An Impact: Play. Donate. Repeat.

    Are you wondering what to do with all of those hard earned points from iCivics games? Use them to empower and support young social entrepreneurs. Through iCivics’ Impact Projects, you can log on to …
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    MCCPA Uses iCivics to Connect with Community: Young…

    Youth Ambassadors from MCCPA facilitated groups of their peers and adult learners from across the Boston area, utilizing iCivics games as an inclusive way to reach a variety of types of learners.
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    Encourage Your Students to Apply to Join the 2022–23…

    Do you have students entering 9th–12th grade interested in civics, education, equity, government, history, justice, or politics? They may be perfect candidates for the Equity in Civics Youth …
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    Teaching About the Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Using…

    How do you teach students about what is happening in Ukraine?If you are like many teachers, your students are asking for help in making sense of what is in the news. One of the best things we can do…
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    Explore these free online games for kids to play at home.
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    Voting in France: no sticker, but so much joie de vivre

    At iCivics, we encourage educators to look globally when teaching students about elections. Seeing how things are done differently elsewhere may provide insight into our systems. In this blog post,…
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    iCivic Partners with Penguin Young Readers for The…

    The challenge aims to foster the creativity of students and classrooms around the U.S. by encouraging submissions on how they would change the world. 
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    Bring Back The Arcade!

    Amber Coleman-Mortley, Digital Media Manager at iCivics, reflects on The Indie Arcade and the importance of human interaction in gaming.
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    Spotlight on Educator Network: Felicia Frantz (CO)

    This spotlight on our Educator Network features Felicia Frantz, an eighth-grade social studies teacher from Colorado. Interested in joining the Educator Network? Contact us here.
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    What's Next: Designing for After the Election

    Vote By Design's, Lisa Kay Solomon, shares tips to prepare ourselves, our communities, and our young voters for everything that will follow a charged election day.
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    U.S. Department of Education Secretary John King on…

    U.S. Department of Education Secretary John King delivered remarks to the National Press Club in Washington, DC. at 1pm. King spoke on the importance of civics as part of a well-rounded education and…
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    iCivics Launches Impact Points Challenge

    Kids can play iCivics games to learn how to solve civic problems and contribute their points earned to help make donations to charities.
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    Lesson Plans for Media Literacy Week

    Explore iCivics' resources for teaching news literacy during NAMLE's Media Literacy Week.
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    iCivics and the Council on Foreign Relations Release…

    Convene the Council places students in the White House Situation Room and teaches the delicate balance between foreign and domestic needs, making foreign policy fun and accessible for all students.
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    Infographics + Infografías = Visual Literacy for All!

    A picture says a thousand words, and our infographics have a lot to say! So what, exactly, is an infographic? Well, “info” = information and “graphic” = visual representation, so it’s using visuals…
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    Register your students to attend on September 17 and engage them in finding their voices and knowing their rights.  
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