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The Choices Program
Program teaches public policy issues to high school students. Offers workshops, institutes and in-service programs for classroom teachers.
http://www.choices.edu/
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Publisher of U.S. Constitution curriculum materials. Also provides free lesson plans and newsletters online.
http://www.crf-usa.org/
Close Up
A nonprofit, nonpartisan citizenship education organization that promotes responsible and informed participation in the democratic process through a variety of educational programs.
http://www.closeup.org
The Learning Page
Created to assist educators as they use the American Memory web site to teach about United States history and culture. The site provides tips and tricks for using the American Memory collections, as well as frameworks,activities, and lessons that provide context for their use. It will be useful to life-long learners of all ages.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lesson...
CSV Community Partners
Helps universities, colleges and schools develop opportunities for citizenship education through community involvement.
http://www.communitypartners.org.uk/
Civic Practices Network
A collaborative and nonpartisan project bringing together a diverse array of organizations and perspectives within the new citizenship movement. We share a commitment to bring practical methods for public problem solving into every community and institutional setting in America.
http://www.cpn.org/index.html
Center for Civic Education
Specializes in civic and citizenship education, law-related education, and international exchange programs.
http://www.civiced.org/
Getting the Message Out
An exhibition examining the national popular political culture in the antebellum United States through campaign materials from presidential campaigns from 1840-1860. Site includes histories, biographies, and primary source material such as campaign biographies and campaign songbooks, as well as song recordings, images, and teachers' guide.
http://dig.lib.niu.edu/message/
GovSpot
Nonpartisan government and civics information portal simplifies the search for election information, local, state national and world government information, political parties, and government documents.
http://www.govspot.com/
Civics Online-[Re]Envisioning the Democratic Community
A collaborative, internet project working to provide teachers, students, and parents with a rich array of primary source materials, learning tools, and professional development resources with which to learn and teach civics.
http://civics-online.org/
A Vacancy on the Court
Covers the history, processes, and politics of appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court.
http://partners.is.asu.edu/~george/vacancy...
Choices Education Project: Capitol Forum on America's Future
A program for high school students and their teachers, from the Choices Education Project, Brown University. Also offering adult discussion programs and curriculum materials on international affairs topics.
http://www.choices.edu/capitolforum.html
The Civic Mind
Civics lessons for communities and classrooms.
http://www.civicmind.com/
Civnet
International Resource for civic education and civil society
http://www.civnet.org/
Active Citizenship
Promotes the rights, responsibilities, and civic values of U.S. citizenship. Distance learning courses, curriculum for grades 7-12 and resources.
http://www.activecitizenship.org
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