Grab your beverage of choice and join Mount Vernon’s K12 Education Team for our Winter 2021 Happy Hour series. Go behind-the-scenes with Mount Vernon experts to explore Mount Vernon’s special collections, preservation work, and more. Happy Hours take place on the third Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m. ET. Registration is free but required. Go here to learn more. Read More ⟶
Attending the NCSS Virtual Conference?
Stop by the Civics Renewal Network booth in the exhibit hall. We’re your one stop for civics, government and history resources for K-12. The booth will feature resource highlights from each of our 36 nonpartisan, nonprofit partners! And pssst, we have some great giveaways! Read More ⟶
iCivics Offers New Professional Development Library
Learn with iCivics at your convenience! Master new skills, explore new ideas, and build your teaching toolbox with our growing library of on-demand professional development resources. Go here to learn more. Read More ⟶
New Look, New Content for LandmarkCases.org
Street Law, in partnership with the Supreme Court Historical Society, announces that its website LandmarkCases.org has been completely overhauled. You will find new cases, new case study methods and activities, new middle and high school case summaries, and an improved, student-friendly layout.
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2020 National Student Mock Election Video
Constituting America and the Youth Leadership Initiative were collaborators on the 2020 National Student Mock Election, presented by America’s Mock Election, www.americasmockelection.org. Watch this video for the election results from participating teachers and students across the nation. Read More ⟶
Civics Advocacy Resources
Do you need help to advocate for more and better civics education in your school? The Civics Renewal Network has gathered research studies, op-ed columns and editorials, how-to toolkit (e.g., how to write a letter to the editor) and inspirational quotes in one place to support your efforts. You are welcome to employ these resources as needed to make your case! They will be updated regularly with fresh content. Read More ⟶
Teaching Slavery in Washington’s World Symposium
The George Washington Teacher Institute is excited to announce our online Teaching Slavery in Washington’s World Symposium. This program will provide participants with the opportunity to learn about the complexities of 18th-century slavery and share best practices for teaching this difficult subject. The program is free for current K-12 educators, but registration is required. Recordings Read More ⟶
The Bill of Rights & You!
Bill of Rights Day is December 15, and celebrates the day the Bill of Rights was ratified! Join Constituting America, every Tuesday at 2 p.m. Eastern, for our new series as we count down to Bill of Rights Day. Go here to learn more. Read More ⟶
2020 National Student Mock Election Announced
The 2020 National Student Mock Election is a group of civic-minded organizations (Discovery Education, the Youth Leadership Initiative at the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, Constituting America, America’s Mock Election, Win My Vote, the National Student/Parent Mock Election and ConSource) coming together to ensure every school-age student has the opportunity to learn about civics in general and to participate in the most important function that a citizen in a democracy-republic can — to vote.
Students will get an online mock ballot to vote in the 2020 Presidential Election. Voting is from Oct. 12-26. The tabulated votes will be featured on the Discovery channel as a national newscast hosted by students. This program is FREE to all schools. To find out more information, sign up your class and have your students register, go to 2020nsme.com. Read More ⟶
Apply Now for Street Law’s 2021 Summer Institute
This teacher professional development institute brings a select group of high school social studies teachers to Washington, D.C., for an immersive six days of educational activities related to teaching about the U.S. Supreme Court. The Institute is co-sponsored by the Supreme Court Historical Society. The application period for the 2021 Supreme Court Summer Institute opened October 5, 2020. The deadline is March 15, 2021. Learn more here. Read More ⟶