Professional Education

The Bill of Rights Institute has planned a busy fall for in-person seminars in multiple regions across the nation. From Albuquerque and Atlanta to Grand Rapids and Hartford to Tulsa and Vancouver, we are hoping to cover more geographic locations in one semester than ever before. As always, all of these professional development workshops are Read More ⟶

This summer, the Library of Congress is offering a series of free, one-hour webinars for educators interested in using primary sources with their students. Individual webinar descriptions and links to register may be found here. Educators participating in a live webinar session may request a certificate for one hour of professional development. Recordings of previously Read More ⟶

The National Archives and Records Administration, in partnership with the Presidential Primary Sources Project, is offering a webinar for secondary school (grades 6-12) educators on September 22 called “Presidential Powers and Precedents: What’s the Limit?” The 90-minute session is scheduled at 4 p.m. ET. Five case studies will examine the limits of presidential power. Participating Read More ⟶

The National Archives and Records Administration, in partnership with the Presidential Primary Sources Project, is offering a professional development webinar for educators called “What Makes a Winning Presidential Campaign?” on July 21-23, with three 90-minute sessions at 2 p.m. ET each day This three-day mini-series is focused on ideas and resources for teaching secondary students Read More ⟶

NewseumED is happy to announce free summer classes. Facilitated by our experienced educators and experts, these hourlong programs are designed to address contemporary First Amendment issues, including media literacy, that impact us all. Our open enrollment programs will be held biweekly. Sign up for these programs here. The schedule: Fighting Fake News – Wednesday, June Read More ⟶

Experience C-SPAN Classroom’s free online Zoom training sessions to explore our free resources that can be implemented in distance learning, hybrid classes or in-person education. Discover how to bookmark and save short Current Events videos, Lesson Plans and Bell Ringers, On This Day in History Events, Constitution Clips and Classroom Deliberations. If you are interested Read More ⟶

C-SPAN Classroom offers professional development experiences for middle and high school teachers. Our 2020 virtual Summer Educators’ Conferences provide the opportunity to explore our free resources, bookmark and create folders to save content and participate in breakout rooms to discuss best practices with colleagues. Middle School (Grades 6-8): Tuesday, July 28: 3-6 p.m. ET High Read More ⟶

The Florida Joint Center for Citizenship at the Lou Frey Institute has opened enrollment for its newly revised, self-paced Civics Classroom. A certificate of completion, for 5 hours of professional development, will be issued for each course successfully completed. While the first course, The Prepared Classroom, is especially designed for Florida civics teachers, the courses Read More ⟶

Deepen your constitutional knowledge and enhance your classroom instruction strategies for teaching constitutional topics with Saturday seminars at the National Constitution Center. Teachers will tour the museum’s exhibits, participate in classroom application sessions, and practice civil dialogue techniques. The seminars are free and open to all classroom teachers working with students in grades 5-12. Two more seminars are scheduled this school year: April 18 on Federalism and May 2 on the Electoral College. Go here to register. Read More ⟶

The 2020 AFT Share My Lesson Virtual Conference is open for registration. The conference line-up of 40 free, for-credit professional development webinars runs March 24-26. The sessions span several topics from organizations such as Discovery Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, StoryCorps, NASA, and the Folger Shakespeare Library. Topics include: current events and student activism; building inclusive communities; trauma-informed practices and social emotional learning; instructional strategies across the curriculum; STEM; and webinars for teachers, leaders and all-school staff. If you can’t make a session time, register anyway, and you’ll receive a link to view it on-demand after it has aired live. Learn more here. Read More ⟶