The Bill of Rights Institute more than 6000 free classroom ready resources
Guidebook: Six Proven Practices for Effective Civic Learning
iCivics: provides resources and lesson plans for educators
The Center on Representative Government: develops and provides materials on civics and government
Civic Online Reasoning: assessments for students' online civic reasoning
Street Law: strategies, techniques, and materials for educators
Civics Renewal Network: network of nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations that work together to provide free learning materials
C-SPAN Classroom: free membership service for social studies teachers
PBS Learning Media: civics and government resources
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government: information for students, parents, and educators about the federal government
The Living Room Candidate: over 300 commercials from every presidential election since 1952
Admaker: tool for students to remix a historical campaign ad or make a new ad
Interactive Constitution: website where students can interact with the U.S. constitution and explore constitutional debates
National Geographic Education: lesson plans, maps, and reference resources
PBS Learning Media: geography resources
ArcGIS Geoinquiries: maps and geographic information for students to interact with
Leventhal Map & Education Center: includes an educator section to support the use and teaching of their map collection
American Geographical Society Library: resources for educators
State of Maine ArcGIS Online: expands and promotes the distribution and innovative use of geographic spatial data
Council for Economic Education: provides curriculum tools and pedagogical support for educators
EconEdLink: economics and personal finance materials for teachers and students
Teaching the News: applied economics lessons
Gen I Revolution: online personal finance game
Foundation for Teaching Economics
United States Mint: lesson plans for grades K-12
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: activities for students
United States Securities & Exchange Commission: services and tools to address problems and questions investors might face
You Are Here: activity that teaches students how to be informed consumers
Admongo: site aimed at teaching 8-12 year old students about advertising and how to be more discerning consumers
Next Gen Personal Finance: lesson plans, questions of the day, blogs, podcasts, and more
Take Charge Today: activity-based lesson plans
PBS Learning Media: economics lesson plans
Hands On Banking: resources for money management
EverFi: website that advocates and promotes financial literacy
Banzai: financial literacy software
360 Degrees of Financial Literacy
Fast Lane: interactive tools, sample lesson plans, and more
Stanford History Education Group
EDSITEment!: lesson plans and student activities
PBS Learning Media: U.S. and world history resources
Maine Memory Network: provides access to historical items from across the state of Maine
African American and Ethnic Studies
Holocaust, Genocide, and Anti-Semitism/Religious Persecution
Curriculum Review & Reflection
Personal, Student, and Staff Reflection and Engagement
And check out Joe's recent appearance on the Maine Education Matters Racism and Bias Podcast Series!
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