Free Virtual Professional Learning: Article II - The Presidency and the Executive Branch

Wednesday, January 15 | 6:30-8 p.m. ET

Join us for a free virtual professional learning session that will focus on Article II, the powers of the presidency and the executive branch.

Educators will examine the constitutional foundations of Article II, the role of the executive branch throughout history, and modern connections to events like the inauguration on January 20. The Center’s Education team will also share classroom resources to support student learning on these topics.

Apply to Attend a Summer Institute

Engage with constitutional scholars and educators from around the country during a weeklong residential institute at the National Constitution Center in summer 2025.

During each institute, educators work with content experts to deepen their knowledge of the text, structure, history and contemporary relevance of the Constitution, and the amendment process.

The Center’s Education team works closely with teacher facilitators, providing participants with the tools to discover and develop innovative, nonpartisan ways to make the content relevant to their students.

Our approach has three main components:

1. Build a historical foundation through storytelling;
2. Learn how to interpret the Constitution like a constitutional lawyer;
3. And develop the skills of civil dialogue and reflection.

Institutes are open to educators working with fifth through 12th grade students at public, charter, independent, parochial, and other schools. There are currently four opportunities to join us in Philadelphia this summer:

• Sunday, June 15–Friday, June 20: Principles of the American Revolution
• Sunday, July 6–Friday, July 11: Reconstruction and the Second Founding
• Sunday, July 13–Friday, July 18: Federalism and the Separation of Powers
• Sunday, July 20–Friday, July 25: Principles of the American Revolution, in partnership with PBS LearningMedia

Applications are open now through Monday, February 17. Notification regarding application status will be sent no later than Friday, March 28, 2025. Institutes are free to attend, but a successful application is required.

Constitution in the News: TikTok, Birthright Citizenship, and the U.S. Postal System

Our Constitution Daily blog posts provide an analysis of current events—and make them easy to understand.

Get students engaged with issues they're hearing about in the headlines, including a potential ban of TikTok, the question of birthright citizenship, and discussions of privatizing the United States Postal System. Explore the latest blogs below:

• Supreme Court to decide TikTok’s fate
• Revisiting the birthright citizenship question and the Constitution
• The Constitution and the Postal System

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