Professional Learning Opportunities

The National Constitution Center offers a range of free professional learning programs tailored to meet the goals and needs of educators. Our approach is designed to empower educators seeking to enhance civic and history instruction and constitutional understanding in classrooms across the nation. We provide the tools, knowledge, and pedagogical strategies to help educators effectively explore the Constitution’s history and contemporary relevance.

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Educators can register for one of our monthly online professional learning sessions, participate in a half-day or full-day in-person program either at the Center or in partnership with a local partner, attend a multi-day institute or weekend workshop, request a customized professional development session for their school or district, or join one of our educator communities.

These programs are made possible by the generous support of the Sutherland Family as part of the NCC’s Sutherland Teacher Program.

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Educator Institutes
Educator Institutes

Attend an Educator Institute to learn from leading constitutional scholars and pedagogical experts. By engaging in these four- to six-day programs, participants will dive into content through tours and scholar talks and develop innovative, nonpartisan ways to make the content relevant to their students.

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Weekend Workshops
Weekend Workshops

Weekend Workshops are designed to deepen understanding of constitutional topics. These three-day programs allow participants to gain valuable content knowledge and pedagogical strategies to enhance their teaching of constitutional principles in diverse classroom settings.

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Monthly Virtual Professional Learning Sessions
Monthly Virtual Professional Learning Sessions

Attend a virtual professional learning session on topics that analyze the Constitution and explore effective methods for constitutional teaching. Each session uses scholarly insight and classroom-ready resources shared by a member of the Center’s education network. 

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Half- or Full-Day On-Site Programs
Half- or Full-Day On-Site Programs

Join us for half- or full-day professional learning programs at the Center or in partnership with a cultural institution or museum near you. These programs explore non-partisan educational practices using scholarly work, exhibits at museums or cultural institutions, and classroom-tested educational resources to engage educators and support their meaningful work in civics and history education.

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Join Our Educator Communities

Constitutional Fellowship Program

We engage cohorts of educators from around the country to inform development of our educational resources through our Constitutional Fellowship Program.

As part of the fellowship, educators provide valuable feedback on resource development, pilot the curriculum in their classrooms, and share detailed reports on their experiences, offering critical insights into the educational impact of these materials.

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Teacher Advisory Council

Our Teacher Advisory Council (TAC) is a professional learning community of educators who collaborate with the Center to share best practices for teaching constitutional and civic topics.

We accept TAC applications every summer from educators teaching fifth grade through college, from all types of school environments and locations.

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Teacher Advisory Board

The National Constitution Center’s Teacher Advisory Board (TAB) is a cohort of educators invited annually from our Teacher Advisory Council (TAC) to champion our educational initiatives and serve as key advisers to the education team.

TAB members help inform the Center’s efforts to better educate students on the Constitution using high-quality, effective classroom materials and instruction.

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Programs for Your Students

Scholar Exchanges
Scholar Exchanges

Scholar Exchanges give middle and high school students the opportunity to discuss constitutional topics with a lawyer, judge, or constitutional scholar, and alongside peers from around the country. In this setting, students gain deeper constitutional understanding and engage in enhanced civil discourse.

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Civic Stories
Civic Stories

Civic Stories provides elementary and middle school students with opportunities to engage with the past through artifacts and the stories they tell. In this setting, students apply constitutional thinking skills to develop a deeper understanding of history and consider the ways in which artifacts tell stories about individuals, communities, and cultures.

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