Summary - Civics Skills for Today's Students 5516.L26.4632. Online registration by Cvent

Empower your students to become active and engaged citizens! This course equips educators with cutting-edge knowledge and innovative strategies to revitalize civics education. Explore civic knowledge, civil discourse, media literacy, and civic engagement, while learning how to connect classroom instruction to real-world experiences and community involvement. See exemplar classroom videos that bring these concepts to life and provide practical models for implementation. Join us on this enriching journey of civic education to prepare the next generation of informed and active citizens.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Develop strategies to effectively teach civic knowledge and competencies across diverse classroom settings.
Design approaches to facilitate civil discourse and respectful dialogue on complex or controversial topics.
Integrate primary sources and historical inquiry into civics instruction to enhance student understanding and critical thinking.
Build student skills in media literacy to evaluate credibility, bias, and reliability of information sources.
Create authentic opportunities for students to take civic action and connect learning to their communities.
Reflect on professional growth and articulate how learning from this course focused on civics skills will impact students and the broader educational community.

Course Syllabus This is a preview syllabus only. The official syllabus will be provided to you with your login information.

Methods of Instruction - Videos, readings and written responses. No quizzes, midterms or finals. All readings are within the online environment.
Course Grading Rubric

Grade Levels: 6-12

This Teaching Channel course is fully self-paced—you may register and begin at any time.

Current Session

Registration Deadline: October 15, 2026
Coursework Due: November 15, 2026 (you may finish earlier)
Grades Released: September 2, 2026
Please allow up to two weeks from this date—or from your completion date thereafter—for your grade to be processed and delivered to ASDN.

Next Session

Registration opens October 16, 2026, with coursework due April 15, 2027, and grades released beginning January 2, 2027.

Cancellation Policy
You may cancel within one week of registration. A $125 cancellation fee will apply.

Extensions or transfers are not permitted.