Edutopia – Jinnie Spiegler
“The importance of teaching civics in innovative and experiential ways is evident for middle and high school students. Teachers construct new, action-oriented ways to teach civics, and several states have enacted laws to beef up civics, or have made its study a graduation requirement. But participation in our democracy is ripe with possibility for younger children too. There are a variety of ways that elementary teachers can bring civics concepts into the classroom.” (more)