Resources on Economics, Dr. King and Impeachment
January 8, 2020

We’ve pulled together collections of the best of the resources available to make it easy for teachers to find useful classroom materials for all grades. Explore 60-Second Civics Podcasts on impeachment, free speech debates and primary sources. News in the Network includes videos, a webinar, and a look at CRN at NCSS. Read More ⟶

Apply for Library of Congress Summer Teacher Institute
January 7, 2020

The Library of Congress is accepting applications for its weeklong summer institutes for K-12 educators. Held at the Library of Congress in D.C., this professional development opportunity provides educators of all disciplines with resources and strategies to effectively integrate primary sources into K-12 classroom teaching. Each session will focus on pedagogy, with an emphasis on Read More ⟶

Enter the We the Students Essay Contest
January 3, 2020

For 2019-2020, the Bill of Rights Institute’s We the Students Essay prompt is “What does civil discourse mean to you?” Civil discourse is a concept that goes beyond a simple dictionary definition, and understanding it involves a combination of personal experience and ‘big ideas.’ Perhaps it is something you recognize from an occurrence in your Read More ⟶

Apply for Summer Institute on the Immigrant Experience
December 16, 2019

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, in partnership with the Heinz History Center of Pittsburgh and the National Museum of American Jewish History is offering a one-week summer institute from June 21 to 26, 2020. “Becoming U.S.: The Immigrant Experience through Primary Sources” focuses on the broad themes of immigration and its complexities throughout American history, placing lessons about the past within historical and contemporary contexts. The deadline is March 1, 2020. Learn more about the institute and apply here. Read More ⟶

Street Law’s Supreme Court Summer Institute
December 5, 2019

Since 1995, over 1,400 social studies educators from across the country have come together in Washington, D.C., for the Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers, a six-day teacher professional development program focused on improving teaching about the U.S. Supreme Court. The Institute is co-sponsored by the Supreme Court Historical Society. The Institute includes sessions led by Supreme Court experts, journalists, authors, and attorneys, who give social studies educators an in-depth understanding of how the Court chooses and decides cases and what it is like to argue before the Court. The Institute covers six recent cases. This exciting opportunity culminates with a visit to the Supreme Court building to hear decisions handed down and attend a private reception. Read More ⟶