Plus: Join us for our Friday Class with Hasan Kwame Jeffries   Online Learning Opportunities   Live Class: Civil Rights Movement Wednesday, January 4 | 12 p.m. (Introductory) and 2 p.m. (Advanced) ET In this session, students explore the 1950s and 1960s civil rights movement; the Warren Court; and landmark civil rights laws enacted by Congress—including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965—and how they have been interpreted by the Supreme Court. REGISTER: INTRODUCTORY REGISTER: ADVANCED The Civil Rights Movement Featuring Hasan Kwame Jeffries Friday, January 6 | 1 p.m. ET In this Friday Session, Hasan Kwame Jeffries, associate professor of history at The Ohio State University, joins Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen to explore the civil rights movement, including key figures and significant documents from that time period. Jeffries will also discuss his career as a writer and historian as well as answer questions from participants. REGISTER: ALL LEVELS MORE CIVIC LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Peer-to-Peer Scholar Exchanges Peer-to-peer Scholar Exchanges give students the opportunity to discuss constitutional topics with a legal professional or constitutional scholar and their peers from around the country to promote deeper constitutional understanding and enhance civil discourse and discussion. Sessions are free and open to classes ranging from elementary school to college. Sessions are scheduled on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, at times that work for teachers and their students throughout the 2022-2023 school year. When at all possible, classes will be scheduled with other grade-level appropriate groups from around the country. January topics include: Constitutional Conversations Federalism and Separation of Powers Bill of Rights First Amendment: Speech Fourth Amendment 14th Amendment The Civil Rights Movement First Amendment: Assembly and Petition Email [email protected] to learn more or register your class for a session today! REGISTER   For Educators Professional Learning Session First Amendment: Speech and Press Wednesday, January 18 | 6:30 – 8 p.m. ET Participants will examine the historical context and the drafting of the First Amendment—with a special focus on the factors motivating America’s Founding generation. We will also examine various types of speech, including symbolic speech, hate speech, and political speech, and look at how those definitions have been applied throughout history. We will explore modern court cases that impact students’ lives directly and discuss meaningful ways to include students in the broader conversation about free speech in schools and with technology. REGISTER Now Available: Summer Teacher Program Applications! Every summer, the National Constitution Center hosts educators from across the country in its summer institutes series, bringing together top educators and ideologically diverse constitutional scholars. Educators gain new content knowledge, teaching tools, classroom-ready resources, and skills for improving constitutional literacy. This summer, the Center is offering four opportunities for these professional learning programs: Sunday, July 9 – Friday, July 14 | Constitutional Conversations and Civil Dialogue (in-person weeklong institute) Monday, July 10 – Wednesday, July 12 | Constitution 101 (three-day virtual workshop) Sunday, July 16 – Friday, July 21 | First Amendment (in-person weeklong institute) Wednesday, July 26 – Friday, July 28 | The 14th Amendment (three-day virtual workshop available exclusively to members of our Teacher Advisory Council) Applications are open until Friday, February 24. Email questions about any of these programs to Sarah Harris, at [email protected]. LEARN MORE   More from the National Constitution Center FDR and the Transformation of the Supreme Court Legal historian Laura Kalman, author of FDR’s Gambit: The Court Packing Fight and the Rise of Legal Liberalism; Ken Kersch, professor of political science at Boston College; and Jeff Shesol, author of Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court, discuss Franklin D. Roosevelt’s constitutional legacy, the court-packing fight, and how his Supreme Court appointees transformed America. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates. LISTEN   Thank you for being part of our community of educators. If you have any questions, need assistance, or have feedback to share about the new website or any of these new educational offerings, we’d love to hear from you. 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