Educator Newsletter: Celebrating Black History Month

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Whether you teach AP U.S. History or standard U.S. history to middle or high school students, we hope that you will join us for our webinar later today at 5:00 p.m. ET. In addition to receiving an overview and demo of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, our new online personalized adaptive-learning resource, participants will be shown how to use its planning functionality to set up and tweak course content and assignments. If you can't join live, please register anyway to receive a recording.

Please join us on Bill of Rights Day, next Wednesday, December 15, at 11:00 a.m. ET for a 40-minute live event that will explore the origin and application of our natural rights and their relationship to the principle of respect. We will introduce our new Principles and Virtues update and explore our new curriculum. This live show will showcase the amazing work of our staff and teachers! Register Here.

Why is equality a bedrock principle in the United States? Our final Homework Help video of 2021 explores the origins of this principle and how our nation has not always lived up to it throughout our history.

This week's new Think the Vote debate question is prompted by the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case recently argued before the Supreme Court. We want to hear from your students: Should the Supreme Court Strike Down Laws Increasing Restrictions on Abortions?

Baseball has always been a central part of American culture, but did you know that it has an integral part in American history as well? In this new podcast episode, Mary is joined by Adam Cushing, BRI's COO and self-proclaimed baseball aficionado, and Dr. Vincent Cannato, professor of history at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, to discuss some of the most important movements reflected in baseball and America’s love of the game.

Educator Spotlight

Meet Brett Michael Mills!
Brett Michael Mills loves a good story and appreciates a good storyteller. It’s a quality that led him to list Abraham Lincoln as one of his favorite figures from history and a quality he admires in his dad, one of his biggest influences. It’s also a talent Brett brings to his classroom and his work as a professional development instructor with the Bill of Rights Institute...Read More.

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Dear John,

Our countdown to Bill of Rights Day has begun! We are excited for next Wednesday's live webinar and the announcement of the topic of the 2022 We the Students essay contest that will be happening on that day. If you're unable to join live, you can watch the recording later on our YouTube Channel, and see the essay prompt on our website.

We are also proud to announce that more virtual and in-person events have opened up for the spring in Midland, Nashville, Pittsburgh, Orlando, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Cheyenne, Salt Lake City, Tallahassee, Austin, Raleigh, Miami, and Arlington, Texas. Topics include the Executive Branch, Free Speech, Being an American, Free Enterprise, and 20th Century U.S. History. Learn more and register on our events page.

Since this will be our last Educator Newsletter before the winter break, we want to take the opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a joyous and peaceful holiday season!

Warmly,

Laura Vlk
Director, Educator Engagement
Bill of Rights Institute

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