Civic Engagement
Elementary Resources / Lesson Plans
Middle School Resources and/or Lesson Plans
Common Sense Media: Talking to Kids About the Violence at the U.S. Capitol / Cómo hablar con los niños sobre la violencia en el Capitolio de los Estados Unidos
Common Sense Media: Explaining the news to our kids / Cómo hablar con tus hijos sobre las noticias
Ida B. Wells Education Project: 5 Tips for Teaching in Time of “Civil Unrest”
Ida B. Wells Education Project: 5 Tips for Teaching in Time of “Civil Unrest”
Oregon Jewish History Museum and Center for Holocaust Education: Curiosity and Questions: Navigating Critical Conversations
Digital Civics Toolkit: Offers a collection of resources for educators to support youth to explore, recognize and take seriously the civic potentials of digital life.
Civic Engagement and Advocacy: Teaching Tolerance Election 2020
Critical Thinking - News sources: Teaching Tolerance Digital Literacy
High School Resources and/or Lesson Plans
Common Sense Media - Explaining the news to our kids
Civic Disobedience - Learning Plan from Teaching Tolerance
PBS - Structured Academic Controversy (strategy & notetaker)
Fostering Civil Discourse: A Guide for Classroom Conversations
Facing History and Ourselves
Civic Disobedience - Learning Plan from Teaching Tolerance
PBS - Structured Academic Controversy (strategy & notetaker)
Fostering Civil Discourse: A Guide for Classroom Conversations
Facing History and Ourselves
ShareMyLesson.com - This moment in time: Navigating unprecedented historical events
Oregon Jewish History Museum and Center for Holocaust Education:
Curiosity and Questions: Navigating Critical Conversations
PPT (Robert May in Maryland) Making Sense of January 6, 2021: A failed attempt to
upend American democracy
upend American democracy
Next Up: Leadership development and civic opportunity for young adults with local Oregon organization
Digital Civics Tool Kit: Resources that support youth to explore, recognize, and the civic potentials of digital life.
Library of Congress: Teach students the Electoral College through Math and U.S. History Lenses
The New York Times: Writing Prompts, Challenges, Lesson Plans, and Other Resources
OPB-PBS: The Election Collection: Learn how students can create and publish audio or video commentaries for a national audience.
KQED’s Youth Media Challenge: Let’s Talk About Election 2020: Students have a lot to say to the president-elect. Students care deeply about the issues that will impact their lives – both leading up to the election and through the inauguration. Get inspired by their powerful commentaries, covering everything from the COVID-19 pandemic to climate change and immigration.
Civic Engagement and Advocacy: Teaching Tolerance Election 2020
Critical Thinking - News sources: Teaching Tolerance Digital Literacy