Teaching Civic Leaders
Educators 4SC equips teachers with resources to develop their students’ capacity to become effective civic leaders who write persuasively, speak passionately, and actively participate in the creation and dissemination of ideas.
Resources
Topic Guides
Guides for incorporating topical issues (i.e. race, gender identity, and police brutality) into your lessons
Classroom Practices
Compilations on current debates in classroom practices (i.e. safe spaces, trigger warnings, and detention)
Academy 4SC
Videos on various civics concepts from across the disciplines from psychology and philosophy to economics and history
Classroom Projects
Our classroom projects help teacher integrates argumentative writing and critical thinking into various subjects and allow students to get published on our website! There’s also a chance to win a pizza party for the whole class!
Historians 4SC
Students write articles as they imagine themselves in formative historical moments.
Readers 4SC
Students write articles as they imagine themselves in famous works of literature.
Leaders 4SC
Simulations for various problem-solving and leadership challenges for role playing.
Summer 2022 PD Workshops
This summer U4SC will be hosting 2 professional development conferences on integrating argumentative writing into history and literature classes and using simulations to teach critical thinking and leadership. In-person and virtual workshops!
Recent Posts
Civics Education Roundup Week of August 3, 2020
August 12, 2020
Civics Education Roundup, Week of July 27, 2020
August 3, 2020
Civic Education Roundup Week of July 6, 2020
July 14, 2020
Civic Education Roundup, Week of July 22, 2020
June 30, 2020
Reviews
This gave students an opportunity to watch a video to identify key factors in our judicial system, then even followed up with a brief research to demonstrate how this case, which is seemingly non-impactful on the contemporary student, connect to them in a meaningful way
Joy Kelly(TPT Seller) 
Visually interesting and engaging- students enjoyed this resource.
Susan K
This is a great product. I have used it over and over again. It is well laid out and suits the needs of my students. I really appreciate all the time put into making this product and thank you for sharing.
Jen Ogunsanya(TPT Seller)
Great way to have students engage in the debate! The research portion is great for the students.
Jennifer P.