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2025 Birmingham Civil Rights Experiential Study Institute
CIVICS EMPOWERS ALL STUDENTS BIRMINGHAM CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE
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“Thank you for a transformative opportunity. I immensely enjoyed the knowledgeable speakers, incredible museums, and terrific colleagues,” said teacher Sheila Bether. Sheila and more than 50 teachers from Tennessee and New Mexico participated in the Tennessee Center for Civic Learning and Engagement’s We the People summer institute in Birmingham, Alabama. The intensive institute—funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Education for the Civics that Empowers All Students and James Madison Legacy Project Expansion programs—provided rich opportunities for exploring the U.S. Constitution, visiting civil rights sites, and talking with local leaders about their experiences during the civil rights movement and beyond. The deep professional learning culminated with the teachers participating in a simulated congressional hearing on content and ideas stemming from the Constitution. The teachers will implement the We the People curricular program with underserved students during the 2025–2026 school year. The Center’s partners across the country are hosting more institutes this summer!
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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.
