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Free Civics Classes for Middle School Teachers
Why this matters
The Bill of Rights Institute offers free teaching resources to help middle school teachers teach civics and government. The institute provides professional development courses for teachers and ready-to-use classroom materials. Teachers can use these materials to help students understand their rights and responsibilities as citizens..
Overview
The Bill of Rights Institute offers free teaching resources to help middle school teachers teach civics and government. Teachers can access short videos, lesson plans, and activities about the Constitution, Supreme Court cases, and American history. Students can join national debates with other schools and compete in community service contests with over $40,000 in prizes. The institute provides professional development courses for teachers and ready-to-use classroom materials. All resources focus on teaching students about American democracy, the Constitution, and how government works. Teachers can use these materials to help students understand their rights and responsibilities as citizens.
\n Learn More \n\nThink the Vote\n\nEngage your students in current events debates with students from across the country. Help them build argumentation, critical thinking skills, and deepen their knowledge of the civic issues around them. \n See the Debates \n\nMyImpact Challenge\n\nStudents exercise civic skills every day when they impact their communities.
Help them get the recognition they deserve for their service-learning projects, community service projects, faith-community or club service projects. S. S.
\n\n Page \n\nEducator eLearning\n\nOur Educator Badges offer self-paced, transferable professional development credits. S. \n\n Page \n\nTeacher Time Video Playlist\n\nWisdom and wise-cracks from seasoned teachers.
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