Class was in session for regional teachers last week at The University of Toledo.
UToledo’s Institute of American Constitutional Thought and Leadership hosted a weeklong program for middle and high school teachers in collaboration with the Jack Miller Center. Nineteen teachers representing 15 regional schools participated in the Founding Civics Summer Institute, during which they read, discussed and analyzed the U.S. Constitution and other primary texts related to the constitutional tradition of the United States.
The program ran Monday, June 23, through Friday, June 27.
“The Institute of American Constitutional Thought and Leadership is committed to strengthening civic education in Ohio,” said Dr. Michael Gonzalez, executive director of the institute and one of several faculty and visiting lecturers who led discussions throughout the Founding Civics Summer Institute. “We’re looking forward to ongoing opportunities to support educators and administrators engaged in classrooms ranging from kindergarten to high school.”
The Institute of American Constitutional Thought and Leadership is a multidisciplinary center at UToledo created and funded by the Ohio Legislature in 2023. Through teaching, research and public programming, the institute provides a space for diverse voices to discuss and debate key questions about U.S. society, history and politics.
Stacy Palmer, a teacher at McComb High School, participates in a roundtable discussion during the Founding Civics Summer Institute on Thursday.
Dr. Jonathan Culp leads a roundtable discussion during the Founding Civics Summer Institute. Culp will begin as his new role as director of the Institute of American Constitutional Thought and Leadership in mid-July.
Dr. Jonathan Culp, left and Dr. Michael Gonzalez, executive director of the Institute of American Constitutional Thought and Leadership, speak with regional teachers about how the institute can support them during the Founding Civics Summer Institute on Thursday.
