Lou Frey Institute/Florida Joint Center for Citizenship

Check out the new material from C_SPAN and LFI at the provided link, and be sure to join us for the webinar series! The first webinar, which introduces the lessons and the series is on August 14th and 7pm EST. You can see the entire calendar at the link. floridacitizen.org/doi250/ #sschat

This is a series of 9 lessons, for grades 6-16, that examine the Declaration of Independence and its principles over time. We are launching the new material with an ongoing monthly webinar series featuring experts and scholars in the field, from August 2025 through May 2026.

In collaboration with C-SPAN Classroom, the Lou Frey Institute is excited to launch our new free America250 curriculum, featuring some fantastic resources from C-SPAN and the National Archives.

They are intended to be used nationally, and can be easily aligned with standards from multiple states. It includes the opportunity to sign up for a series of webinars we will be doing throughout the year. We hope you find these resources useful. floridacitizen.org/doi250/ #sschat

Our new webpage has launched with completely brand new resources for America250, developed in collaboration with CSPAN and emphasizing primary sources from CSPAN and NARA.

US Capitol Historical Society Capitol Civics Program Event

 So last week we at the Lou Frey Institute collaborated with our friends at UF's Graham Center and Hamilton School to support a Capitol Civics Workshop with the US Capitol Historical Society. The Purpose The theme for this workshop event…

Our newest Civics in Real Life is now available. It covers the Emoluments Clause to the Constitution. We hope that you find it useful! floridacitizen.org/dlp_document... #sschat

Join us for an important 22nd Amendment Webinar!

Good morning, friends! In collaboration with the Bill of Rights Institute, the Florida Council for the Social Studies, and other organizations, we are excited to offer a webinar on the 22nd Amendment. It will address multiple questions and share…

Have you seen our two most recent Civics in Real Life? One covers due process, and the other looks at the 22nd Amendment. We hope that you find them useful! floridacitizen.org/civics-in-re... #sschat

We created a new Civics in Real Life on the 22nd Amendment (and, indirectly, the 12th). We hope you find it useful. floridacitizen.org/dlp_document... #sschat

From a few years ago, but suddenly relevant, though what Booker is doing now is holding up business rather than blocking legislation. Might find this useful.

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Our newest Civics in Real Life is on the Alien Enemies Act. Hope you find it useful. floridacitizen.org/dlp_document... #sschat

Amid Polarization, Civics Education Enjoys Bipartisan Support, Survey Finds But Americans don’t want teachers to put 'their thumb on the scale,' one researcher said.

Our director was quoted in an interesting piece on civic education as a bipartisan effort. Though we should note that the characterization of We the People seems a bit off in our experience. www.the74million.org/article/amid... #sschat

It’s Civic Learning Week 2025! Good morning friends! It’s Civic Learning Week 2025! Due to budget and work factors (like working on a fantastic new project for America250!) we are not going to be attending the events in pe…

It's Civic Learning Week 2025! floridacitizens.wordpress.com/2025/03/10/i... #CivicLearningWeek #CLW25 #NationalCLW @nationalclw.bsky.social

It’s Civic Learning Week 2025!

Good morning friends! It's Civic Learning Week 2025! Due to budget and work factors (like working on a fantastic new project for America250!) we are not going to be attending the events in person, but we encourage you to check out the many different resources and…

Don't forget our CRL on The State of the Union and its purpose. floridacitizen.org/dlp_document... #sschat

Announcing the Lou Frey Institute/FJCC Florida Civics Educator Microgrant Program!

Hello friends! We are excited to share that we are piloting a small microgrant program for civics educators in Florida. This is a small amount, up to 500 dollars, and we will be awarding up to ten, with some…

Great Opportunity for Florida Civics and Government Teachers

Hello friends. We are sharing this on behalf of our colleagues at FLDOE. Please see below for a great opportunity. The Bureau of Standards and Instructional Support at the Florida Department of Education is excited to announce an…

Join us for a webinar next week cohosted with friends from the Bill of Rights Institute, the Florida Council of the Social Studies, and the Wisconsin Council of the Social Studies on executive orders and actions and how we can teach them. tinyurl.com/EAWeb5 (5pm) tinyurl.com/EAWeb7 (7pm) #sschat

Our newest Civics in Real Life is Now available. What are executive orders, memorandums, and proclamations and how do they work? We hope you find it useful! floridacitizen.org/dlp_document...

A Fantastic New Program with American Exchange Project

While we were at the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference in Boston in November, we met some new friends with the American Exchange Project. This is a fantastic program that we wanted to encourage you to share with your…

Day 16- another favorite #Eduprotocol. Want something more engaging than lecture and notes for a content list? Meet thick slides!! Shared PowerPoint- each student does a deconstructed paragraph on one of the topics with brief presentation. #sschat #Iteachsocialstudies

Welcome sign for the Delaware Dialogues for Future Leaders

Biden School Interim Dean Joe Trainer addresses students in welcome

IPA Assistant Policy Scientist Sarah Marshall leads students and teachers in an ice-breaking opportunity to get warmed up for discussions

Agenda for the event

Students from New Castle County high schools visited @udelaware.bsky.social today to engage in the Delaware Dialogues for Future Leaders event, using civil discourse to have powerful conversations with peers from other schools while teachers learned about media literacy. #sschat

Hello friends. We have three new/updated Civics in Real Life now available. Inauguration Day, The Cabinet, and The Appointment Process. We will likely be releasing one on Tik Tok by tomorrow. We hope that you find these useful! floridacitizen.org/civics-in-re... #sschat

We have updated our Inching Towards Inauguration CRL. We hope that you might find this useful. #sschat floridacitizen.org/dlp_document... #sschat

Buddy MacKay, a Democrat who briefly served as Florida's governor, dead at 91 Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay has died at age 91. His son told The Associated Press that the former Democratic governor took a nap at his home in Ocklawaha, Florida, on Tuesday and never woke up.

The Lou Frey Institute extends its deepest condolences to the friends and family of former governor Buddy McKay on his passing. We are grateful for the opportunity to have worked with him on one of our symposia several years ago. Rest in Peace. apnews.com/article/budd...

Our newest Civics in Real Life is now available. What is birthright citizenship? floridacitizen.org/dlp_document... We hope that you find it useful. #sschat

Our newest Civics in Real Life is now available, on the process of presidential transitions. We hope you find it useful. #sschat floridacitizen.org/dlp_document...

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The newest Civics in Real Life is now available. What is a presidential pardon and how has it been used? floridacitizen.org/dlp_document... #sschat