View the new SIPS activity for High School U.S. History titled, Big U.S. History Ideas Through Political Cartoons: 1898-1940 and discuss how political cartoons illustrate big ideas in U.S. history.
Middle School
Florida Standards and Florida EoC aligned instructional support materials for middle school civics.
Elementary School
15-20 Minute Lesson plans for all K-5 NGSSS civics benchmarks, aligned with relevant ELA Florida Standards.
High School
Video lessons that engages former members of Congress to help high school students understand Congress.
Professional Development
Professional development covering virtually any content area or pedagogy relevant to K-12 civics.
We know that we have issues in this country with social studies instruction, and it is especially challenging at the elementary level. Whether we are talking about the impact of assessment on instruction, the weakness of the content-based resources, or simply the loss of time devoted to and disappearance of... Read Post ›
Civics360 is a resource for civics education that we at the Florida Joint Center for Citizenship are excited to provide to the civics education community in Florida and beyond. It contains readings in multiple languages, more than 60 animated and narrated videos across a variety of topic areas, practice assessments,... Read Post ›
You are, we hope, familiar with Civics360, a resource dedicated to providing content and literacy tools for civics instruction. If you aren't familiar with Civics360, it has narrated 5 to 10 minute videos, readings in three languages, vocabulary tools, and assessment resources across a wide variety of civics and government... Read Post ›
University of Central FloridaThe Lou Frey Institute is a division of the University of Central Florida's Department of Political Science.
