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Teacher Workshop: "Ordinary people doing extraordinary things: Truman and Civil Rights"


Speakers include local teachers who attended a recent national symposium in Washington DC. They will share their reflections, lesson ideas, and primary source documents on this landmark presidential decision. Find an Event

“Civics for All of US” Teacher Workshop - The Bill of Rights for Secondary Educators


Participants in this online workshop will study the history of the Bill of Rights by analyzing primary sources. Find an Event

“Civics for All of US” Teacher Workshop - The Bill of Rights for Elementary Educators


This online workshop will explore how to engage young learners in the active exploration of primary sources that teach about the rights embodied in the Bill of Rights. Find an Event

“Civics for All of US” Teacher Workshop - We the People: Teaching the Constitution for Elementary Educators


Looking closely at the Preamble of the Constitution, teachers will work with primary sources from the National Archives and consider how the interpretation of “We the People” has changed over time. Find an Event

“Civics for All of US” Teacher Workshop - Interrogating Presidential Photos


Join the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum for this online teacher workshop and discover resources for teaching with Presidential photographs. Find an Event

Civic Learning Week Opening Forum


Civic Learning Week kicks off with a forum in Washington, DC, to encourage a national dialogue about why civic education is needed more than ever. Find an Event

“Civics for All of US” Teacher Workshop—The First Amendment and You! The Bill of Rights for Elementary Educators


Explore how to engage elementary students with primary sources from the National Archives that demonstrate the power of student voices. Find an Event

“Civics for All of US” Teacher Workshop—The Civilian Conservation Corps: Civics at Work


During this online workshop, teachers will examine primary sources to explore how the government responds to crises, using the CCC as an example. Find an Event

“Civics for All of US” Teacher Workshop – Executive Orders and Civil Rights


During this online workshop, teachers will examine primary sources to discover how and why Presidents have issued executive orders to advance civil rights. Find an Event

Bending Toward Justice: Voting Rights from the Civil Rights Era to Today


A hybrid presentation featuring Dr. John A. Kirk, George W. Donaghey Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock discussing voting rights from the Civil Rights era to today.
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