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In these politically polarized times and in the midst of a divisive presidential election, civic education remains an issue with broad, bipartisan support.
That is great news, Shawn, made even better given the work we're doing to bolster civics education with our partners at National Parks. I wonder what combining favorable concepts does to their overall favorability.
This is fascinating!
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Hear from former presidential advisors and engage further with Brief the Chief. In the video, Dr. Matthew Costello, Chief Education Officer for the White House Historical Association, is joined by two presidential advisors to discuss their time working in the White House. Check it out to hear Anita McBride and Tina Tchen answer questions from middle schoolers and share their experience working in public service. This is a video you won't want to miss: https://hubs.la/Q02ypqxR0
Hear from our Chief Learning Services Officer Mya Moumen-Baker about the showcase we hosted to celebrate the work of Colorado students and educators piloting iCivics’ U.S. History curriculum. https://hubs.la/Q02xBX7N0
We are excited to announce the new game we created in partnership with the White House Historical Association, Brief the Chief! This digital game gives students an inside look into the historic White House offices of Presidents Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Lyndon B. Johnson and provides insight into how presidents rely on an array of advisors to make tough judgment calls. Learn more in our press release: https://lnkd.in/eKcTzchU
In partnership with iCivics, we created a new educational game that allows students to interview characters from history to understand challenges, engage with people from different perspectives, and make evidence-based decisions during three different presidencies. In Brief the Chief, students engage their historical thinking skills to learn more about impactful moments across the Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Lyndon B. Johnson presidencies. Some historic characters in the game include Haitian leader Jean Jacques Dessalines, Former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, First Lady Mary Lincoln’s dressmaker Elizabeth Keckly, civil rights leader Amelia Boynton, and the Johnsons’ personal cook Zephyr Wright. Brief the Chief continues a growing partnership between iCivics and the Association. In 2023, iCivics and the Association released a Spanish-language version of Executive Command, one of iCivics’ most popular games that teaches students how the Executive Branch functions. Both games are available online and for mobile devices for free. Play Brief the Chief at https://lnkd.in/eeKzyW66
Mom who sees it's a problem that kidscantvote.org; Co-founder childrenvoting.org to talk it through.
3moThanks for sharing this. I was just thinking about iCivics this morning, while responding to a request from a researcher at the Child Rights International Network who is leading an effort to write a policy implementation guide for all children’s right to vote. We have a dearth of under-18s making claims for their ballots on the record in surveys — could iCivics be part of under-18s realization that the editors of the global leading pediatrics journal have written: ‘true representation of children—in all their diversity—in democracies will only be realised when every child is given a vote’ in https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(24)00052-X/fulltext The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health is an internationally trusted source of clinical, public health, and global health knowledge. With an Impact Factor of 36·4, we are the world-leading paediatrics journal, ranking first among 130 journals globally (2022 Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate 2023). https://www.thelancet.com/lanchi/about