Online Learning Opportunities Constitutional Exchanges from the National Constitution Center The Exchange Program connects middle school, high school, and college students online to practice civil dialogue skills; apply critical thinking and active listening; and learn about the Constitution, and how it affects their lives. All programs are offered for free and are a unique way to build constitutional knowledge through live interactive classes and the NCC’s acclaimed online learning platform, the Interactive Constitution. Students, teachers, and parents can join a constitutional conversation from anywhere in the United States, accessing publicly available Zoom sessions from a home computer, tablet, or phone. The Center offers three types of exchanges, and suggests teachers use a combination of all three offerings. https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/online-civic-learning-opportunities Read More
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute is an organization whose purpose is to promote the understanding of responsible liberty in the western tradition, to increase the appreciation of the moral basis of a free society, and to encourage interest in the best that has been thought and said throughout the history of western civilization. It has extensive free web based resources, including a lecture archive – virtual classroom lectures, panels and debates on the most important topics in history, philosophy, politics, economics, etc., and the PPE Academy that has online courses on philosophy, politics, and economics, all offered in the context of examining the dimensions of freedom. isi.org Read More
Bill of Rights Institute
The Bill of Rights Institute is a civic education organization with a network of over 50,000 history and civics educators, thousands of classroom-ready history and civics resources and annual student and teacher programming. The Bill of Rights Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in September 1999 to engage, educate, and empower individuals with a passion for the freedom and opportunity that exist in a free society. The Institute develops educational resources on American history and government, provides professional development opportunities to teachers, and runs student programs and scholarship contests. The Institute’s depth of knowledge is drawn from a full-time staff with more than 100 years of combined classroom experience, as well as from partners who are experts in their fields. Since its founding, the Institute has published over 4000 resources, including, hundreds YouTube videos, and current events lessons for middle and high school classrooms. All of its resources are designed to drive students to the United States Constitution and Founding documents as the foundation of their analysis of American history and current events. Website – billofrightsinstitute.org Read More
Bill of Rights Institute American History Textbook
Introducing our free online U.S. History resource for high school students! Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness is designed to meet the course needs of a yearlong U.S. History or AP U.S. History class. The history of the United States is presented through a series of narratives, primary sources, and point-counterpoint debates that invites students to participate in the ongoing conversation about the American experiment. The content is coupled with rigorous assessments that help students to develop historical thinking skills and reasoning processes. Website – billofrightsinstitute.org/life-liberty-and-the-pursuit-of-happiness Read More