Current Events — Election Governance: The Role of the States

Birthright Citizenship

Current Events: Right to Assemble and Crowd Control Tactics

Current Events: Open Primaries in Oregon

Current Events: Black History Month in Oregon

Current Events: Responding to Political Turmoil

Current Events: What Is the Insurrection Act?

Current Events: License Plate Reader Technology

Mock Trial: Leon v. Chinook County (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Moot Court: In re Gault (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Townhall Simulation: Sharing Water in the Klamath Basin (Elementary) (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Townhall Simulation: Future of Water in the Klamath Basin (Secondary) (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Townhall Simulation: Gun Safety (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Townhall Simulation: Drug Addiction (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Townhall Simulation: Deschutes Basin Water Rights (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

“Shipwrecked Sailors: Case Theory” – Lesson Plan & Resources (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

“Fairy Tales: Opening Statements” Lesson Plan & Resources (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

“Lobbying: Advocacy Practice” Lesson Plan & Resources (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

“Who Should Pay?” Lesson Plan & Resources (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

“Extraterrestrials” Lesson Plan & Resources (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

“Should it be a Crime?” Lesson Plan & Resources (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Extraterrestrial News Article Handout (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Mock Trial Evaluation Criteria Handout (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Mock Trial To-Do List for a Student Team (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Mock Trial Script (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Mock Trial Vocabulary Review Activity (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Goldilocks Mock Trial Activity (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Mock Trial Roles: Mock Trial Resources (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Direct Examination: Mock Trial Resources (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Witness Preparation: Mock Trial Resources (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Opening Statements: Mock Trial Resources (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Theory of Case: Mock Trial Resources (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Block Activity: questioning practice (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Community Action Projects – Scaffolded Learning (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Community Action Projects – Independent Learning (SPANISH TRANSLATION)

Current Events: Cascadia Earthquake

Current Events: The Environmental Costs of AI

Current Events: Gambling & the Law

Current Events: Cell Phones Bans in Schools

Current Events: Oregonians Helping Oregonians

Current Events: India and Pakistan: Nuclear Neighbors

Current Events: Freedom of the Press

Current Events: Term Limits

Current Events: Oregon Health Plan

Current Events: Birthright Citizenship

Current Events: Oregon’s Current Legislative Session

Current Events: The President’s Cabinet

Current Events: Trade and Tariffs

Current Event: When Governments Change

Current Events: Civil Servants: Who are the bureaucrats we rely on?

Current Events: International Alliances

Current Events: Journalism in Oregon (update)

Current Events: Book Bans

Current Events: United States House of Representatives

Current Events: Workers, Strikes, & Labor Relations (UPDATED)

Current Events: The Laws of War (Israel & Palestine)

Elections in Oregon

Current Events: Youth, the Courts, and Climate Change

Current Events: Social Media & Youth Mental Health

Current Events: ChatGPT & AI Content Generators’ Impacts

Current Events: Local Newspaper Closures

Current Events: The World Reaches 8 Billion People

Current Events: Speaker of the House of Representatives

Current Events: 2022 UN Climate Conference

Current Events: Oregon Election Results 2022

Current Events: 2022 Election: Ballot Measures

Election 2022: Envisioning Oregon’s Future

Current Events: Unpacking the Federal Reserve and Interest Rate Hikes

Current Events: The State of the Union

Current Event: The Debate Over Reforming the Supreme Court

Current Event: Lowering the Voting Age

Current Events: The Filibuster

Current Events: The State of Democracy in the World

Current Events: Executive Privilege

Celebrating the Class of 2021

Middle East Conflict: Israel and Palestine

2020 Census Results

Oregon Legislative Session

Corporations, Activism, and Backlash in Georgia

The Future of Voting Rights

Gun Safety in the United States

Myanmar Coup and Resistance

Cybersecurity Threats and Attacks

Civics Resources for Black History Month

Coronavirus and School Reopenings

The 117th Congress

COVID-19 Restrictions, Lockdowns and Vaccines

Civic Engagement and the Ethics of Public Health: Digital Project Citizen & Lesson Plan Resources

2020 Election Resources

Community, Collaboration, Courage: 2020 Summer Institute Resources

Geo-Civics: Teaching Justice Through Geography Digital Resources

Resources for Anti-Racist Education & Teaching

Civics Resources for Elementary Classrooms

COVID-19 and Voting in 2020

Community Action Projects for Middle School Students

The 2020 Election: Part 2 – Super Tuesday and Beyond

The 2020 Election: Part 1 – The Primary Season Begins

The 1619 Project and the 400-Year American Legacy of Slavery

Extraterrestrials and Your Rights!

Community Action Projects for High School Students

The 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment: Primary Sources

The United States and NATO: World Relationships and Why they Matter

2019 Oregon Civics Conference Resources

Wildfires and Who Controls the Power

Vaping, Teens, and the Regulation of Substances

The NBA, China, and Free Speech

The 2019 Presidential Impeachment Inquiry

Oregon Mock Trial Videos

Links: Civics Education Resources