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James Madison Legacy Project Expansion
A Project To Empower Underserved Students
James Madison Legacy Project Expansion: Empowering Underserved Students for Informed, Thoughtful, and Productive Citizenship is an exciting project designed to employ professional learning to improve instruction of the We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution curriculum for students in middle and high school.
How JMLPE was Developed
Working with expert teachers and consultants, the Center for Civic Education developed new resources for We the People educators. These resources encourage instruction that fosters positive civic education outcomes among English learners, students with disabilities, and students of color.
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What JMLPE Includes
Focusing on how to work with high-need learners, the summer institutes and ongoing professional learning community will provide teachers with:
- Civics and government content from renowned scholars
- Best practices to support classroom instruction and student attainment of civics standards
- Free materials and texts
- 52 Professional Learning Hours (PLUs)
- A stipend for completing research requirements
What's Next?
Teachers and underserved students in the following states participate in the We the People curriculum during the 2024-2025 school year. Look out for research results from Georgetown University's Civic Education Research Lab featuring We the People's outcomes for multilingual learners and students of color! After completing the research, we will share free inquiry-based lesson plans for actively engaging middle and secondary school students in the We the People curriculum.
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Nevada
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
You are always welcome to contact your state's We the People coordinator or the Center for Civic Education program staff with any questions. Subscribe to the Center’s newsletter to keep up-to-date on all our opportunities!
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