Artificial Intelligence (AI) will impact civic outcomes—the knowledge, skills, dispositions, and behavior that promote social cohesion and enable a thriving democracy. The attached chart provides a few high-level examples in each of these areas, along with potential effects as a result of expanding general AI technology.
An exploration of the crossroads of civic education and educational equity in the interest of promoting more honest, inclusive, and effective approaches to solving civic learning problems.
Research background, frameworks, and directions for next-generation assessment.
A framework from comprehensive student development in regards to how they acquire the skills and mindsets for learning, which skills need to be built in children for school success, can they be taught, and how growing up with adversity impact the acquisition of these critical skills.
Evidence about political knowledge and skills and their value
A discussion of the timeliness of civic education for American youth, the history of calls for civic education, the state of civic education in schools, those serving youth in disadvantaged contexts, and the ways schools can better address the civic learning needs of today’s youth.
Political and civic behaviors encompass a wide range of actions. They include engagement in deliberative discussions, volunteering, and attending public meetings, and other activities related to civic life. Civic action and behaviors are an important and necessary dimension for holistic and comprehensive civic learning.
Whether intentionally or not, schools and other educational settings and programs develop character traits, dispositions, virtues, and values. These qualities lay the foundation for the health of democracy and civil society. Civic dispositions and values are an important and necessary dimension for holistic and comprehensive civic learning.
Civic knowledge starts with an understanding of the structure of government and the processes of lawmaking and policy-making, but a broader, deeper knowledge of history, politics, economics, and other disciplines is necessary to comprehend the wide range of issues that citizens face. Civic knowledge and skills are an important and necessary dimension for holistic and comprehensive civic learning.
Key takeaways from the January 2019 Civic Learning Impact and Measurement Convening and concrete next steps for the civic education field to explore to deepen move civic learning and its impact.