CIRCLE
www.civicyouth.org
CIRCLE (The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) promotes research on the civic and political engagement of Americans between the ages of 15 and 25.
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
www.gilderlehrman.org
Founded in 1994, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History promotes the study and love of American history. Increasingly national and international in scope, the Institute’s initiatives target audiences ranging from students to scholars to the general public. Website includes a new on-line journal called ‘History Now’ with primary source documents and K-12 lesson plans.
National Endowment for the Humanities
www.neh.gov
To help Americans continue to make sense of their history and of the world around them, NEH is launching an initiative: We the People (www.wethepeople.gov) which is part of the history, civics, and service initiative. Through the We the People initiative NEH encourages scholars, teachers, filmmakers, curators, and librarians to submit grant applications that explore significant events and themes in our nation’s history and culture and that advance knowledge of the principles that define America. You can see additional items of interest from the NEH here.
Corporation for National and Community Service
www.nationalservice.org
President George W. Bush created the USA Freedom Corps to foster a culture of citizenship, service and responsibility by encouraging and assisting Americans to answer a call to volunteer service (www.usafreedomcorps.gov). The Corporation for National and Community Services falls under this initiative and provides resources for those interested in volunteer work.
National Records and Archives Administration
www.archives.gov
The NARA ensures, for the citizen and the public servant, for the President and for the Congress and the Courts, ready access to essential evidence. This site hosts Our Documents: 100 Milestone Documents from the National Archives (www.ourdocuments.gov). These documents reflect our diversity and our unity, our past and our future, and mostly our commitment as a nation to continue to strive to “form a more perfect union.”
National Service Learning Clearinghouse
www.servicelearning.org
This site provides an extensive list of resources for service-learning, including curricula, reflections, and statistics, also provides a listing of online and library resources for ‘hot topics’ in service learning. Under the Civics and History hot topic, resources relevant to history, civics, and services can be found.
Organization of American Historians
www.oah.org
The Organization of American Historians is the largest learned society devoted to the study of American history. The OAH has promoted the study and teaching of the American past through its many activities. Their site provides articles, links, and other resources about the history, civics, and service initiative.
American Council of Teachers and Alumni
www.goacta.org
The American Council of Trustees and Alumni is a nonprofit educational organization committed to academic freedom, excellence, and accountability on college and university campuses. It supports programs and policies that encourage high academic standards, strong curricula, and the free exchange of ideas. It has a number of resources related to the history, civics, and service initiative on its website.
American History and Civics Initiative: Corporation for Public Broadcasting
www.cpb.org/grants/historyandcivics/
The American History and Civics Initiative represents a major commitment by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to use its educational mandate, reach, and creative capacity to address critical shortfalls in middle and high school students’ knowledge of American history, our political system, and their roles as citizens.
Project on Civic Reflection
www.civicreflection.org
Civicreflection.org is a resource for people seeking to learn more about civic reflection. It features an electronic library of readings sorted by questions and topics, guidance on organizing programs, and a facilitators’ forum.
We the People: National Endowment for the Humanities
www.wethepeople.gov
“NEH was founded on the belief that cultivating the best of the humanities has real and tangible benefits for American civic life. As America moves into the twenty-first century we find ourselves engaged in a conflict driven by religion, philosophy, ideology, and views of history–all humanities subjects. Today it is all the more urgent that we study American institutions, culture, and history. Defending our democracy demands more than successful military campaigns. It requires an understanding of the ideas that have shaped our nation. To help Americans continue to make sense of their history and of the world around them, NEH is launching an initiative: We the People. NEH encourages scholars, teachers, filmmakers, curators, and librarians to submit grant applications that explore significant events and themes in our nation’s history and culture and that advance knowledge of the principles that define America.”
| This project is funded through the Corporation for National and Community Service, Learn and Serve America — Higher Education. |  |
