USHLI - United States Hispanic Leadership Institute

Students and teachers: sign up for Project SED online.

As a registered member, you can go through the curriculum online or download the curriculum in PDF format.

Download a sample PDF here!

STUDENTS FOR AN EDUCATED DEMOCRACY

USHLI New Civic Education Program Goes Online

USHLI's civic education program for students of all ages is now available online! Project SED (Students for an Educated Democracy) is a classroom-based civic education program designed to enable students to better understand, on a non-partisan basis, the practice of democracy and the role of constitutional officers. The curriculum focuses on federal, state and municipal elections, depending on the election cycle. A mock election, with sample ballots for all states holding statewide elections this year, follows the in-classroom instruction phase.

The 2010 curriculum model, Understanding State Government, focuses on the election of U.S. Senators and state constitutional executive officers, e.g., Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, etc. The user-friendly material is designed for easy adaptability and teacher discretion, depending on the age of students being taught. The flexible curriculum gives teachers the option of teaching the material on consecutive days as a unit or selectively integrating the chapters into their weekly lesson plans over the course of one month.

Educators of all ages are invited to utilize Project SED by logging on to ushli.org/sed to gain access to our curriculum. The classroom instruction and mock election must be completed prior to the November 2, 2010 general election. Please click here to view a brief introduction to the model.

Project SED is sponsored by USHLI and is offered to educators and students at no cost.