Sunday, July 10 – Friday, July 15, 2022
Join teachers from across the country and engage with ideologically diverse scholars during an in-person weeklong institute on constitutional conversations and civil dialogue with the National Constitution Center.
During the institute, educators will:
- work with content experts to deepen their understanding of the importance of civil dialogue in the classroom, both throughout history and in the classroom.
- discover and develop innovative, nonpartisan ways to make the practice of constitutional conversations and civil dialogue applicable to their classroom structure.
- learn about resources, like the Center’s Interactive Constitution and Civil Dialogue Toolkits, and pedagogical methods to engage in constitutional conversations and civil dialogue.
- collaborate with their peers and teacher facilitators to build deep connections between what is covered during the day and their own classroom practices.
This in-person institute is open to educators working with grades 5 – 12 at public, charter, independent, parochial, and other schools. The institute is free to attend, but a successful application is required. Funding is available to cover a significant portion of travel and lodging expenses.
The application period has now closed. Notification regarding application status will be sent by Friday, March 25, 2022. For questions, please email Sarah Harris, Director of Education, at [email protected].
Participants in this institute will have the opportunity to earn three graduate-level credits from La Salle University. There is an additional fee associated with earning these credits, as well as course work time outside of this institute. You will be asked to indicate your interest in receiving information about earning these credits in the application. Please note that your acceptance and participation in this institute is not based on your answer to this question.
