Study the Foundations of American Government: A Summer Intensive Civics Program for High School Teachers

The University of Chicago Graham School and the Jack Miller Center Presents:

The Unfinished Work: Issues and Debates at the Founding and in Contemporary Civic Life

The University of Chicago Graham School is offering teachers two coordinated, two-day intensive sessions on American history and government. Thanks to the Jack Miller Center's generous grant, teachers may partake in this program at no cost.

Discover new perspectives on the material and ideas you teach your students while earning professional development credit.

APPLY FOR THE CIVICS PROGRAM

Each UChicago Graham seminar is remote and free for high school teachers selected to participate, who will receive, if they participate in all the offered sessions:

25 professional development hours
A $200 stipend to defray costs
A GrubHub gift card to provide daily lunches
Primary source readings and secondary works, mailed in advance

Teachers may attend each two-day session as a stand-alone course, or participate in multiple sessions. Scroll down to see the full program.

SESSION 1 | July 7 and 9 | Problems in Theory and History

Tuesday, July 7:

9 a.m.–noon	Greek Political Thought Instructor: Kendall Sharpe, PhD, Basic Program Instructor
noon–1 p.m.	Break for lunch
1–4 p.m.	Roman Civil War and National Security Instructor: Michele Lowrie, Professor of Classics

Thursday, July 9:

9 a.m.–noon	Resources from the National Archives on Teaching Early Congresses Instructor: Charlie Flanigan, Center for Legislative Archives
noon–1 p.m.	Break for lunch
1–3:30 p.m.	Impeachment: A Constitutional Close Reading Instructor: Adam Rose, Basic Program
3:30–4 p.m.	Break
4–5 p.m.	Group Discussion: Applications for the Classroom

SESSION 2 | July 14 and 16 | Problems of Practice

Tuesday, July 14:

9 a.m.–noon	Problem of Faction: The Rise of Parties in the First Congresses Instructor: Fred Beuttler, Graham School Instructor
noon–1 p.m.	Break for lunch
1–4 p.m.	The Modern Executive Instructor: Will Howell, Professor of Political Science

Thursday, July 16:

9 a.m.–noon	The Judiciary Instructor: Gerald Rosenberg, Professor Emeritus of Political Science
noon–1 p.m.	Break for lunch
1–4 p.m.	Legislators’ (mis)Understandings of Policy Outcomes Instructor: Adam Zelizer, Professor of Public Policy
3:30–4 p.m.	Break
4–5 p.m.	Group Discussion: Applications for the Classroom

Bonus Session | July 13–August 3 | 1–3:30 PM CT | Congress and the Presidency

Remote, taught by Fred Beuttler, PhD, former Deputy Historian of the House of Representatives
Four 2.5-hour sessions taught remotely
10 scholarship slots available for high school teachers to participate
Scholarship recipients receive tuition, books, and a $100 stipend to participate