BRI Wraps Up Busy March After Several Events
The Bill of Rights Institute roared into March and kept the momentum going all month long, with BRI staff presenting at conferences and hosting professional development sessions nationwide.
After starting March by holding workshops in Colorado and Pennsylvania, BRI staff conducted sessions at the California Council for the Social Studies conference in San Francisco from March 7-9. BRI staff discussed our two newest resources, BRI. Jr. and Government and Politics: Civics for the American Experiment, and hosted a session on building literacy.
BRI staff also held professional development sessions at the Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies conference. Staff presented about BRI Jr. and primary sources for elementary school students and conducted a workshop about political cartoons. Multiple teachers at the conference thanked BRI for offering a resource for elementary school students and said they can’t wait to begin applying the lessons in their classrooms.
BRI also shared our “It's About Time!” card game with teachers at the Washington State Council for the Social Studies conference. The presentation was part of a workshop with 30 teachers who also learned about our BRI Jr. curriculum.
School districts in Beloit, Wis., and Bay City, Mich., also hosted professional development sessions from BRI that touched on several topics, including civil discourse, civic virtues, immigration and citizenship, and the role of African Americans in the Revolutionary War. BRI staff also provided an overview of our Government and Politics curriculum at a workshop for Jefferson City, Mo., teachers.
BRI also presented a virtual Scholar Talk with Dr. Mark Rozell, the dean and chair of public policy at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. His hour-long presentation focused on the executive branch of government and executive orders. BRI also hosted a remote training session for teachers on historical literacy for elementary school students.
BRI finished the month of March with a professional development workshop for teachers at Utah Valley University that featured sessions about BRI Jr. and the Articles of Confederation.
Teachers nationwide provided BRI with an abundance of feedback on our sessions.
A teacher who attended the Beloit workshop said they look forward to using what they learned about civil discourse to give their students “the chance to have their voices heard, and [to] hear from other classmates, in a way that is organized and not too intimidating.”
Visit the Events page on BRI’s website for more information on upcoming workshops and events.
