Exclusively for Archdiocese of Philadelphia teachers, principals and administrators
Learn all about the FREE programming that the National Constitution Center has to offer Philadelphia Archdiocese Schools thanks to generous funding from the Connelly Foundation. You will get the chance to experience the Constitutional Ambassadors program, learn about Professional Development opportunities, take guided tours of all of the Center’s exhibits and explore the museum as if you were one of your students.
Light snacks and refreshments will be available.
To register, contact Gina Romanelli at [email protected].
Welcome and Introduction
4:15–4:30 p.m. | John C. Bogle Chairman’s Room
Jenna Winterle Kehres, Associate Vice President of Museum Experience
Constitutional Ambassadors Program: First Amendment
4:30–5 p.m. | John C. Bogle Chairman’s Room
Brian Krisch, Manager of Training and Program Development
In this program, students will examine the history of the First Amendment—focusing especially on the factors motivating America’s founding generation. In a conversation with a scholar, students will learn how the Supreme Court has interpreted freedom of speech over time and that in the United States, speech can only be limited when it is intended to and likely to cause imminent violence. Students will explore the Center's exhibit spaces and learn about how the right of freedom of speech has been used throughout American history. Together as a group, students will discuss various types of speech, including symbolic speech, hate speech, and political speech.
First Amendment Gallery Tour
4:45–5:15 p.m. | Museum Exhibition Spaces
Museum Experience Team
A National Constitution Center museum educator will guide you through our newest gallery, The First Amendment, which takes an in-depth look at the First Amendment and the five freedoms it secures: religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. Our educator will be sure to point out highlighted artifacts from each section— including a draft opinion with handwritten edits from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis; an anti-Vietnam War armband worn by the Tinker family and associated with the landmark student speech case, Tinker v. Des Moines; The New York Times’ 1971 publication of the classified “Pentagon Papers;” and a pennant from the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Constitution 101 Introduction and Resource Overview
5:30–6 p.m. | John C. Bogle Chairman’s Room
Jazmine Champ, Director of Outreach Education
Learn about the National Constitution Center’s nonpartisan educational framework, which focuses on storytelling, constitutional thinking skills, and civil dialogue and reflection. Explore the Center’s new Constitution 101 curriculum, a free 15-week, standards-aligned course on the U.S. Constitution. The course includes interactive videos, engaging activities, and opportunities for student-driven collaboration.
Introduction to Civil Dialogue Mini-Workshop
6–6:30 p.m. | John C. Bogle Chairman’s Room
Sarah Harris, Senior Director of Education
The National Constitution Center’s educational framework utilizes three interconnecting practices: storytelling, constitutional thinking skills, and civil dialogue. Explore this framework as a way to empower student voice and serve as a meaningful application for all American history and government curricula.
Access to Resource Tables/Self Exploration
Exhibition Spaces and Grand Hall Overlook
