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history and civics in museums and sites
What is Educating for American Democracy?
Educating for American Democracy (EAD) is an unprecedented effort that convened a diverse and cross-ideological group of scholars and educators to create a Roadmap to Educating for American Democracy— guidance and an inquiry framework that states, local school districts, and educators can use to transform teaching of history and civics to meet the needs of a diverse 21st century K–12 student body. EAD is a call to action to invest in strengthening history and civic learning, and to ensure that civic learning opportunities are delivered equitably throughout the country. Learn more on the main EAD website.
What are Community Learning Partners?
Community learning partners are informal learning organizations like museums, libraries, historic sites, humanities councils, and community centers of various kinds that educate K-12 students, classroom teachers, families, and community members outside of a classroom or formal learning settings. Community learning partners do this work through public programs, professional learning initiatives, online resources, and exhibitions, among many kinds of learning tactics.
EAD-CLP Task Force
The EAD Community Learning Partners task force is a committee of 15 informal education leaders meet monthly to strengthen the EAD-CLP network, develop tools to create easy access to the EAD roadmap, and promote the roadmap as a key strategy for integrating civic learning into their work. This committee operates under the EAD Implementation Consortium, which is made up of the project's primary investigators, including Monticello CEO Jane Kamensky and led by Harvard political philosopher Danielle Allen.
EAD-CLP Network
The EAD-CLP Network is composed of more than 300 informal educators in museums, libraries, and historic sites across the country. We come together quarterly to explore the roadmap together and learn from each other as we experiment with implementing it at our institutions. Join the network for invitations to our quarterly calls and occasional emails about new tools.
Upcoming Calls:
(sign up for each call you wish to attend)
Tuesday, May 20, 2-3pm ET / 11am-12pm PT
Tentative topics: The team from the National Museum of American History will introduce their EAD Design Challenge posters and the template we hope to make available for anyone to use. Then, we’ll do another deep dive into the EAD Overarching Thematic Questions.
Tuesday, August 18, 2 - 3 pm ET / 11 am – 12 pm PT
Tentative topics: The team from Monticello will share what they learned from a summer piloting a new tour that explores the civic tensions and commonalities between Jefferson’s and Adams’s visions for the United States, and how those resonate today. Then, we’ll do another deep dive into the EAD Overarching Thematic Questions.
CLP Network Tools
Heritage Chocolate Society 2025 Slides (If you would like to use individual slides for internal advocacy, email us.)
Why Museums: Civic Learning Definitions Handout
Request an Inquiry Deck be Mailed to You
Get a Copy of All EAD History / Civics Questions in a Google Spreadsheet
Case Study, History News: The New York Historical Embraces EAD