The Civics Renewal Network is pleased to announce that the New-York Historical Society is its newest partner! The New-York Historical Society Education Division provides dynamic programming and curriculum resources for students and teachers across the country. It believes historical study sparks curiosity and creativity, promotes cultural understanding, and fosters an empowered citizenry to strengthen our Read More ⟶
Resources on the Constitutional Convention, Local Government, Current Events
The Civics Renewal Network will have a booth at the NCSS Virtual Conference on Dec. 4-6. You will find information and resources about each of our 36 organizations when you explore the booth! Also be sure to check out resources from Core Knowledge Foundation and Share My Lesson. Read More ⟶
Gilder Lehrman Offers Free Summer PD Programs
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History’s Teacher Seminars offer K–12 educators the free opportunity to learn from the nation’s top American history professors and work in-depth with primary sources. This summer, we are pleased to offer educators the opportunity to sign up for multiple seminars. This is no application process: You can directly register Read More ⟶
Federal Courts Offer Free Summer Teacher Institutes
Sign up for one of the federal courts’ free virtual summer institutes for teachers! Join the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana for a Teacher’s Guide to the Federal Courts, a 2-day VIRTUAL workshop! The program will offer teachers an exclusive look at the workings of the federal courts with fresh ideas Read More ⟶
Street Law Wins Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics Award
Street Law, Inc., a nonpartisan organization that educates people about civics, practical law, and government, has received the 2021 Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics Award from the Annenberg Public Policy Center to develop a curriculum for middle and high school students on the rule of law in the United States. The $200,000 prize will be Read More ⟶
iCivics Introduces ‘Untold Stories: Changemakers of the Civil Rights Era’
iCivics presents a series of short, animated videos that examine the actions and accomplishments of civil rights activists of the 1950s and ’60s. Barbara Johns, Constance Baker Motley, and J.D. and Ethel Shelley, these figures probably haven’t made it to your textbook, and yet their contributions have helped shape our nation in insurmountable ways. Videos Read More ⟶
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Civics 101 Podcast Join Civics Renewal Network
The Civics Renewal Network is excited to welcome the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center and Civics 101 Podcast as new partners! Launched by New Hampshire Public Radio in 2017, Civics 101 Podcast is the podcast refresher course on the basics of how our government works. Hosts Nick Capodice and Hannah McCarthy take an expansive view of Read More ⟶
Resources on Immigration, Podcasts, U.S. Capitol
The Civics Renewal Network will have a booth at the NCSS Virtual Conference on Dec. 4-6. You will find information and resources about each of our 36 organizations when you explore the booth! Also be sure to check out resources from Core Knowledge Foundation and Share My Lesson. Read More ⟶
Civics Renewal Network Session at NCHE Conference 2021
Eleven Civics Renewal Network partners presented “Civics Matters: Building a Better Curriculum” at the NCHE Conference: Place and Time on April 8, 2021. Teachers came away with lots of new resources for their social studies curriculum as well as recommendations for great professional development opportunities! The slides can be found here. If you would like Read More ⟶
C-SPAN’s Teacher Fellowship Program
C-SPAN will be offering its Teacher Fellowship Program virtually this summer. We are interested in finding middle and high school educators to work remotely with the C-SPAN Education Team to develop new and innovative ways of incorporating C-SPAN content into classrooms. C-SPAN will select up to 5 fellows. Each fellow will:
-Work remotely with the team from July 5 – July 30 to create new educational resources
-Develop content using C-SPAN programs that will be hosted on the C-SPAN Classroom or StudentCam websites
-Participate in C-SPAN’s Virtual Summer Educators’ Conferences (Dates to be determined.)
-Receive a stipend of $1,000 for their time, work, and participation in the program
Please complete the application and submit your resume to educate@c-span.org by Friday, May 7, 2021. Finalists will be notified by May 21, 2021, and will be asked to submit a one-page outline of a project they would like to develop and participate in a Zoom interview with C-SPAN’s Education team. Fellowship recipients will be notified by June 4, 2021. Read More ⟶