Online Learning Opportunities

Live at the Museum: Learn About the Courts and Meet a Real Judge! 

Wednesday, April 12 | 12 p.m. ET 

*Great for 3rd–5th grade students

Join the Center’s education team and meet a real judge! Stephanos Bibas, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, joins us as we explore Article III of the Constitution. Article III establishes the judicial branch of government: the branch that is responsible for interpreting the laws (explaining what they mean). Learn about the branch at the highest level, the U.S. Supreme Court, to the lower federal courts consisting of the courts of appeals and the district courts, and hear stories about key court cases and how they affect our lives today.

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Peer-to-peer Scholar Exchanges

Did you miss the live AP review class last week? The Center still has plenty of opportunities to engage with scholars and prepare for the upcoming AP test. Explore the dates included in the peer-to-peer scholar exchange survey to find a session to join in the next several weeks of April.

For Educators

Professional Learning Session: 14th Amendment and the Battle for Freedom and Equality in America

Wednesday, April 19 | 6:30 p.m. ET

During this session, participants will explore the 14th Amendment and the battle for equality in America with Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University. Educators will examine its clauses and the battle over their meaning from Reconstruction to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hodges. We will also explore America’s first and second civil rights movements, the Constitution and women, and modern interpretations of the 14th Amendment. 

#NCCed: Coming to a Conference Near You!

Members of the Center's education team will be traveling to state and national conferences over the next several months. Find us at a booth, or come to one of our sessions, to learn about all of the civics education resources the Center offers. We cannot wait to see you there!

Michigan Council for the Social Studies (Traverse City, Michigan) – April 14-15

• Fostering Community, Understanding, and Growth Through Civil Dialogue with Sarah Harris

Email Sarah Harris at [email protected] if you will be at any of the above conferences and would like to discuss how the National Constitution Center can support you and your students.

More From the National Constitution Center

The Indictment of Former President Trump

On Tuesday, April 4, former President Donald Trump was indicted in a Manhattan court on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. This indictment is legally and constitutionally significant as it is the first indictment of a president in American history. In this episode, David French, an opinion columnist at The New York Times and co-host of Advisory Opinions, and Kimberly Wehle, a professor of law at the University of Baltimore School of Law and a legal analyst at ABC News, join to help break down the legal charges against former president Trump as well as the broader legal significance of this case. Host Jeffrey Rosen moderates. 

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