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U.S. Curriculum Alignments

See how Civic Mirror connects experiential learning to the social studies, civics, government, economics, and citizenship courses you teach. Our curriculum alignments show where Civic Mirror fits, how students experience the learning, and what educators can use to support planning and approval.

Find Your Curriculum

Start with your country, jurisdiction, or framework. We are expanding this library as new course alignments are completed and reviewed.

 United StatesU.S. Government (including AP), Economics, U.S. History, and California Grade 12 Government & Economics.Explore U.S. alignments → CanadaOntario Civics, Alberta Grade 9 Social Studies, B.C. Social Studies and Civic Studies, and Economics.Explore Canadian alignments → General ResourcesTeaching guides, 3- and 5-week unit plans, and other resources that apply across courses.Explore general resources →

Simulation & Social Studies Citizen Lab

Civic Mirror gives students experiences first, and those experiences make later learning more intelligible.

1. Become a CitizenEach student takes on a citizen profile in a simulated country with its own government, economy, laws, and public problems.
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2. Participate in the SystemStudents vote, earn, trade, budget, debate, and make laws, and they live with the trade-offs their choices create.
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3. Understand the CurriculumThose shared experiences give government, economics, law, and citizenship concepts something concrete to connect to.

Civic Mirror gives students a working model of society to live inside. They become citizens of a simulated country with a government, economy, legal system, families, resources, competing interests, and public problems to solve.

Because students are personally affected by what happens in that world, course concepts take on a different meaning than they do through a reading, lecture, or isolated classroom activity. Government decisions affect them. Economic choices create trade-offs. Laws and rights matter. Scarcity forces choices. Other citizens change what is possible.

Those experiences become a shared frame of reference for learning. When students encounter concepts and issues in the curriculum, they have something concrete to connect them to — something they have participated in, debated, experienced, and can now make better sense of.

Use the Alignment in Your School

The same alignment can support classroom planning and help educators explain the case for Civic Mirror to others involved in adoption.

For Teachers: see where Civic Mirror fits your course. For Departments & Decision-Makers: use public alignment pages and PDFs to support curriculum fit, planning, pilots, budgets, and approval.

From curriculum fit to classroom use. Once you know where Civic Mirror supports your course, the next step is figuring out how to use the simulation effectively with students. The resources below help educators move from alignment evidence to practical classroom implementation.

Course & Implementation Resources

Curriculum alignment answers what fits. These resources help answer how Civic Mirror fits in a real classroom.

Civic Mirror OverviewLearn how Civic Mirror works and what students experience throughout the simulation.View overview →5-Week Unit PlanA practical starting point for educators using Civic Mirror for the first time.View unit plan →Civic Mirror Teaching ToolsExplore additional classroom resources and educator-created teaching materials.Explore teaching tools (free trial access) →

Ready to Experience Civic Mirror?

Bring government, law, economics, citizenship, and public decision-making to life in your classroom.