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November 2017 | Volume 75 | Number 3
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Anthony Rebora
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Joel Westheimer
Democracies make special demands on their citizens. Schools must prepare young people to meet them.
Andrew Tripodo and Robert Pondiscio
Coupling experiential projects with in-depth content study can bolster students' understanding of democracy.
Renee Hobbs
It's time for schools to upgrade and reinvest in media literacy training.
Jacqueline Darvin
Using ethical scenarios to help students practice the skills needed to be strong citizens.
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Karen Engels
How teachers at two elementary schools created a social-history curriculum based on depth—and story—instead of isolated facts.
Margit E. McGuire, Karen Nicholson and Allan Rand
One of three projects that aim to deepen students' experience of politics in action.
Stephanie Teachout Allen
Jeremy Stoddard and Mason Rayner
Daniel G. Krutka and Jeffrey P. Carpenter
Social media can no longer be excluded from civic education.
Kristina J. Doubet and Jessica A. Hockett
How educators can turn controversy into conversation.
Jacob Fay and Meira Levinson
By reasoning together, educators can become better prepared to address political and civic challenges in their schools.
Ariel Tichnor-Wagner
Global citizenship has increasing value—and a whole new meaning—for today's students.
Laura Tavares
Civic education shouldn't fall exclusively to history and social studies teachers.
Bryan Goodwin
When empathy wanes, the best response might be to strengthen compassion.
Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey
Letting students vote on what they want to learn is a civics lesson in itself. Watch the Video.
Catlin Tucker
With the right questions, students can analyze websites and news for accuracy.
Thomas R. Hoerr
Making a key school decision? Use the process to strengthen community.
H. Richard Milner IV
To support true learning, schools must teach difficult issues like Charlottesville.
Carol Ann Tomlinson
To prepare good citizens for the world, start in the classroom.
Erik Palmer
Teaching students how to be skeptical—but not dismissive—of the media.
Dana Mitra, Stephanie Serriere and Michael Burroughs
It's more important than ever to teach students the skills to engage in discussion.
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Yekaterina McKenney
To foster discussions about controversial topics, teachers must establish a judgement-free environment.
Yong Zhao on instilling an entrepreneurial mindset in next-generation citizens.
Renee Hobbs and Karen Engels
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