Excellence in Wisconsin Civics

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction envisions civics education in our state as fostering excellence in civic literacy and civic engagement for all learners. DPI supports excellence in civic literacy and civic engagement where (1) all students learn to become engaged citizens; critical consumers of information; actively involved in the civil discourse of their communities, state, nation, and world; to understand and actively participate in the processes of government, including voting; and are empowered to see themselves as essential members of their communities and have opportunities to actively participate in civic learning and problem solving; (2) All schools and educators are equipped with the resources and support they need to foster excellence in civic literacy and civic engagement; (3) all stakeholders are empowered to support the civic mission of schools and collaborate to support civic literacy and provide civic engagement opportunities to students of all ages.

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June 13th, 2023

Samantha Swanborg added Government and Power Lesson Plan

to Excellence in Wisconsin Civics - on Jun 13, 11:04pm

Samantha Swanborg added Lessons from Antiquity

to Excellence in Wisconsin Civics - on Jun 13, 10:54pm

Samantha Swanborg added A Dive Into Democracy

to Excellence in Wisconsin Civics - on Jun 13, 10:42pm

Samantha Swanborg added Why Government?: Hobbes and Locke Lesson Plan

to Excellence in Wisconsin Civics - on Jun 13, 09:39pm

Sarah Kopplin added Teach your students to guide their own inquiry: Facilitation Materials for Question Formulation Technique from the Right Question Institute

to Excellence in Wisconsin Civics - on Jun 13, 11:53am

Sarah Kopplin added Increasing Student Agency in Elections: The “Why Vote?” Lesson Plan

to Excellence in Wisconsin Civics - on Jun 13, 11:35am

Sarah Kopplin added Civic Participation in the Justice System How Individuals Shape Major Cases- Lessons & Mock Trial

to Excellence in Wisconsin Civics - on Jun 13, 11:10am

Christopher Lazarski added Civic Online Reasoning: Intro to What Do Other Sources Say?

to Excellence in Wisconsin Civics - on Jun 13, 11:05am

Christopher Lazarski added Civic Online Reasoning: What is the Evidence: Evaluating Evidence on Wikipedia

to Excellence in Wisconsin Civics - on Jun 13, 10:48am

Christopher Lazarski added Civic Online Reasoning: What's the Evidence: Evaluating Photos

to Excellence in Wisconsin Civics - on Jun 13, 10:32am

Sarah Kopplin added C-SPAN Classroom Deliberations - How should the issue of gun violence be addressed in the United States

to Excellence in Wisconsin Civics - on Jun 13, 10:30am

Christopher Lazarski added Civic Online Reasoning: Evaluating Evidence

to Excellence in Wisconsin Civics - on Jun 13, 10:25am

Sarah Kopplin added The U.S. Constitution - Interactive Constitution from the National Constitution Center

to Excellence in Wisconsin Civics - on Jun 13, 10:15am

Sarah Kopplin added How are the ideas from the Declaration of Independence connected to our government today? A Short Gallery Walk Activity for High School and Middle School

to Excellence in Wisconsin Civics - on Jun 13, 10:01am

Sarah Kopplin added Civics 360: The Bill of Rights & Other Amendments

to Excellence in Wisconsin Civics - on Jun 13, 09:46am

Brittany Chikowski added Understanding the Confrontation Clause

to Excellence in Wisconsin Civics - on Jun 13, 09:36am

Christopher Lazarski added Intro to Who's Behind the Information?

to Excellence in Wisconsin Civics - on Jun 13, 07:09am

Brittany Chikowski added Justice for All in the Courtroom

to Excellence in Wisconsin Civics - on Jun 13, 06:57am

Brittany Chikowski added Student Voices Campaign Curriculum – English

to Excellence in Wisconsin Civics - on Jun 13, 06:45am

June 12th, 2023

Sarah Kopplin added Lesson Plan: Gerrymandering

to Excellence in Wisconsin Civics - on Jun 12, 02:32pm