The National Constitution Center has launched Constitution 101, a 15-unit asynchronous, semester-long curriculum that provides students with a basic understanding of the Constitution’s text, history, structure, and caselaw. Drawing on primary source documents from our new, curated online Founders’ Library — containing over 170 historical texts and over 70 landmark Supreme Court cases selected by Read More ⟶
New Video Series on the Constitution to Be Launched
iCivics and the Center for Civic Education have partnered to create a series of videos explaining basic facts about the U.S. Constitution in everyday language. “The Constitution Explained” is a collection of 2- to 3-minute videos that explore key concepts of the U.S. Constitution and explain how the American system of government has changed since Read More ⟶
Register for ‘Teach the Midterms: Your Guide to Lesser-Known Elections’
Join Retro Report and NHPR’s Civics 101 Podcast on Wednesday, September 14, at 7 PM ET for “Teach the Midterms: Your Guide to Lesser-known Elections.” Learn about two new films, podcast episodes, and lessons that focus on historic and contemporary midterm elections. If your students have ever wondered “Why did the parties seem to switch Read More ⟶
Gilder Lehrman’s ‘Classroom-Ready’ American History PD Series Available
Explore the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s new “Classroom-Ready” American History Professional Development series. Held on Zoom last year, the series is now available as classroom-ready PD modules. The exciting How Did We Get Here? professional development series is designed to provide teachers with resources on topics in American history that are front-and-center in current events. Each Read More ⟶
Street Law Releases New Rule of Law Curriculum
Street Law is excited to announce the release of its Rule of Law for All curriculum. This set of seven core lessons plus a culminating activity is ideal for middle and high school social studies courses ranging from U.S. history to civics and law to global studies. The curriculum was developed by Street Law’s expert Read More ⟶
History U for High School Students: Free Course on Frederick Douglass
The Gilder Lehrman Institute’s History U lets high school students explore American history with top scholars — completely free of charge. In “The Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass,” David Blight, historian at Yale and the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, probes the nature of the life, work, and thought of Read More ⟶
Teaching American History Offers Multi-Day Seminars
Teaching American History is hosting three multi-day seminars this fall. Each promises to immerse teacher participants in a long weekend of discussion and exploration in a specific topic in American history. Topics and locations include: Religious Liberty and the American Founding, October 7-9 in Washington, D.C.; The American Sense of Identity in New England: Late Read More ⟶
Join Rule of Law for All Teach-in for Constitution Day
Join Street Law for a nationwide Rule of Law for All Teach-in on September 16. Celebrate Constitution Day by teaching about a bedrock of democracy: rule of law. How can you participate? Teach one of Street Law’s new Rule of Law for All lessons on Friday, September 16. Lesson 1 is available now as a Read More ⟶
Register for New Free Course on U.S. Constitution
Are you interested in expanding your knowledge of the U.S. Constitution? Register to take the Center for Civic Education’s free, self-paced online course, “The U.S. Constitution: Its Foundations, Transformation, and Challenges.” This course explores events that led to the transformation of the U.S. Constitution and our system of government from its foundation to what it Read More ⟶
Join Mount Vernon’s Teacher Advisory Group
Join K-12 teachers from all over the country to provide the George Washington Teacher Institute with insights into K-12 teacher and student needs to help guide the development of classroom resources and professional development programming. This virtual volunteer commitment will include mandatory meeting attendance and survey completions, not to exceed two hours per month. Selection Read More ⟶