We've all witnessed an impressive array of youth civic engagement in the last month in the wake...

Can writing be a civic action?

Our answer is an emphatic, "Yes!"

Can your students contend with the disinformation, misinformation, and propaganda that floods...

When was the last time you asked your students, “What makes you really mad?”

Do you plan to use the State of the Union address this week as a text in your classroom?

Whether...

It’s easy to have an opinion these days. But getting someone to see the world from your point of...

The Educating for Democracy Deep Dive is a collaboration between Teaching Channel and the Civic...

As I’ve been writing about in this Teaching for Civic Engagement blog series, I’m thinking about...

See Matt’s Video on Teaching Channel: Encouraging Students to Take Action

See Matt’s Video on Teaching Channel: Encouraging Students to Take Action

See Matt’s Video on Teaching Channel: Encouraging Students to Take Action

Students at San Francisco International High School (SFIHS) come to us from all over the world....

See Matt’s Video on Teaching Channel: Encouraging Students to Take Action

See Matt’s Video on Teaching Channel: Encouraging Students to Take Action

Editor's note: The links in this blog will download the materials Mr. Colley is referring to in...

Teaching for civic engagement is rewarding, challenging, and uncertain work. Civic engagement is...

Are you concerned about the health of our democracy? Do you feel like schools aren't doing...

Steve Masson, a high school teacher connected to the Hudson Valley Writing Project, spent the...