SEPTEMBER 2020 | LAW WISE 9
iCivics Resources for Getting Involved & Taking Action
www.icivics.org
This site provides teachers with free resources that improve students’ civic knowledge, civic attitudes, and core literacy skills.
Fun Learning Opportunities
Engage Your Students with iCivics Games Activity: Win the White House Game • https://www.icivics.org/games/win-white-house • During class students will play this game. To see all games offered visit www.iCivics.org/games
The KBA also has resources for teachers. Visit: https://www.ksbar.org/page/educator_resources About the Law Wise Editor: Nicolas Shump Nic teaches courses in American Electoral Politics, Design Thinking and Creativity, Film Studies, AP Comparative Government and Politics, AP European History, AP Psychology, AP US Government and Politics, AP US History, and AP World History for Constellation Learning. He also teaches English 110: Introduction to Academic Writing at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) where he is a MFA student in Creative Nonfiction. He is a columnist for the Topeka Capital-Journal and other Gannett Kansas publications. He has served since 2012 as a Discussion Leader for the Talk About Literature in Kansas (TALK) program for Humanities Kansas.
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