Civic Learning on Campus: Bringing Political Science In Mini-Conference II: Political Science’s Role in the Educating for American Democracy Roadmap

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Part of Mini-Conference

• Civic Learning on Campus: Bringing Political Science In Mini-Conference II

Session Description

The Educating for American Democracy (EAD) Roadmap reimagines K-12 civic education and requires alignment with the higher education community, political scientists in particular. A viewpoint diverse national network of scholars, educators, and practitioners synthesized expert judgment from the fields of history, political science, law, and education about the content and instructional strategies needed for excellent history and civic education for all learners. The EAD Roadmap guides state and federal policy advocacy efforts to strengthen K-12 civic education and will ultimately influence the civic development of the nation’s high school graduates and future college attendees. This requires vertical alignment with undergraduate political science courses and developing stronger political science content knowledge among collegiate preservice teachers. This session will provide an overview of the EAD Roadmap and discuss how political scientists can help fuel its implementation for the sake of the strength and sustenance of our constitutional democracy.

Sub Unit

• Theme Panel

Chair

• Shawn Paul Healy iCivics

Presenters

• Paul O. Carrese Arizona State University

• Peter Levine Tufts University