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Welcome back, and thank you for subscribing to the BRI Educator Newsletter! Every two weeks, we will be keeping you up-to-date on the many new resources, videos, and programs we have planned for the 2019-2020 school year.

At the beginning of the school year, it is important to set the tone for the classroom culture for the year: one that is free from hate, trusting, and tolerant.

This lesson is ideal for the first day of school. Students work in small groups to identify characteristics of a good citizen and translate that work into classroom rules. Students will debrief the activity to consider other communities in which they are good citizens.

Ready for Constitution Day?

Celebrate With Us!
We will be joined by several experts for a live discussion of our national motto of E Pluribus Unum and its relationship to our national Constitution. Resources will be available for your review starting September 3 including an annotated version of the U.S. Constitution, and contests and prizes for you and your students.

BRI Lessons and Resources

Handbook of Annotated Primary Sources
Primary sources are the main focus throughout Documents of Freedom, our comprehensive digital course on history, government, and economics. Here we offer many of the most important primary sources from American history that include annotations to help you understand the purposes of each document.

Rights, Equality, and Citizenship
In this first lesson from our new Votes for Women resource, students will examine the idea of natural rights and equality as expressed in the Declaration of Independence. They will delve into the relationship between liberty and equality and examine the interplay of these two principles with respect to the idea of change within the United States constitutional order.

Educator Spotlight

Meet Grace Struiksma!

Grace Struiksma realized that she wanted to be a teacher when she was a young child. "I loved school, and when I wasn’t attending school, I would line up my dolls and stuffed animals in front of my chalkboard and teach them what I learned." Grace was one of twenty teachers who joined us for our week-long Summer Institute here in D.C. last month. ..Read More

Other Opportunities

Foundation for Economic Education Seminars
Did you know that the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) offers free one-day student seminars in Economics and Government for high school students? Please visit the website for more information on how to request a seminar at your school.

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Dear John,

Welcome to the 2019-2020 inaugural BRI Educator Newsletter!

This school year, we are excited to bring you a brand new series of "Tenth Period" educator webinars on YouTube LIve, offered at various times to accommodate the schedules of teachers across the country. The series will launch on September 17, Constitution Day, and will feature topics like: What does 'E Pluribus Unum' mean today?; How do we teach a common history in a pluralistic society?; Politics and the Supreme Court; How do you teach the complexities of war?; and many more.

In addition, we will be releasing a new series of Homework Help videos on landmark Supreme Court cases starting this fall with Tinker v. DesMoines, Roe v. Wade, Gideon v. Wainwright, and McDonald v. City of Chicago.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified of a new video or live webinar!

Throughout the school year, please share your lessons, photos, and class projects with us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

Until next time, with warmest regards,

Laura Vlk
Senior Manager, Teacher Services, Bill of Rights Institute

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