n nFrom Reflection to Action: A Choosing to Participate Toolkit includes a flexible collection of activities, readings, lessons, and strategies that teachers can use to develop a civic action experience that meets their classrooms specific curriculum objectives, grade level, and available time.n n nn nThe resources in this guide are infused with the understanding that effective action civics depends not only on providing civic education-grounded in the study of history and literature-that nurtures students capacity for reflection and action, but also on supporting these essential practices: n n- Civic education begins in learner-centered classrooms that value students identities. n- Civic education must confront bias and develop a sense of the common good. n- Civic education must engage with the complexities of history. n- Civic education must introduce current events and controversial issues. n nn