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 06th, 2023

Kevin Podeweltz added Grade 3 Unit 2 History Mystery 2 : What Can Different Maps Tell Us About Native Sovereigmty and Native Land?

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Kevin Podeweltz added Grade 3 Unit 2 History Mystery 1 WHAT IS NATIVE SOVEREIGNTY AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

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Kevin Podeweltz added Native Sovereignty and the Revolution: Mystery 3: WHAT STRATEGIES TO NATIVE NATIONS USE TO PROTECT THEIR SOVEREIGNTY DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (1)?

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Kevin Podeweltz added Grade 3 Unit 2 History Mystery 4 WHAT STRATEGIES TO NATIVE NATIONS USE TO PROTECT THEIR SOVEREIGNTY DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (2)?

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Kevin Podeweltz added Grade 5 History Mystery 1 WHAT IS "FREE SPEECH" AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?

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Kevin Podeweltz added Grade 5 History Mystery 2 DOES "FREE SPEECH" MEAN I CAN SAY WHATEVER I WANT?

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Kevin Podeweltz added Grade 5 History Mystery 3: WHAT CAN I SAY IN SCHOOL?

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Kevin Podeweltz added Grade 5 Unit 3 History Mystery 1 WHAT IS "DUE PROCESS" AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?

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Kevin Podeweltz added Grade 5 Unit 3 History Mystery 2 HOW AND WHY DO PEOPLE FIGHT FOR DUE PROCESS RIGHTS?

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Kevin Podeweltz added Grade 5 Unit 3 History Mystery 3 DO STUDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY IN SCHOOL?

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Jeremy Brady added Lesson Plan: The Civil Rights Movement: Black Power and Sports

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Jeremy Brady added Protests For Racial Justice: A Long History

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June 05th, 2023

Jeremy Brady added Lesson Plan: 2004 Democratic Convention: The Importance of the Keynote Speech

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Jeremy Brady added Lesson Plan: Campaigns and Elections: The 2000 Election

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Jeremy Brady added Lesson Plan: The Second Amendment: Siege at Waco

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Jeremy Brady added Lesson Plan: Election of 1860: Slavery Splits the Democrats

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Jeremy Brady added Lesson Plan: From Women's Suffrage to the ERA

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Jeremy Brady added Lesson Plan: Why Supreme Court Confirmations Have Become So Bitter: Mini-Lesson

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Jeremy Brady added Lesson Plan: Immigration in the 1990s: Proposition 187

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Jeremy Brady added Lesson Plan: How the U.S. Has Treated Wartime Refugees

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