FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Merissa Blum, 215-409-6645 [email protected]
NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER EXPANDS NATIONAL TEACHER ADVISORY BOARD
Philadelphia, PA (February 12, 2019) – Today, the National Constitution Center announced the expansion of its Teacher Advisory Board to include additional master teachers from around the country. Launched in 2018, the Teacher Advisory Board is responsible for supporting the Center’s education team in development and evaluation of the materials on the Interactive Constitution: Classroom Edition, as well as presenting content created to support students using the National Constitution Center’s free, online Interactive Constitution. The collaboration with these skilled educators helps inform the National Constitution Center’s efforts to better educate young people on the Constitution using high quality, effective classroom materials and instruction. Specific projects include the Center’s forthcoming Interactive Constitution: Classroom Edition, which will feature videos, lesson plans, civil dialogue toolkits, and other multimedia teaching resources that will be distributed to Advanced Placement students across the country thanks to a path-breaking partnership with the College Board.
In 2019, the board expanded to include nearly 20 educators from traditional public, charter, parochial, and independent high schools and middle schools across the United States with approximately 250 years of combined teaching experience. One-third work in Title I schools, and over half teach Advanced Placement classes.
“The National Constitution Center is grateful for the time and expertise that our experienced educators on the Teacher Advisory Board offer the Center,” said Dr. Kerry Sautner, chief learning officer at the National Constitution Center. “Their professional experience and training are key assets in building robust, student-centered, tested materials for all classrooms across the nation.”
Content and lesson plans created by the Teacher Advisory Board are available for free download on the Center’s and its partners’ websites and distributed via the Center’s national teacher network and by National Constitution Center educators and Teacher Advisory Board members at conferences and professional development programs in Philadelphia and across the country.
Educators currently on the National Constitution Center’s Teacher Advisory Board include:
- Mr. Carl Ackerman, Office of Teaching and Learning, School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA;
- Ms. Natalie Ciervo, Camden’s Promise Charter School, Camden, NJ;
- Ms. Sheila Edwards, Covina Valley Unified School District, Covina, CA;
- Ms. Trish Everett, Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale, FL;
- Ms. Staci Garber, Caravel Academy, Bear, DE;
- Ms. Lauren Goepfert, Longwood High School, Long Island, NY;
- Mr. Nick Hegge, Logan View High School, Hooper, NE;
- Ms. Brittni Jennings, Constitution High School, Philadelphia, PA;
- Dr. Jim Kearney, Radnor School District, Radnor, PA;
- Ms. Lauren LeBato; Barbe High/LCB Gifted Academy, Lake Charles, LA;
- Ms. Yolanda Medina Zevas, Saint Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco, CA;
- Ms. Kelly Naughton, Marshall Metro High School, Chicago, IL;
- Mr. David Olson, James Madison Memorial High School, Madison, WI;
- Ms. Ellen Resnek, Downingtown High School East, Exton, PA;
- Mr. Tim Rodman, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD;
- Ms. Anne Schmitt, Barrington Middle School – Prairie Campus, Barrington, IL;
- Ms. Beck Stephens, Eagle Hill Middle School, Manlius, NY;
- Mr. Chris Vicknair, Brother Martin High School, New Orleans, LA.
Major support for the Teacher Advisory Board has been provided by the John Templeton Foundation.
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About the National Constitution Center
The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia inspires citizenship as the only place where people across America and around the world can come together to learn about, debate, and celebrate the greatest vision of human freedom in history, the U.S. Constitution. A private, nonprofit organization, the Center serves as America’s leading platform for constitutional education and debate, fulfilling its Congressional charter “to disseminate information about the U.S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis.” As the Museum of We the People, the Center brings the Constitution to life for visitors of all ages through interactive programs and exhibits. As America’s Town Hall, the Center brings the leading conservative and liberal thought leaders together to debate the Constitution on all media platforms. As a center for Civic Education, the Center delivers the best educational programs and online resources that inspire, excite, and engage citizens about the U.S. Constitution. For more information, call 215-409-6700 or visit constitutioncenter.org.
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About the National Constitution Center
The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia brings together people of all ages and perspectives, across America and around the world, to learn about, debate, and celebrate the greatest vision of human freedom in history, the U.S. Constitution. A private, nonprofit organization, the Center serves as America’s leading platform for constitutional education and debate, fulfilling its congressional charter “to disseminate information about the U.S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis.” As the Museum of We the People, the Center brings the Constitution to life for visitors of all ages through interactive programs and exhibits. As America’s Town Hall, the Center brings the leading conservative and liberal thought leaders together to debate the Constitution on all media platforms. As a Headquarters for Civic Education, the Center delivers the best educational programs and online resources that inspire citizens and engage all Americans in learning about the U.S. Constitution. For more information, call 215-409-6700 or visit constitutioncenter.org.
