#ShareYourNCC

Attention Educators! The new year and new month mean it is time to flip the page of your 2023-24 Civic Calendar. Use the hashtag #ShareYourNCC on your favorite social platform and share a photo of our calendar in your classroom.

Don’t have a Civic Calendar in your classroom? Email [email protected] to receive your free copy or downloadable version. 

Civil Rights Resources

Live from the Museum: Civil Rights After the Civil War

Tuesday, January 9 | Noon ET

Run time: 45 minutes

Explore the Center’s compelling exhibit, Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality, as one of our museum educators leads viewers through the exhibit. Learn how the nation transformed the Constitution after the war during the Reconstruction period. Along the way, you’ll hear the stories of people who fought for civil rights for all.

Civic Stories: What Is Your Dream?

Friday, January 12 | Noon ET

Run time: 20 minutes

Students are invited to learn more about Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech, discuss some of the key takeaways in the speech, and consider what dreams they have for their communities and what civic action they can use to fulfill those dreams.

Read: The Filibuster That Almost Killed the Civil Rights Act

Read time: 4 minutes

In 1964, the Senate was involved in an epic fight over the Civil Right Act after a group of Southern senators started a record-setting filibuster. Head over to Constitution Daily to learn about the effort that almost killed the Civil Rights Act.

Professional Learning for Educators

Now Accepting Applications for Summer Educator Institutes

Join teachers from across the country and engage with constitutional scholars during a weeklong institute at the National Constitution Center in July 2024.

These institutes are open to educators working with grades 5–12 at public, charter, independent, parochial, and other schools. The institute is free to attend, but a successful application is required. Funding is available to cover a significant portion of travel and lodging expenses. Applications close on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Notification regarding application status will be sent by Friday, April 5, 2024.

2024 Summer Educator Institutes

• Building the US Constitution | July 7 - 12, 2024
• Landmarks of American History and Culture: Exploring the First Amendment | July 14 - 19, 2024
• Landmarks of American History and Culture: Exploring the First Amendment | July 21 - 26, 2024
• Reconstruction and the Second Founding | July 28 - August 2, 2024

Questions can be sent to the education team at [email protected].

Separation of Powers Featuring Aziz Z. Huq

Wednesday, January 17 | 6:30–8 p.m. ET

In this session, participants will focus on separation of powers and how the Constitution set up a system of checks and balances between the different branches of government. There will also be conversations around Federalism and the debate over how to balance the powers of the national government, the powers of the states, and the rights of individuals. Professor Aziz Z. Huq of The University of Chicago Law School joins us. 

Thank you for being part of our community of educators. If you have any questions we’d love to hear from you. Please email the education team at [email protected].

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