Join us from the NCC as we explore this week's class on
Slavery in America: The Constitution to Reconstruction
In the final session of the week, we will be LIVE from the Center for a special tour of our Civil War and Reconstruction exhibit, where students will explore the Constitution, the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments, and the “Second Founding” for our nation.
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Explore and register for future Scholar Exchange dates.
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Join us for classes on
Equality in America: The
14th Amendment
In this session, students explore the 14th Amendment and the battles for equality in America. The class examines the clauses of the 14th Amendment and the battle over their meaning from Reconstruction to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on marriage equality in Obergefell. This session will explore America’s first and second civil rights movements, the Constitution and women, and modern interpretations of the 14th Amendment.
Monday, November 16 and Wednesday, November 18
Friday, November 20
Fun Friday Session with Professor Kate Shaw Supreme Court contributor (@ABC) and cohost of the Strict Scrutiny podcast (@StrictScrutiny)
Find resources for this session here.
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Part lecture and part lively conversation, sessions are open to the public so that students, teachers, and parents can join in a constitutional discussion with the Center's scholars. |
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Give Your Students the Museum Experience Without the Trip |
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The Center’s NEW Virtual Museum Experience includes signature features of the on-site experience. Highlights include LIVE interactive tours of key spaces including our main exhibit, The Story of We the People; the iconic Signers’ Hall; the Civil War and Reconstruction exhibit, featuring over 100 artifacts; and our newest exhibit, The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote. These virtual tours work perfectly on their own or to compliment a Scholar Exchange.
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The National Constitution Center is hosting online professional development webinars throughout the 2020–2021 school year. Sessions include a tour of the Center's exhibits or a scholar talk, and time to collaborate with fellow educators.
Monthly sessions will focus on a specific topic, such as:
- The Founding Documents
- First Amendment: Past and Present
- The Second Amendment
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Private Scholar Exchanges—which include your class, a scholar, and a moderator—are also available on any of the topics previously discussed in a public Scholar Exchange. Complete this survey for more information or to register your class. A member of the education team will contact you to help with the planning process.
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Classroom Exchanges connect middle and high school students across the United States for virtual discussions about the Constitution. These sessions are moderated by National Constitution Center scholars, federal judges, and master teachers, but led by student voice. Participating teachers receive lesson plans on the content of the discussion and on civil dialogue techniques, as well as educational resources from the Center's Interactive Constitution.
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On November 4, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in one of the term’s key cases—Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. This lawsuit was brought by Catholic Social Services (CSS), a foster-care organization that works with the city of Philadelphia to certify prospective foster parents. When the city found out that CSS, due it its religious beliefs, would not certify unmarried or same-sex married couples to be foster parents, the city cut off foster-parent referrals to CSS, and CSS filed suit. To explain the case, recap the arguments on both sides, and explore the major implications a decision may have for how to balance anti-discrimination laws and religious freedom under the First Amendment—host Jeffrey Rosen was joined by Leah Litman, Michigan law professor and host of the Supreme Court podcast Strict Scrutiny, and Jonathan Adler, professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law and contributing editor to National Review Online.
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The National Constitution Center's education team is here to help with any of our online resources. Email [email protected] with questions or comments on how we can help you and your students with your remote learning needs.
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