Teacher Resources

New Jersey Center for Civic Education
Using Mail Merge to Send Ballot Access Codes
PBS Election Resources and Lessons
iCivics
Media Literacy
The Fight for the Vote
Elementary and Middle School Resources
Vote Smart
Facing History and Ourselves
New Jersey Council for the Social Studies
Center for Civic Education Lesson Plans
"It’s the Economy!" - Council for Economic Education Lessons
The Right Question Institute
Eagleton Institute of Politics
Gilder Lehrman Institute For American History Electoral College
Teaching Tolerance
2022 Midterm Elections

The following are links to resources and materials that educators and organizations are willing to share to promote student civic literacy.

Some additional resources regarding the candidates are available on the See the Candidates page.

The New Jersey Council for the Social Studies (NJCSS) is the professional organization for the state’s social studies educators. Resources concerning all aspects of social studies education are available on the web site. Hank Bitten, Executive Director, has provided the following resources for teaching the current election:

Scoring the Presidential Debates
Scoring the Vice-Presidential Debates
Controversial Elections in American History
“What If” Scenarios If the Impossible Happened in an Election Year

The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) offers the 2020 Election Student Town Hall. NCSS invites high school students to contribute short videos or serve on a panel during a live town hall broadcast to speak out on the subjects of citizenship, the election process, and civics.

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