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ers are responsible for choosing how to engage in civic content and have the opportunity to become active in their classroom and community. The ultimate goal of civic education is to prepare students to become literate, rational, active, and vibrant civic members of their community. This goal became the catalyst for the CDCE to complete the digital civics curriculum program and put powerful and meaningful civic education into practice. Acknowledgments Special thanks to Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary for the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts. Secretary Goodwin has provided insight and encouragement through the development of this Civics Digital Curriculum. The West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts has provided support for the completion of this project through a grant. Also, thanks to the College of Human Resources and Education at West Virginia University for supporting the CDCE in this endeavor to create an innovative E-book for instructional guidance for the next generation of West Virginia citizens. We gratefully acknowledge the critical contributions of the following graduate students who provided endless hours and their creative skills and knowledge to make the completion of this project timely and meaningful for our West Virginia teachers and students: Carolyn Brejwo, Phil Caskey, Alex Tuel, Katherine Jenne, Matt Cox, and Seth Gordon. –Robert A. Waterson, Ph.D. Director, Center for Democracy and Citizenship Education College of Human Resources & Education West Virginia University ...

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