Here are a few of the educational resources we have posted recently. The curriculum, resources and tools can be used in different grade levels, and align to Common Core and social studies, and incorporate informational text, primary sources, Founding Documents/Founders' principles, and other ways to help your students to build civic literacy and achieve. Please let us know if you have a resource to share, suggest, or request! Share with your colleagues.

February activities
Lots of activities for Presidents Day and Black History Month. Includes alignment to Common Core, social studies, and suggested Founding Documents/Founders' Principles. Additional resources related to Sochi Olympics.

 

Elections
Have an upcoming student council election? GenerationNation can help by providing an easy-to-use online voting tool to capture the votes, count them, and provide you with the results. Contact us 

 

Speakers Bureau (Charlotte-Mecklenburg area)
GenerationNation can help connect your classroom with professionals who can speak about government, law/courts/DA, news, leadership, current events, how business and government intersects, and more. Contact us.
  

Youth Leadership Alliance of Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Teens are invited to join a new youth advisory council where they will work with and advise Charlotte-Mecklenburg officials and policymakers on issues and decisions impacting K-12 students, learn about local government, build civic leadership, and use student voice to report on and highlight issues and government actions impacting youth. The communitywide youth council - Youth Leadership Alliance - is a program of Charlotte nonprofit GenerationNation, in partnership with the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Learn more
Great opportunity for student leaders, emerging leaders, and journalists! 

 

Youth CLT (Youth Civics 101)
Great opportunity for high school students - especially 10th graders in Civics & Economics - to learn about local government and leadership by exploring civics in action. Attend a government meeting, visit the courthouse, discuss school and community issues, and more. Learn more 

 

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