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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.
Monthly Civil War and Reconstruction Tours are made possible through the generosity of TD Bank.
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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 explores 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.
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Start Planning Your AP Prep
Between Public Classes and Peer-to-Peer Scholar Exchanges, the Center has you covered for all of your AP test prep needs.
Live, Public Class – AP Court Case Review
Wednesday, April 5 and Friday, April 7
In this fast-paced and fun session, students will review the top 15 Supreme Court cases from a typical course of study for an AP Government class. This class helps students better understand these landmark Supreme Court cases and the U.S. Constitution’s foundational principles. Cases include McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), Engel v. Vitale (1962), Schenck v. United States (1919), Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), Baker v. Carr (1963), and 10 more canonical cases. This is a great session for middle school students to preview and examine the Supreme Court cases to encourage further study of government.
Peer-to-Peer Scholar Exchanges – AP Review throughout the month of April
Schedule a session for your students to engage with their peers from around the country and a legal professional as they review for the AP exam. Sessions in April include AP Court Case review and AP Founding Documents. Register here for a date and time that works for you!
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Professional Learning Session: 14th Amendment and the Battle for Freedom and Equality in America
Wednesday, April 19 | 6:30 p.m. ET
During this session, participants will explore the 14th Amendment and the battles for equality in America. Educators will examine the clauses of the 14th Amendment and the battle over their meaning from Reconstruction to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hodges. We will also explore America’s first and second civil rights movements, the Constitution and women, and modern interpretations of the 14th Amendment.
Joined by Professor Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University
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#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.
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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:
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Participate in monthly online meetings and virtual student programs, such as Scholar Exchanges.
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Advise the Center’s education team on new and additional resources that will best support teachers and students nationwide.
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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!
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More From the National Constitution Center | |
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Women's Rights in Early America
To commemorate Women's History Month, this week we explore the story of the pursuit of women’s rights in early America. Sara Chatfield, assistant professor of political science at the University of Denver and author of Her Own Name: The Politics of Women’s Rights Before Suffrage, and Nicole Evelina, bestselling novelist, biographer, and poet, and author of America’s Forgotten Suffragists: Virginia and Francis Minor, explore the different aspects and dimensions of the fight for women’s rights in the 19th and 20th centuries—from economic and property rights, to women’s suffrage and the right to vote. They dig into the origins and consequences of laws guaranteeing married women’s property rights and how and why these laws changed over time, as well as the story of married couple Virginia and Francis Minor, which exemplified a partnership devoted to securing broader rights for women—from property rights to suffrage, through a case brought by the Minors that took the issue of voting rights for women to the Supreme Court for the first and only time in 1875. Host Jeffrey Rosen moderates.
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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]. | | | | |
