Street Law is excited to announce a four-part webinar series on Tinker v. Des Moines and Mahanoy Area School District v. BL. The series includes both teacher- and student-facing webinars, and will feature guest speaker Mary Beth Tinker. The webinar series will launch March 10 and continue on March 17, March 24 and March 31. Go here to register. Read More ⟶
Register for the 2021 Share My Lesson Virtual Conference
Registration is open for Share My Lesson’s 2021 Virtual Conference on March 23-25. Access more than 40 free, for-credit webinars that you can enjoy from the comfort of your home. Last year, our virtual conference came at just the right time as pre-K-12 teachers, school staff and parents were looking for support on how best to navigate online learning. This year, we have another remarkable lineup of webinars, including how best to reopen schools safely, support social and emotional recovery and learning recovery, strengthen a foundation of anti-bias education, increase civic engagement and incorporate trauma-sensitive practices. If you can’t make a webinar time, register anyway! We’ll automatically email you the on-demand link as soon as it’s available. The on-demand versions will be available in closed captioning in English and Spanish. Go here to register. Read More ⟶
Black History Month, Presidents Day, and Today’s Vote in the Classroom
The Civics Renewal Network will have a booth at the NCSS Virtual Conference on Dec. 4-6. You will find information and resources about each of our 36 organizations when you explore the booth! Also be sure to check out resources from Core Knowledge Foundation and Share My Lesson. Read More ⟶
Enter Constituting America’s We the Future Contest
Students can win up to $2,000, meet a constitutional mentor, celebrity career mentors on our Winner Mentor Trip (COVID-permitting), national exposure and more!! Hurry! Entries due September 17, 2021, but accepted and encouraged anytime! We love early entries! Teachers, yes, teachers, you, too, can enter our We The Future contest. Simply submit a lesson plan about the Constitution, win $2,000 and also go on our trip. Teachers who submit the most contest entries win $1,000! Click here for contest categories and rules. Click here to enter. Read More ⟶
Constituting America Offers ‘On Demand’ Classroom Presentations
Are you getting tired of coming up with a fresh, cute, interesting virtual/in-person lessons? Do your students feel the same? Why not invite Constituting America into your classroom? Virtual or in person, our Constituting America speaking team, including founder and co-president actress Janine Turner, will provide a unique lesson on the U.S. Constitution or How to Have a Civil Civic Conversation. The lesson is adaptable to your classroom schedule. Looking for a lesson to keep students engaged prior or after a holiday or spring break? Let Constituting America fill that gap for you. Special note to Oklahoma educators: Constituting America has received a generous grant from the Hatton W. Sumners Foundation to present our How to Have a Civil Civic Conversation program in 19 Oklahoma schools between now and December 1, 2021. Click here to sign up now! Read More ⟶
90-Day Study: The Declaration of Independence
Constituting America presents the 90-Day Study-The Declaration of Independence. Everything you wanted to know about the Declaration of Independence is coming your way. Beginning February 15, Monday through Friday, Constituting America will publish on its website a daily essay on an aspect of the Declaration of Independence, including biographies of each signer. The essays are written by experts on the Declaration. This 90-day program is free! Explore the schedule here, with hyperlinked essays as they are published. Read More ⟶
60-Second Civics Podcasts Celebrate Black History Month
Each day in February, 60-Second Civics will feature a podcast episode dedicated to the African American experience, with a special focus on the expansion of civil rights since the nation’s founding era and the confrontation of modern challenges to full equality. Each podcast includes audio, video, and the Daily Civics Quiz. Go here to learn more. Read More ⟶
Presidential and Congressional Academies for Teachers and Students
The Center for Civic Education will be offering the Presidential Academy for teachers and the Congressional Academy for high-need students online from July 5 through July 23, 2021. In these free programs, teams of teachers and students will enjoy quality academic engagement with scholars, mentor teachers, and their peers from across the country in the study of constitutional history and principles. This opportunity is for high school American history and civics teachers and high-need* high school students, preferably students going into the 11th or 12th grade this fall. In order to enhance collaboration and planning of joint civic engagement activities in the ensuing academic year, we ask that teachers and students from the same school or district apply in teams of one teacher and two students. Go here to learn more and apply. *”High-need” includes students from low-income families and ethnically or racially diverse students, among others. Read More ⟶
Monticello’s Descendant Community: Young Voices Rising
As the Getting Word African American Oral History Project approaches its 28th anniversary, a new generation of descendants is rising. Active in education, the arts, politics, and in their communities, they share an ambition: racial and social justice.
Join us for a virtual conversation with three descendants of Monticello’s enslaved community: historian Andrew M. Davenport, artist Jabari C. Jefferson, and activist Myra Anderson on February 20 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Free and open to the public, this event is part of Monticello’s annual Black History Month programming. Register here. Read More ⟶
C-SPAN Classroom Professional Development
C-SPAN Classroom offers a variety of professional development opportunities for middle and high school educators. You can learn about our collection of free resources through online sessions, connect with us during our Summer Educators Conferences for a more in-depth exploration, or apply for the opportunity to collaborate with us to develop new educational materials as a C-SPAN Fellow. Details about our 2021 programs can be found on our website: C-SPAN Classroom Teacher Opportunities Read More ⟶