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The Fight for Civil Rights and Liberties Virtual Tour
Wednesday, January 25 | 12 p.m. ET
Friday, January 27 | 1 p.m. ET
Join our live virtual tours of the Center's The Story of We the People exhibit and explore the civil rights movement from the Declaration of Independence to today. The tour examines key leaders of the civil rights movement, its core constitutional arguments, its legacy, and the impact of the Warren Court.
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Recorded Live Classes
Did you know that all of our live classes are recorded? Revisit some of your favorite sessions or hear from a scholar you have never heard from before.
Rather watch a class live? These interactive sessions allow students from middle school to college to sign up for remote learning via Zoom and participate in lectures and lively conversations about the basic principles of the U.S. Constitution. View the schedule for upcoming programs.
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Professional Learning Session
First Amendment: Speech and Press
Wednesday, January 18 | 6:30 – 8 p.m. ET
Participants will examine the historical context and the drafting of the First Amendment—with a special focus on the factors motivating America’s Founding generation. We will also examine various types of speech, including symbolic speech, hate speech, and political speech, and look at how those definitions have been applied throughout history. In exploring modern court cases and how they impact students’ live directly, we will discuss meaningful ways to include students in the broader conversation about free speech in schools and with technology.
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Now Available: Summer Teacher Program Applications!
Every summer, the National Constitution Center hosts educators from across the country in its summer institutes series, bringing together top educators and ideologically diverse constitutional scholars. Educators gain new content knowledge, teaching tools, classroom-ready resources, and skills for improving constitutional literacy.
This summer, the Center is offering four opportunities for these professional learning programs:
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Sunday, July 9 – Friday, July 14 | Constitutional Conversations and Civil Dialogue (in-person weeklong institute)
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Monday, July 10 – Wednesday, July 12 | Constitution 101 (three-day virtual workshop)
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Sunday, July 16 – Friday, July 21 | First Amendment (in-person weeklong institute)
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Wednesday, July 26 – Friday, July 28 | The 14th Amendment (three-day virtual workshop available exclusively to members of our Teacher Advisory Council)
Applications are open until Friday, February 24. Email questions about any of these programs to Sarah Harris, at [email protected].
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Summer Residential Programs at Mt. Vernon
The George Washington Teacher Institute Summer Residential Program is a 5-day immersive professional development experience designed to support educators who value the importance of inclusive history content. We invite K-12 teachers of all disciplines and grade levels to explore the life, life, leadership, and legacies of George Washington and the diversity of the 18th-century world in which he lived.
Our format, with a different thematic focus each program, allows you to explore an 18th-century subject that is most relevant to your classroom. Applications are available until January 16.
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More from the National Constitution Center | |
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The History of the Speaker of the House
Last week, Representative Kevin McCarthy of California became the Speaker of the House, after 15 rounds of voting. It was the first time that a Speaker was not elected on the first ballot since 1923. In this episode, we are joined by scholars Matthew Green, author of The Speaker of the House: A Study of Leadership, and Josh Chafetz, author of Congress’s Constitution: Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers, to discuss the role and the history of this powerful constitutional office. They also discuss some of the most notable Speakers throughout history, from Henry Clay to Joe Cannon to Nancy Pelosi, and how their legacies helped shaped the House and Congress as we know it. Host Jeffrey Rosen moderates.
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