What Are the Lessons of Reconstruction?

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Please join us on Wednesday, January 29 at 7 p.m. ET for our next Tenth Period webinar, "Reconstruction and Narrative: Amendments and Their Limitations." BRI staff members Kirk Higgins and Rachel Davison Humphries will be joined by BRI teacher council member Michael Sandstrom and a special guest scholar as they explore meaningful narratives from the Reconstruction time period and their implications for today. You can register here to join us live or watch the recording later on our YouTube channel.

BRI Lessons & Resources

The Civil War to 1910: The Golden Age of Parties
In this lesson from our Congress and the Constitution resource, students will explore how Congress grew increasingly assertive and also became more concerned with how it organized itself as a legislative body...Read More.

Student Activity: The End of Slavery and the Reconstruction Amendments

Distribute Handout A: Opinion Check-In. Have students complete this individually. Make sure students know the assignment is not for a grade, but simply for their own self-assessment and as a warm-up for the documents they will be reading...Read More.

Shall Women Have the Right to Vote? (1866-1890)
In this lesson, students will examine the growth of the women’s suffrage movement after the Civil War and analyze the ways the Constitution and the Bill of Rights empower all individuals to express their political voices...Read More.

BRI News and Other Opportunities

Think the Vote Debate: Presidential War Powers
You and your students can win gift cards and swag by participating in our latest debate prompt on Think the Vote. The latest question: Should the U.S. Congress do more to check the president’s war powers?

National Classical Education Symposium
Our friends at the Institute for Classical Education will be convening the 2nd Annual National Classical Education Symposium, March 2-4 in sunny Phoenix, and we would like to suggest you take a look! This year’s focus is on “The Historian’s Craft and the Art of Teaching History.” BRI's President, Dr. David Bobb will be one of the presenters.

Educator Spotlight

Meet Molly Schneider!
It is no exaggeration to say that education is in Molly Schneider's blood. "Both my parents and grandparents had full careers in education, so I have always been surrounded and inspired by those who love teaching."

Molly has been teaching for 12 years, and currently teaches AP U.S. History and Dual-Enrollment American Government and Politics at Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School in Chardon, Ohio...Read More.

BoE: Bottom of Email

Dear Educator Friends,

I am so excited about our second semester webinar series! Not only has our programs team put together a number of topics that I know you'll be able to apply immediately, but we're going to have both scholar guests and members of our Teacher Council join as presenters. The Teacher Council members will provide tips and insights on how they've taught these topics in their classrooms. We hope our approach will diversify your understanding of how to tackle common hurdles with your students while also connecting you with other teachers to explore these ideas in more depth.

Regist er now to attend the webinars in person (or watch the recordings on YouTube) and learn with us and our community in the coming months.

All my best,

Laura Vlk
Sr. Manager, Teacher Services
Bill of Rights Institute

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