Are We Planning Fall Programs Near You?

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BRI has planned a busy fall for in-person seminars in multiple regions across the nation. From Albuquerque and Atlanta to Grand Rapids and Hartford to Tulsa and Vancouver, we are hoping to cover more geographic locations in one semester than ever before. As always, all of these professional development workshops are free, scholar-led, and include ready-to-use primary source-based classroom activities.

We are continuing to add locations, so please check the website in the coming weeks to find out if we're coming to your neck of the woods, and to register.

BRI Lessons and Resources

American Portraits: Teaching History Through Narrative
America’s past has been colored by characters of all types. Our American Portraits Series takes a look at 139 of these characters and asks questions that are central to understanding their lives and actions...Read More.

What Does "Being an American" Mean?
Through primary source analysis, writing assignments, discussion prompts, and other activities, Being an American allows students to “connect the dots” by focusing on the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, civic values, American heroes, and exploring the meaning of citizenship to them...Read More.

August 18, 2020: The Nineteenth Amendment at 100 Years
Votes for Women: The Story of the Nineteenth Amendment uses rich narratives, primary source activities, and classroom-ready lesson plans to guide students through the story of the women’s suffrage movement in the United States...Read More.

Our new Homework Help video tells the story of the landmark Supreme Court case of Baker v. Carr. How did the ruling in this case contribute to the democratic principle of “one person-one vote”?

BRI News and Other Opportunities

Join the Debate: Should states allow for the reopening of their economic sectors?
Please encourage your students to join in the latest debate on Think the Vote. The current topic: Should states allow for the reopening of their economic sectors? The students who make the strongest case for their position and their referring teachers win a gift card, swag, and a chance at a $1000 scholarship.

Please encourage your high school students to apply for our first-ever virtual Constitutional Academy, happening from July 6-10. Participating students will work through a curriculum online with BRI staff and special guests. The goal is to identify a need in their communities and design a project to address that need. Micro-grants are available to the students who successfully complete the program.

Meet BRI Educators!

This school year, we were proud to profile a handful of BRI educators whose dedication to their profession is representative of all of you who are making a difference in the lives of thousands of young people every day in classrooms across the nation.

As you bring the 2019-2020 school year – the most unusual and challenging in recent memory – to a close, we want to thank you for all you continue to do for your students, colleagues, families, and communities.

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Dear John,

As we wrap-up this most un-traditional of ends to a school year, on behalf of all of us at the Bill of Rights Institute, we hope you and yours are healthy and well. We hope you have been able to celebrate a job well done with your students and with your colleagues--or will soon! We hope that you will pat yourself on the back for what you have accomplished over the last few months; it's been truly amazing to watch you pivot with such compassion and care.

As we now turn our gaze to summer, we hope that you will get some much deserved time away from your lesson plans and online classrooms. We hope that you will be able to find time to rest with those who matter most to you. When you do decide that it's time to start thinking about the fall again, we'll be here, but until then, our best to you and yours. Enjoy the break!

Happy Summer – be well, teacher friends!

Laura Vlk
Senior Manager, Teacher Services
Bill of Rights Institute

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