The National Constitution Center brings innovative teaching tools to your classroom. Our unique approach to constitutional education emphasizes historic storytelling, constitutional rather than political questions, and the habits of civil dialogue and reflection.
This student-mastery course is designed to empower students with a deeper understanding of the Constitution and its impact on their lives.
The Constitution 101 online curriculum provides teachers a comprehensive semester-long course on the Constitution and offers high school students the opportunity to think about the Constitution and America’s founding principles more deeply, more critically, and for themselves.
The National Constitution Center’s framework for learning integrates three main components: Historical Foundations through Storytelling; Constitutional Interpretation Skills; and Civil Dialogue and Reflection. This approach provides a strong foundation in the Founding stories and judicial interpretations of the Constitution; teaches learners of all ages to separate their political views from their constitutional views—asking not what the government should do, but what it constitutionally may do.
The Center offers two great ways to bring the Constitution live to your students. Virtual Museum Experiences bring the fun and excitement of a field trip right to your classroom with these lively sessions. Peer-to-Peer Scholar Exchanges give students the opportunity to connect with a constitutional scholar and fellow students from around the country to discuss constitutional topics that matter to them.
Deepen your knowledge of the First Amendment, engage with the Center’s nonpartisan educational materials, and collaborate with your peers from around the country during a First Amendment Weekend Workshop this fall.
It has been a blessing to work with the educational arm of your institution and to share your vision of helping my students better understand the United States Constitution.
Your program has been a very unique source of content concerning the rights and responsibilities we have in our country under this document.
Explore our new 15-unit core curriculum with educational videos, primary texts, and more.
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Discover primary texts and historical documents that span American history and have shaped the American constitutional tradition.
