University of Louisville, Ekstrom Library Government Publications General resource on U.S. presidents and the presidency. This site contains information on the president and vice president, updates on White House activities, a briefing room, White House history and tour, a virtual library, and information about a variety of federal services. Resources for Educators back to top American Memory Learning Page Created by the Library of Congress, this web site assists educators in utilizing the extensive online collection of primary source materials focusing on U.S. culture and history found in the Library of Congress' American Memory collection. This exceptionally well designed and organized web site provides teachers with the necessary tools to integrate these materials into the classroom curriculum, including collection summaries, pertinent background information, suggested activities, lesson plans and general tips and tricks on using the collections. In the professional development section, teachers can examine hypermedia case studies that focus on teaching core democratic principles.
Students can explore civic themes and periods using primary sources and interactive programming.
For parents, there is a special section on strategies and resources to assist the parent's participation in their child's civic education. National Council for the Social Studies As the largest association in the country devoted exclusively to social studies education, the National Council for the Social Studies provides leadership, services and support for all social studies educators. This is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan citizen education organization. Through its Washington, D.C.-based government studies program, Close Up invites more than 25,000 students, teachers and other adults to Washington every year to study the political process in action. Other educational outreach programs in citizenship and government include publications, video productions and national television programming in citizenship and government.