As funding is available, the Center for Civic Education provides professional development workshops, seminars, and institutes across the country with the assistance of a national network of directors, mentor teachers, and scholars. These events range in length from one day to seven days. Participants explore content, teaching methods, and assessment strategies.
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| The Center for Civic Education national summer institutes are rigorous professional development programs that bring educators together to work with scholars from a variety of disciplines. Participants complete academic readings, attend morning content lectures/discussions, and participate in afternoon sessions dedicated to enhancing the content and effective teaching methods. In addition, attendees also participate in a culminating activity modeled on a simulated congressional hearing. The Center will not be conducting national summer institutes in 2012. |
Advanced content seminars engage participants in learning about historical content, teaching methods, and modern applications of enduring constitutional issues. These three-day seminars are conducted at historically significant locations. The Center will not be conducting advanced content seminars in 2012. |
State and regional workshops, seminars, and institutes are designed to engage attendees in insightful lectures, thorough discussions of the We the People curriculum, and participation in a simulated congressional hearing as a culminating activity. The workshops, seminars, and institutes are developed and conducted by the We the People program network. For information about professional development opportunities in your state contact your state coordinator. |
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