Online Learning Opportunities

Civil War and Reconstruction Tour

Wednesday, March 22 | 12 p.m. ET



Explore the Center’s compelling exhibit, Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality, as one of our museum educators leads viewers through the exhibit. Learn how constitutional clashes over slavery set the stage for the Civil War, and how the nation transformed the Constitution during the Reconstruction period. Along the way, you’ll hear the stories of people central to the conflict over slavery and give you an up-close look at special artifacts on display. In honor of Women’s History Month, the March tour will also highlight notable women who fought for freedom and equality for all. 

Monthly Civil War and Reconstruction Tours are made possible through the generosity of TD Bank.

MORE CIVIC LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Women’s History Month Tour

Friday, March 24 |1 p.m. ET

The Center’s education team will lead virtual audiences on a live guided tour of our newest exhibit The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote, which traces the triumphs and struggles that led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The tour will help viewers to better understand the long fight for women’s suffrage, and will also highlight some of the many women who transformed constitutional history—including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul, and Ida B. Wells. Plus, viewers will get an up-close look at some of the one-of-a-kind artifacts on display, including a rare printing of the Declaration of Sentiments from the nation’s first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, a ballot box used to collect women’s votes in the late 1800s, Pennsylvania’s ratification copy of the 19th Amendment, as well as visually compelling “Votes for Women” ephemera. 

For Educators

Professional Learning Session: Voting Rights Amendments

Wednesday, March 15 | 6:30–8 p.m. ET

In this session, participants will explore the right to vote throughout history and work to answer several key questions about voting rights in America. Where does the Constitution protect the right to vote? What role did the amendment process play in shaping voting rights? What has the Supreme Court said about the right to vote over time? We will also look at important ways to engage students in civil dialogue about current events and modern questions. 

#NCCed: Coming to a Conference Near You!

Members of the Center's education team will be traveling to state and national conferences over the next several months. Find us at a booth, or come to one of our sessions, to learn about all of the civics education resources the Center offers. We cannot wait to see you there!

National Council for History Education (Salt Lake City, Utah) – March 23-25

• 14th Amendment and Storytelling with Kerry Sautner – Friday, March 24 at 8:30 a.m.

Virginia Council for the Social Studies (Richmond, Virginia) – March 24-25

• Constitution 101: A Nonpartisan Resource with Sarah Harris – Friday, March 24 at 9:15 a.m.
• Civil Dialogue with the National Constitution Center – Friday, March 24 at 1 p.m.

Michigan Council for the Social Studies (Traverse City, Michigan)– April 14-15

• Fostering Community, Understanding, and Growth Through Civil Dialogue with Sarah Harris

Email Sarah Harris at [email protected] if you will be at any of the above conferences and would like to discuss how the National Constitution Center can support you and your students.

Join us on the Teacher Advisory Council

We are looking for members of the classroom education field to join our Teacher Advisory Council. The council is open to educators who teach fifth grade to college level students from all types of school environments and locations. Members are asked to:

• Participate in monthly online meetings and virtual student programs, such as Scholar Exchanges.
• Advise the Center’s education team on new and additional resources that will best support teachers and students nationwide.
• Advocate on behalf of the Center through social media posts, regional professional networks, and professional development workshops.

Members of the advisory council will have a voice in shaping our free online resources, and will receive a yearly stipend for their valuable time and professional advice. They can also join in our professional development opportunities that include prominent scholars and judges. Learn more about the TAC and apply today!

More From the National Constitution Center

Presidential Power, Standing, and Loan Forgiveness

This week the Supreme Court heard two separate legal challenges to a student loan-forgiveness program proposed by the Biden administration: Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education v. Brown. The plan aims to cancel up to $20,000 of student debt for low-to middle-income families, and was rolled out last August during the tail end of the COVID-19 pandemic. It relied on the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (or the HEROES Act), a law passed after 9/11 that gives the secretary of education the power to make changes to student loan programs during a national emergency. At the heart of the challenges to the plan are major questions surrounding the scope of presidential power; the doctrine of “standing”—or who can bring a lawsuit in court; and whether certain issues are of such “vast economic and political significance” that they should be left to the legislative branch and not decisions of federal agencies. William Araiza of Brooklyn Law School and Anastasia Boden of the Cato Institute join to unpack the arguments on both sides of the cases. Host Jeffrey Rosen moderates.

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. Please email the education team at [email protected].

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