Summer Constitutional Workshops for Teachers
Find a Bill of Rights Institute Constitutional Workshop in your area! Our professional development programs are designed to include both content and pedagogy. At one of our seminars, you will engage with leading academics on important constitutional principles, historical events, and Supreme Court rulings. Led by a Master Teacher, you will spend time with your fellow educators exploring ways to bring your knowledge to the classroom using Bill of Rights Institute materials and teaching strategies. Each participant in our one-day programs is given a professional development certificate showing completion of 6 contact hours of instruction. State and local requirements for continuing education credits vary widely, but we are happy to provide any documentation that a participating teacher may need to satisfy these requirements.
These workshops will be most applicable to teachers in grades 8-12. If you do not fall into this category, but would still like to attend, please email Laura Vlk.
All Bill of Rights Institute curricula and Constitutional Workshops are specifically designed to integrate with state standards.
Workshop Schedule
June 7-9, 2019 – Votes for Women: The Story of the 19th Amendment | A Colloquium for Kansas Teachers
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June 14-5, 2019 – Student Free Speech and its Future in American Democracy
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July 8-10, 2019 – BRI/Liberty Fund co-sponsored Summer Institute | Constitutionalism, Citizenship, and the Role of Government in the American Nation
This week-long dialogue based program, co-sponsored by Liberty Fund, will ask participants to explore the role of government, constitutionalism, and citizenship as these ideas have been understood in American political practice and civic life. Participants will read and discuss documents from the Founding through the New Deal era deliberating on whether or not the these ideas have changed over time. Participants will come away from the conference with a deeper understanding and appreciation of the primary source documents and ideas discussed throughout the conference.
Spots in this programs will be by invitation only, for teachers who have previously attended BRI seminars, workshops, or events.
July 22-26, 2019 – BRI Summer Institute | Presidents and Constitution: Historic Turning Points
The new Summer Institute is a 5-day experience that enables teachers to travel to Washington, D.C., network with fellow educators from around the country, and develop their teaching craft. The week will be filled with lessons demonstrations, scholar presentations, workshops, and visits to key sites in the D.C. Metro area.
Spots in this programs will be by invitation only, for teachers who have previously attended BRI seminars, workshops, or events.
Have questions about the programs? Contact our Events Team