Online Learning Opportunities

27 Amendments (with a focus on the Bill of Rights)

Wednesday, November 30, at 12 p.m. ET and 2 p.m. ET

In this fast-paced and fun session, students will review all of the 27 amendments added to the Constitution and explore the big ideas and changes that each one has made on our system of government. With a special focus on the Bill of Rights in celebration of Bill of Rights Day on December 15, students will cover its rights, its protections, and its limitations on government and the process by which it was discussed, debated, and ratified. Be ready for a quick review of over 230 years of constitutional history! 

27 Amendments Featuring Kermit Roosevelt

Friday, December 2 

Kermit Roosevelt, professor of constitutional law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, joins National Constitution Center Chief Learning Officer Kerry Sautner for a review of all of the 27 amendments added to the Constitution. Professor Roosevelt will also discuss his work as a writer and legal scholar, as well as answer questions from participants.

MORE CIVIC LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Bill of Rights Virtual Program 

Wednesday, December 7 at 12 p.m. ET 

Do you know your rights? Which founder declared he would sooner chop off his right hand than sign the Constitution without a bill of rights? Not all of James Madison’s original proposals were accepted by the states. Find out which proposals didn’t make the cut. 

For Educators

Come See Us at the NCSS Annual Conference

December 1 – 4

Join us at the National Constitution Center for a full day of clinics, programming, and special events for NCSS Conference attendees on Thursday, December 1.  

Civil Dialogue Practices: Then and Now 

8:30 – 11:30 a.m. | John C. Bogle Chairman's Room, National Constitution Center 

A More Perfect Union: Reconstruction and America’s Second Founding  

12:30 – 4 p.m. | Begins: Union League of Philadelphia; Ends: National Constitution Center's Civil War and Reconstruction Exhibit 

Judicial Independence and the Constitution 

4 – 5 p.m. | Kirby Auditorium, National Constitution Center 

Cocktails, the Constitution, and Building Civic Bonds 

4 – 9 p.m. | National Constitution Center 

If you are attending the conference, we hope that you visit us at booths #235 and #237! We will be talking about our new Constitution 101 curriculum, a 15-unit asynchronous, semester-long curriculum that provides students with a basic understanding of the Constitution’s text, history, structure, and caselaw. Learn more about all of the NCC events and programming during the conference here.

War and Peace: George Washington and the Pennsylvania Frontier

Tuesday, November 15, 5 – 7 p.m, ET

Mount Vernon and National History Day in Pennsylvania are excited to offer K-12 educators across the country the opportunity to participate in an engaging workshop on the complexities of Washington's actions on the Pennsylvania frontier. 

Designed with this year's National History Day theme in mind, Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas, this workshop will investigate Washington's experiences before and after the American Revolution and reflect on how his decisions continue to impact our lives today. 

Education staff from Mount Vernon and the Army Heritage Center Foundation will be joined by Dr. Sarah Purcell of Grinnell University.

If you cannot attend, but would like a link to a recording of the event, please register and we will send the link after the program. Learn More

For Students

Native American Heritage Month Programming

Scholar Talk: American Indian Influence on the Constitution and the Founding Fathers Featuring Robert J. Miller 

Thursday, November 17 at 12 p.m. ET

Join Robert J. Miller for a conversation about the Native Americans' political theories and how their governments had a profound effect on many of the Founding Fathers, shaping specific provisions in the U.S. Constitution. Register Here

Scholar Talk: Native Americans’ Fight for Citizenship and Sovereignty Featuring Paul C. Rosier 

Friday, November 25 at 12 p.m. ET

Dr. Paul C. Rosier, professor of history at Villanova University, will explore the Native Americans’ fight for American citizenship and tribal sovereignty, focusing on their extraordinary efforts to both protect their autonomy and secure the civil rights afforded American citizens: a dual citizenship codified in the 1924 Indian Citizenship Act. Register Here

More from the National Constitution Center

Liberty Medal Ceremony

The National Constitution Center honored Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with the 34th annual Liberty Medal at a ceremony at the Center last week. Speaking at the Liberty Medal Ceremony, U.S. Senator Chris Coons discussed traveling to Ukraine to meet with President Zelenskyy and presenting the medal to him alongside U.S. Senator Rob Portman. The ceremony also featured remarks from journalist Jane Ferguson, the Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Philadelphia Iryna Mazur, and columnist George F. Will. Watch Ceremony Highlights Here

Thomas Jefferson: The Reader and Writer

Historians Andrew Browning, author of Schools for Statesmen: The Divergent Educations of the Constitutional Framers; Nancy Isenberg, author of Madison and Jefferson; and Thomas Kidd, author of Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh, explore Thomas Jefferson’s life and legacy through the lens of his own education and what he read—and how those influences shaped the American idea. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.

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