-Empowers educators, teacher educators, curricular specialists, and professional development supervisors to better prepare informed, active, and responsible citizens. -Promotes an inquiry model whereby students are encouraged to explore, research, and be agents of change in their communities and world. -Instructional activities in each chapter align to the new C3 Framework.

-Empowers educators, teacher educators, curricular specialists, and professional development supervisors to better prepare informed, active, and responsible citizens. -Promotes an inquiry model whereby students are encouraged to explore, research, and be agents of change in their communities and world. -Instructional activities in each chapter align to the new C3 Framework.