The curated resources linked below are an initial sample of the resources coming from a collaborative and rigorous review process with the EAD Content Curation Task Force.
Inspired by Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm’s famous words and life story, the Seat at the Table Project is a collaborative civic art and education project that encourages students to reflect on their own civics identity and agency as they consider bringing their own seat to the table of civic life. The lesson plan, resources, and companion digital exhibit guide teachers and student through participating the project.

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The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate

What would you do to support what you believe in? Through an interactive and movement-based activity, students investigate this question and examine how in many instances there are no black-or-white answers.

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Smithsonian National Museum of American History

What does the right to vote mean to you? Through an interactive and movement-based activity, students investigate this question and examine how in many instances there are no black or white answers.

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Smithsonian National Museum of American History

This lesson focuses on analyzing the style and substance of campaigns in both free media, such as the news and televised debates, and paid media, such as TV commercials.

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Mikva Challenge

This lesson introduces students to the importance of building a constituency to support or oppose public policies, using the case study of the Montgomery Bus Boycott as an example. Students read primary documents related to the boycott and discuss how the documents illustrate strategic efforts by boycott leaders to build public support.

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Constitutional Rights Foundation

This collection of resources includes free K-12 civic education lessons, activities, blogs and webinars to help with educating students on the election. Additional topics include fostering civil discourse, fighting fake news, voting rights and debate ideas to keep students informed and engaged.

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AFT Share My Lesson

Based on research with professional fact checkers, the Civic Online Reasoning curriculum helps students become better evaluators of online information.

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Stanford History Education Group

In this lesson plan, students learn about confirmation bias and motivated reasoning with the help of a "Psychology Today" article, then apply their knowledge by reading opposing articles about school start times.

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NewseumED

In this Close Up In Class Controversial Issue in the News, we will challenge students to weigh the pros and cons of the various paths that the United States could take to mitigate the effects of climate change.

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For generations, Americans have struggled to determine how the federal government should best regulate levels of immigration and most effectively control who crosses U.S. borders. In this Close Up in Class Controversial Issue in the News, we will examine several proposals to reform the immigration system and challenge students to weigh the pros and cons of the various paths forward.

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In this Close Up in Class Controversial Issue in the News, we will explore the Medicare for All Act, examine other proposals that aim to expand the government role in the health care system, and challenge students to weigh the pros and cons of the paths forward.

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Students explore themes of social justice and fair access through a simulation activity, creating new rules for settlement of a new planet Earth. They debrief the activity using John Rawls's concept of the ‘Veil of Ignorance.’ Students define social justice in terms of fair access and create their own vision of what a just future looks like.

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