The Civics Design Lab

Welcome to the application for the Civics Design Lab. Please fill out your answers to the prompts below.

Applications close 11:59 PM Eastern, September 29, 2026.

Once you have completed the application, click "Submit" to review your answers. You must then click "Confirm" to submit your application to the system. While your application is in progress, you may save your application at any time by using the "Save my progress" feature at the top of the page so you do not lose any information. We recommend drafting your responses to the essay questions separately in a word processing program and pasting them in the application when complete.

Should you have any questions about the application or the selection process, don't hesitate to reach out to our team at malarie@pasl.org. We look forward to receiving your application!

PERSONAL INFORMATION

First Name:

Last Name:

Title:

School Name:

School Type:

If other, please describe your school type here.

School System Name:

If other, please list the name of your school system here.

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APPLICATION QUESTIONS

1. The Civics Design Lab is a hands-on, action-oriented learning experience that requires participants to design, teach, and revise a civic lesson between sessions. Describe your availability and ability to fully participate in this cycle of learning and implementation during the spring timeline? (Maximum if 250 words)

2. What does “civics” mean to you in practice, not just as a subject area but as something students do? How does civic learning show up, or how could it show up, in your classroom or school community? (Maximum of 250 words)

3. What does an ideal civics lesson look like to you? Please describe what students are doing, thinking, and producing during that lesson. (Maximum of 250 words)

4. Why are you interested in participating in the Civics Design Lab at this time, and how do you hope this experience will impact your students or school community?(Maximum of 250 words)

5. (Optional) What else that you would like to share with us? (Maximum of 150 words)