Civic Learning with iThrive Sim

POWER PLAYFUL CIVIC LEARNING IN YOUR HS CLASSROOM WITH ITHRIVE SIM.

iThrive Sim is a game engine that powers highly engaging role-playing simulation games that scaffold educational content with real-time social and emotional skill-building opportunities. The award-winning iThrive Sim offers educators and students engaging civic learning experiences. Each has been designed with teens, educators, learning scientists, and iThrive Games' game design and social and emotional development experts.

EXPLORE THE CIVIC LEARNING GAMES IN ITHRIVE SIM'S CORE CIVIC LIBRARY:

A public health crisis is unfolding and the information is rapidly changing. Officials have governing to do, but agendas are clashing. Invite your students to chart a way forward and explore federalism and states' rights in iThrive Sim: Lives in Balance.

Play Time: 35 minutes (not including prep and optional activities)

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A groundbreaking law is about to pass when crises at home and abroad shock the world. The U.S. public wants answers. Invite your students to find them by diving into the workings of the executive branch in iThrive Sim: Leading Through Crisis.

Play Time: 60 minutes (not including prep and optional activities)

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A storm is coming, a mysterious illness has the community on edge, and residents want to know the truth. Invite your students to uncover and report it while building their media literacy skills in iThrive Sim: Follow the Facts.

Play Time: 60 minutes (not including prep and optional activities)

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Not sure which iThrive Sim scenario to bring to your classroom? Use this comparison chart to support your decision-making.

ITHRIVE SIM'S FREE-TO-PLAY CIVIC LEARNING SIMULATION GAMES INVITE TEENS TO:

Step into roles and make decisions as a key stakeholders—elected officials, government employees, journalists
Build core 21st-century skills as they negotiate, compromise, analyze, and collaboratively work their way through a crisis with a team of their peers
Contend with conflicting information and make real-time decisions in each simulation scenario
Build social and emotional skills through embodied, tech-supported play
Connect and learn in an innovative and meaningful way

CO-CREATING A 'WE' AND NOURISHING AN 'US' WITH PLAYFUL, CIVIC LEARNING

Social and emotional skills like informed decision-making, relationship skills, and emotional regulation support responsible civic engagement and participation.

Each multiplayer role-playing simulation game in iThrive Sim's core civics library ignites emotion to actively support the building of these skills. Teens steer gameplay with their improvised interactions and real-time decisions, and as teens steer the story, they actively build essential social and emotional skills.

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ITHRIVE SIM HELPS ENLIVEN CIVICS EDUCATION.

Civic life is social and emotional, and civic learning should be, too. iThrive Sim helps educators create playful, collaborative, and tech-supported civic learning experiences.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

How do I bring iThrive Sim to my classroom?

iThrive Sim features an easy-to-use dashboard that enables educators to set up and run simulations in their classrooms. To bring iThrive Sim to your class, review the scenarios below, then register on the iThrive Sim website to begin the setup process.

Are iThrive Sim scenarios standards-aligned?

iThrive Sim's role-playing scenarios and their accompanying, optional lesson plans align with state content standards, national College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Social Studies standards, and CASEL social and emotional learning competencies. View all scenario standards here.

Does iThrive Sim tech work in all classrooms?

The iThrive Sim platform can be used in any space with access to Wi-Fi and a 1:1 device such as a laptop or tablet. iThrive Sim was designed to function within school firewalls. If your school has advanced firewalls, please contact your IT administrator to request access to the site.