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Join teachers from across the country and engage with ideologically diverse constitutional scholars during a virtual three-day workshop on how to introduce the Constitution 101 curriculum to your classroom.
During the virtual workshop, educators work with content experts who helped shape the Constitution 101 curriculum to explore the historical and constitutional connections between resources and activities. With teacher facilitators and the education team from the Center, participants discover and develop innovative, nonpartisan ways to implement this curriculum in their own classrooms.
Our approach has three main components: (1) building a historical foundation through storytelling; (2) learning how to interpret the Constitution like a constitutional lawyer; and (3) developing the skills of civil dialogue and reflection.
First, we build a strong foundation by telling the constitutional stories shared throughout the course, using primary sources, interactive videos, and engaging classroom activities.
Second, we explore how to help your students separate their political views from their constitutional views—asking not what the government should do, but what it constitutionally may do—by working with the Center’s teacher facilitators in collaborative classroom application sessions and engaging directly with the text of the Constitution.
Finally, we review civil dialogue protocols and resources developed by the Center—by presenting the best arguments on all sides of each constitutional issue, providing tools to engage in difficult conversations in a civil manner, and offering platforms to support civil discourse within the classroom and across the country.
The virtual workshop is open to all educators working with grades 5–12 at public, charter, independent, parochial, and other schools. The workshop is free to attend, but a successful application is required.
Applications for this Workshop are now closed. Notification regarding application status will be sent by Friday, March 24, 2023.
Questions can be sent to Sarah Harris at sharris@constitutioncenter.org.