In Your State

In Advanced Placement United States History (APUSH), students will study the cultural, economic, political, and social developments that have shaped the United States from c. 1491 to the present. Instruction focuses on analyzing texts, visual sources, and other historical evidence and writing essays expressing historical arguments.

In Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics (AP Gov), students will study the key concepts and institutions of the political system and culture of the United States. Instruction focuses on reading, analyzing, and discussing the U.S. Constitution and other documents, as well as completing a research or applied civics project.

The Center has created crosswalks that correlate our We the People: The Citizen & the Constitution textbook to AP learning objectives for both APUSH and AP Gov.

• AP Government Crosswalks
• AP U.S. History Crosswalks

The C3 Framework emphasizes the acquisition and application of knowledge to prepare students for college, career, and civic life. It intentionally envisions social studies instruction as an inquiry arc of interlocking and mutually reinforcing elements that speak to the intersection of ideas and learners.

The four dimensions center on using questions to spark curiosity, guide instruction, deepen investigations, acquire rigorous content, and apply knowledge and ideas in real-world settings to become active and engaged citizens in the 21st century.

The Center has created a crosswalk that correlates our We the People: The Citizen & the Constitution textbook alongside the civics, geography, economic, and history dimensions in the C3 Framework.

• We the People ⇄ C3 Framework Correlation

The Center for Civic Education is pleased to offer educators an Educating for American Democracy (EAD) Roadmap crosswalk and pedagogy companion aligned to all three levels of We the People: The Citizen & the Constitution.

• EAD Crosswalk Level 1
• EAD Crosswalk Level 2
• EAD Crosswalk Level 3
• EAD + We the People Overview
• Slideshow

The EAD Roadmap is an inquiry-based content framework for excellence in civic and history education for all learners that is organized by major themes and questions and supported by key concepts. The Center’s crosswalk aligns We the People units, lessons, and other Center resources to the EAD’s major civic and history themes, driving questions, and design challenges. We the People teachers interested in examining how their teaching supports this exciting inquiry framework can use the crosswalk to see the robust connections and design inquiry-based instruction using We the People.

The pedagogy companion to the EAD Roadmap is intended to support the implementation of an inquiry-based content framework developed for the EAD initiative. The slideshow shares how We the People instruction, assessment, and curriculum align to six civics and history teaching best practices in the companion. This resource is meant to be a starting point for We the People coordinators to explore the connections between a We the People classroom and the EAD classroom. The connections articulated in the slideshow are examples and starting points, but not at all comprehensive or exhaustive. We the People teachers, mentors, and coordinators are invited to use the slideshow as a resource and customize it to fit their audiences.