{"id":16,"date":"2019-10-24T11:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2025-04-11T20:50:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T20:50:42","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"header-page header-default pt-xs pb-xs\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"header-inner\">\n      <div class=\"pagination-wrapper pb-sm\">\n        \n              <\/div>\n              <h1 class=\"page-title title-colored\">About Mission US<\/h1>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n<div class=\"block-about-us-summary py-xs bg-light \">\n  <div class=\"row\">\n    <div class=\"col-sm-5\">\n      \n              <p class=\"featured-content text-md-right\"><i>Mission US<\/i> is an award-winning educational media project that immerses young people in transformational moments from U.S. history.  <\/p>\n          <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-md-7 mt-2 mt-md-0 default-content\">\n\n                    <p>Developed for use by middle school students in the classroom and beyond, <em>Mission US<\/em> is a deeply-researched, <a href=\"https:\/\/mission-us.org\/about\/proven-impact\/awards-and-praise\/\">award-winning<\/a> educational media project with <a href=\"https:\/\/mission-us.org\/about\/proven-impact\/research-and-outcomes\/\">proven positive impact<\/a> on history learning. <a href=\"https:\/\/mission-us.org\/play\/\">Interactive narrative games<\/a> immerse players in rich, historical settings and empower them to make choices that illuminate how ordinary people experienced the past. <a href=\"https:\/\/mission-us.org\/teach\/\">Educator&#8217;s guides<\/a> provide a wealth of resources and activities that show the broader social, political, and economic context of events and perspectives in the games.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mission US is committed to teaching complicated and sensitive topics in American history. We <a href=\"https:\/\/mission-us.org\/about\/a-note-to-parents-and-teachers\/\">recommend that teachers\/parents preview game content<\/a> to make sure it is appropriate for their students\/children.<\/em><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block-overview py-xs bg-light-blue\">\n  <div class=\"row align-items-center\">\n    <div class=\"col-sm-5 mb-3 mb-md-0\">\n                              <iframe style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; width: 100%; border: 0;\" id=\"partnerPlayer\" src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/partnerplayer\/5Vl-1hJQd88YMlhqsrar_g==\/?start=0&#038;end=0&#038;topbar=false&#038;autoplay=false&#038;muted=false&#038;endscreen=false\" allowfullscreen allow=\"encrypted-media\"><\/iframe>                  <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-sm-7\">\n                    <h4 class=\"title title-md-sans title-secondary\">Why use <i>Mission US<\/i>?<\/h4>\n                    <p><em>Mission US <\/em>is part of an expanding body of \u201cserious games\u201d that immerse users in historical and contemporary problems in ways that encourage perspective-taking, discussion, and weighing of multiple kinds of evidence. Hallmarks of\u00a0<em>Mission US<\/em> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Proven effectiveness<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Deeply and collaboratively researched<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Ethical and age-appropriate design<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Accessible and easy to use (in classroom and out)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mission-us.org\/about\/why-mission-us\/\">Learn more about why more than five million students and 140,000 teachers have used <em>Mission US <\/em>to date.<\/a><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"block-fast-links bg-light pt-sm pb-md\">\n        <div class=\"row big-gutters mb-n2 mb-md-n3\">\n              <div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n\n                      <h4 class=\"title-md-serif\">Creating Mission US<\/h4>\n          \n                                    <ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n                                  <li class=\"pb-2 pb-md-3\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/about\/creating-mission-us\/ethical-design-principles\/\" class=\"title-md-sans title-secondary\"> Ethical Design Principles<\/a>\n                    <p>We strive to design and develop the <i>Mission US<\/i> games and curricular materials in a way that positively impacts all learners, guided by five key ethical design principles.<\/p>                  <\/li>\n                                  <li class=\"pb-2 pb-md-3\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/about\/creating-mission-us\/about-the-missions\/\" class=\"title-md-sans title-secondary\"> Our Goals &amp; About the Missions<\/a>\n                    <p><i>Mission US<\/i> aims to get students to care about history by seeing it through the eyes of peers from the past. Learn more about each of the missions developed to date.<\/p>                  <\/li>\n                                  <li class=\"pb-2 pb-md-3\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/about\/creating-mission-us\/process-and-development\/\" class=\"title-md-sans title-secondary\"> Process and Development<\/a>\n                    <p>WNET collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to create <i>Mission US<\/i>. Many months of planning, research, review, and testing with diverse groups of teachers and students go into the development and creation of each mission and its companion educational materials.<\/p>                  <\/li>\n                              <\/ul>\n                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n\n                      <h4 class=\"title-md-serif\">Proven Impact<\/h4>\n          \n                                    <ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n                                  <li class=\"pb-2 pb-md-3\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/about\/proven-impact\/research-and-outcomes\/\" class=\"title-md-sans title-secondary\"> Research and Outcomes<\/a>\n                    <p>Multiple research studies have found that using <i>Mission US<\/i> leads to measurable gains in students&#8217; historical knowledge and skills. The games and supporting resources have earned consistent praise and positive feedback from teachers. <\/p>                  <\/li>\n                                  <li class=\"pb-2 pb-md-3\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/about\/proven-impact\/awards-and-praise\/\" class=\"title-md-sans title-secondary\"> Awards and Praise<\/a>\n                    <p>Winner of the Games for Change Award for Most Significant Impact, Japan Prize for Educational Media, and multiple Parents&#8217; Choice and International Serious Play Awards, <i>Mission US<\/i> continues to earn honors and praise from educators, parents, students, and critics. <\/p>                  <\/li>\n                              <\/ul>\n                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n\n                      <h4 class=\"title-md-serif\">Our Team<\/h4>\n          \n                                    <ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n                                  <li class=\"pb-2 pb-md-3\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/about\/our-team\/our-partners-and-funders\/\" class=\"title-md-sans title-secondary\"> Partners and Funders<\/a>\n                    <p><i>Mission US<\/i> is created by four key partners with deep experience in the creation and evaluation of educational media, and made possible by the support of our generous funders.<\/p>                  <\/li>\n                                  <li class=\"pb-2 pb-md-3\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/about\/our-team\/advisors\/\" class=\"title-md-sans title-secondary\"> Advisors<\/a>\n                    <p>Advisors with a range of expertise in historical scholarship, education, educational technology, child and adolescent development, social justice pedagogy, and other relevant fields have provided invaluable guidance on the development of <i>Mission US<\/i>.<\/p>                  <\/li>\n                                  <li class=\"pb-2 pb-md-3\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/about\/our-team\/credits\/\" class=\"title-md-sans title-secondary\"> Production Credits<\/a>\n                    <p>Each mission is the result of a collaboration among countless historians, researchers, writers, artists, developers, designers, actors, producers, and more.<\/p>                  <\/li>\n                              <\/ul>\n                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n\n                      <h4 class=\"title-md-serif\">News<\/h4>\n          \n          \n                          <ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n                                                    <li class=\"pb-2 pb-md-3\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/2025\/08\/18\/5-reasons-to-start-your-school-year-with-spirit-of-a-nation\/\" class=\"title-md-sans title-secondary\">5 Reasons to Start Your School Year with \u201cSpirit of a Nation\u201d<\/a>\n                    <div class=\"d-lg-flex\">\n                                              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.mission-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/18212601\/mu8-hero-16-9-365x205.jpg\">\n                                            <p>Guest blogger and veteran social studies teacher Paul Frankmann shares 5 ways &#8220;Spirit of a Nation&#8221; supports U.S. and World History curricula.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                  <\/li>\n                                                    <li class=\"pb-2 pb-md-3\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-us.org\/2025\/07\/07\/new-this-month-the-mission-us-username-generator\/\" class=\"title-md-sans title-secondary\">New This Month! 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