Online Learning Opportunities Live at the Museum: The Four Harriets of History Program Wednesday, February 8 | 12 p.m. ET Great for 3rd – 5th grade students Join us live from our Civil War and Reconstruction exhibit as we explore the lives of four remarkable women—Harriet Robinson Scott, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Jacobs, and Harriet Beecher Stowe—who confronted slavery through literature, lawsuits, and direct action in their efforts to free themselves and others from bondage. Hear their incredible stories and brainstorm ways that you can use your voice to change the world. REGISTER   MORE CIVIC LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES First Amendment Featuring David French NEW DATE – Friday, February 10 | 1 p.m. ET In this Fun Friday Session, writer David French joins National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen for a discussion on the First Amendment freedoms of speech and the press, examining various types of speech, including symbolic speech, hate speech, and political speech. Students will also explore how groups who have been denied rights have used the First Amendment to fight for equality. French will also discuss his career as an author, editor, and columnist, and answer questions from participants. REGISTER Constitution 101 Curriculum Learning Materials Each collection of modules in our Constitution 101 curriculum contains video lessons and recordings of previous Scholar Exchanges, plus links to podcasts, blog posts, Interactive Constitution essays, and more. Great topics for Black History Month include: First Amendment The 14th Amendment: Battles for Freedom and Equality Slavery in America Voting Rights LEARN MORE   For Educators   Professional Learning Session The Fourth Amendment February 15 | 6:30 – 8 p.m. ET In this session, participants will examine the historical context and the drafting of the Fourth Amendment, exploring what the it says and means. This lesson will allow participants to examine the text, history, and interpretation, describe key terms and ideas (like searches, seizures, and privacy), and define some of the key debates about where the Fourth Amendment is headed in an age of new technology. Clark Neily, Senior Vice President for Legal Studies at the Cato Institute, joins us for this session. REGISTER 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   For Students Presidential Trivia Friday, February 17 | 1 p.m. ET How well do you know the presidents? Join the National Constitution Center’s education team to test your knowledge about our commanders in chief. What is the most common first name among presidents? Which presidents have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? Who was the last president not to graduate from college? Bring your Article II A-game and remember, “the buck stops here!” REGISTER Kids Town Hall: Meet the Presidents Monday, February 20 | 12:45 p.m. ET Join in a special Kids Town Hall with some very famous guests—Presidents Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. This is a great program for learners of all ages. REGISTER   More From the National Constitution Center   The Public Debt Clause and the Debt Ceiling The Public Debt Clause of the 14th Amendment states: “The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law...shall not be questioned.” Recent debates—including the most recent standoff between President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy over the debt ceiling—have raised the question as whether and how this clause can be invoked to overcome the crisis. In today’s episode, we drill down on why the public debt clause was written, how it's been interpreted by the Supreme Court, and how things might play out today if it were invoked by President Biden. Guests Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Eric Foner, author of The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution, and law professor Gerard Magliocca, author of American Founding Son: John Bingham and the Invention of the Fourteenth Amendment, discuss this often-overlooked section of the 14th Amendment written at the end of the Civil War. 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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