Teacher Appreciation Week

The National Constitution Center wishes all educators a fantastic Teacher Appreciation Week! We’re so grateful for all you do to inspire students to learn and think critically about history, civics, and the Constitution.

Thank you for being part of our community of educators. We’d love to hear how we can support your work. Please contact the education team at [email protected].

Take a Virtual Field Trip With Us

Civic Stories: Historic Asian American Members of Congress

Tuesday, May 7 | Noon ET

Run time: 30 minutes

Live ASL interpretation available

Enjoy a presentation and discussion on historic Asian American members of Congress, with staff from the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center and the Office of the Historian of the House of Representatives.

Presented in partnership with the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center

Live From the Museum: Debates of the Constitutional Convention

Monday, May 13 | Noon ET

Run time: 30 minutes

Join a National Constitution Center museum educator for a tour of Signers’ Hall, the iconic exhibit featuring life-size statues of the 42 men who gathered in Philadelphia for the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787. We’ll guide you through that historic year as we explore the events that led up to the Constitutional Convention, the debates between the delegates, and the compromises that led to the Constitution that was signed on September 17.

Live From the Museum: Portraits of a New Nation

Tuesday, May 21 | Noon ET

Run time: 30 minutes

In this collaboration with the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this program allows students to analyze portraits as primary sources to unlock the past. From the wife of a Founding Father to a Black artist making a living in the early Republic, museum educators guide classes in a discussion around how principles of freedom and equality were granted to some but denied to others.

Photo: West Entrance and Fairmount Water Works. Graydon Wood, Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Professional Learning for Educators

The Fourth Amendment With David Gray

Wednesday, May 15 | 6:30–8 p.m. ET

In this session, participants join David Gray, Professor of Law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, to examine the historical context and the drafting of the Fourth Amendment. This session allows participants to examine the Fourth Amendment’s text, history, and interpretation, describe key terms and ideas (like searches, seizures, and privacy), and define some of the key debates about where the Fourth Amendment is headed in an age of new technology.

David Gray is the Jacob A. France Professor of Law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law where he teaches criminal law, criminal procedure, evidence, international criminal law, and jurisprudence. His scholarship focuses on criminal law, criminal procedure, constitutional theory, and transitional justice. His books include The Fourth Amendment an Age of Surveillance (Cambridge University Press 2017) and the Cambridge Handbook of Surveillance Law (Cambridge University Press 2017), among others.

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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