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BRI Ships Up To Boston For NCSS

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by Ally Silva on

<p>Educators from across the country converged on the city of Boston last month for the annual National Council for the Social Studies conference.</p>

<p>The Bill of Rights Institute was prominent during the weekend conference and our staff conducted sessions on several topics, including the future of social studies leadership, using primary sources in early school grades, political cartoons, and creating a new learning framework for history and civics.</p>

<p>Hundreds of educators interacted with BRI staff at NCSS and learned more about some of the new materials BRI is offering, including games that are part of BRI’s <a href="https://www.billofrightsinstitute.org/curricula/government-and-politics-civics-for-the-american-experiment">new Government and Politics curriculum</a> and our new resource for elementary school students, Timeline and Trails West.</p>

<p>BRI also hosted a “Tea Party Breakfast” at NCSS in conjunction with the Filene Foundation and Star Spangled Tea. More than 100 teachers – many of whom were from Massachusetts – attended the event, which also served as the official launch of BRI’s Government and Politics resource. Attendees enjoyed refreshments while listening to Dr. Alex Hindman from Holy Cross University discuss the legacy of the Boston Tea Party and its significance for Americans.</p>

<p>Andy Miller, a social studies teacher at Owen High School in Black Mountain, N.C., received <a href="https://billofrightsinstitute.org/blog/bri-establishes-gary-colletti-scholarship-for-ncss-attendees">one of the first Gary Colletti scholarships</a> from BRI at NCSS. The scholarship assists educators who want to attend NCSS and was named after Colletti, a former teacher who served as BRI’s Director of Teacher and Student Programs.</p>

<p>Miller said he enjoyed meeting BRI staff at NCSS and added that receiving the scholarship “was truly an honor and a privilege and it made a rather difficult fall school year so much better.”</p>

<p>“[I look] forward to using all the resources from the conference, as well as the Fed Up card game,” Miller said.</p>