New Jersey Center for Civic Education
The Laura Wooten Civics Law (2021) requires that every NJ middle school offer a separate civics course of study. Middle School Civics is a two-part workshop that will provide suggested curriculum guides, civics content, and instructional strategies to help teachers meet the Laura Wooten mandate. Please join us for Part 1 as we explore foundational civic principles and documents to motivate students to become informed and active citizens engaged in the civic life of their community, state, and nation.
New Jersey statute has long required that civics, economics, and New Jersey history be integrated into the two years of United States History mandated for high school. In 2021, the Laura Wooten Law directed the New Jersey Center for Civic Education to provide resources and professional development to help New Jersey high school teachers fulfill this requirement. Please join us for this free, all-day workshop as we explore and model a wide variety of lessons, activities, and resources, guided by essential questions that address civics, economics, and New Jersey history across 16 eras of United States History.
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution is a dynamic curriculum that challenges students to collaborate and build consensus as they debate, develop, and present answers to complex constitutional questions. In this workshop, teachers will review background content, lessons, and proven strategies for implementing the curriculum in their classroom instruction. Then, teachers will participate directly in We the People's culminating assessment, a simulated legislative hearing. The goal is to encourage teachers to explore these strategies and collaborative assessments with their students, first in the classroom, and then perhaps in the We the People state competition. Please join us as we explore a curriculum with the unique potential to foster a community of informed, reasoned decision-makers.
There is no charge for this workshop. It will be offered virtually from 4:00 to 5:30pm. A zoom link will be provided the day before the workshop. You should receive a confirmation message upon completion of your registration. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Craig Uplinger at cu88@scarletmail.rutgers.edu.
Elections are inherently controversial, and this year's midterm elections promise to be among the most contentious in our history. Teaching Elections in a Partisan Era will offer teachers background content, lessons, and strategies for non-partisan instruction that encourages civil discourse and safe learning environments. Media literacy skills will also be emphasized to help teachers and students navigate the flood of partisan information and misinformation. Please join us as we seek to help New Jersey students become informed and reasoned decision-makers in our democracy.
The Laura Wooten Civics Law (2021) requires that every New Jersey middle school provide a separate course of study in civics. This free, all-day workshop will provide suggested curriculum guides, civics content and instructional strategies to help teachers meet the mandate in ways that motivates students to become informed and active citizens. The workshop will run from 8:30 - 3:00. Free textbook samples and a catered breakfast and lunch will be provided. Please bring a laptop. Internet access is available.
New Jersey Students Learning Standard for Social Studies (6.2) require the teaching of early civilizations in middle school. This workshop will offer middle school teachers a meaningful theme around which to consider ancient middle eastern, Asian, Greek, Roman and American civilizations: the development of early democratic practices and ideas. This
The primary purpose of social studies is to help students become the citizens our democracy requires, and the foundation for effective citizenship is laid in elementary school. Young students can grasp many of the essential concepts of civic education if presented in an age-appropriate manner. This workshop will provide teachers
