Announcing:
2026 We the People: Documents of Democracy Tennessee Institute
Register Now: June 14-19, 2026 Chattanooga, TN
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Documents of Democracy: Lessons in Liberty for We the People strengthens the Center’s We the People curriculum by integrating place-based professional learning grounded in America’s founding history, constitutional principles, and primary source analysis. The project’s goal is to deepen teacher content knowledge and support high-quality civic instruction through civil discourse and historical inquiry. Documents of Democracy expands educator access to new curricular resources and collaborative professional learning by bringing together scholars, mentor teachers, and Center and Hamilton staff to design and deliver summer seminars and sustained implementation support for secondary civics and U.S. history educators.
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Please support the Barbara Ector
Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Barbara Ector Memorial Scholarship was established by TCCLE in 2024 to honor the legacy of the long time Cleveland educator. She was the lead mentor for TCCLE for many years, National Civics Educator of the Year, and National Council for the Social Studies teacher of the year. This scholarship will help promising high school teachers pursue a career in education, especially the social studies.
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Project Citizen: Integrated Civic CompetenciesProject Citizen is a curricular program for upper elementary and middle grade students that promotes competent and responsible participation in local and state government. The program helps young people learn how to monitor and influence public policy.
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We the PeopleThe We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Program promotes civic competence and responsibility
among the nation’s upper elementary and secondary students. The We the People printed textbook's and Enhanced Ebook's interactive strategies, relevant content and the simulated congressional hearing make teaching and learning exciting for both students and teachers. |
Civics Action ProjectCivics Action Project helps students identify an issue or problem that matters to them, connect it to public policy, then take “civic actions” to try to impact their selected issue/problem.
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iCivics partnershipiCivics, a leading education technology focused on critical civics education skills, has just begun an exciting new partnership with the Tennessee Center for Civic Learning and Engagement. As an authorized iCivics training center the Tennessee Center for Civics Learning and Engagements provides teacher training in iCivics materials. |
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The Tennessee Center for Civic Learning and Engagement (TCCLE) is a non-partisan 501(C) 3 corporation, established in 2008 as Tennessee's premier organization solely dedicated to preparing an active and informed citizenry through civic and law-related education.
