The national Civic Learning Week (CLW) is hosted by iCivics and seeks to highlight the importance of civic education in sustaining and strengthening constitutional democracy in the United States.
By highlighting the civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions that provide the foundation for an informed and engaged populace, CLW seeks to further energize the movement to prioritize civic education across the nation.
Although resources and events are geared towards K12 students, teachers can adapt the information for Adult Education classrooms.
Which begs the question:
Have you noticed the difference between the K12 civics curriculum (US history/government) and the Adult Education civics curriculum (life skills, workforce readiness, and just enough US history/government to pass the HiSet, Naturalization test, or any other exam)?
Reviewing the CLW website, I immediately went down the rabbit-hole of the CivXNow (iCivics) coalition of state social studies entities, comparing and contrasting K12 and Adult Ed program standards, etc. Despite our differences, I feel that K12 and Adult Ed Civics administrators, teachers, and students have a lot in common, but even more to share! How are we going to come together to grow civic literacy. Thoughts?