Check back soon for more opportunities hosted by the Jack Miller Center’s Founding Civics Initiative!

Want to learn more about upcoming Florida programs? Email Lauren Altobelli at laltobelli@gojmc.org.

2020-2021 Virtual Seminar Series

JMC kicked off Florida programming with a 12-part virtual seminar series. Each seminar included a discussion led by a scholar and a classroom application session led by a curriculum expert. Click on any title below to see the session description, readings, and curriculum materials from each seminar.

The Philosophical Foundations of Rights

Historical Antecedents to the Bill of Rights

The Declaration of Independence

Federalists and Anti-Federalists: Small v. Large Republics

To Establish Justice: Securing Rights in the New Republic

Benjamin Franklin: Personal Ambition and Civic Responsibility

Separation of Powers

Federalism

Constitutional Interpretation

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of Speech

The Second Amendment

2021-2022 Virtual Seminar Series

JMC will continue its virtual seminar series for Florida teachers in fall 2022. Each seminar includes a discussion led by a scholar and a classroom application session led by a curriculum expert. Click on any title below to see the session description, readings, and curriculum materials from each seminar.

Lincoln’s Great Speeches

Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Constitutional History of the Civil Rights Movement

The Supreme Court and Judicial Review

Political Parties and Polarization

2021 Summer Institutes

Our faculty partners at universities across the state led summer institutes for Florida social studies teachers. Participants had the opportunity to study founding texts and ideas with fellow educators and leading scholars.

Religious Freedom in America: Past and Present at Ave Maria University

The American Founding: Fresh Perspectives for 2021 with Florida Atlantic University

American Constitutionalism and the Founding at the University of West Florida

Programs with the FDOE

In July 2021, JMC partnered with the Florida Department of Education and other civic education organizations, the Ashbrook Center, the Bill of Rights Institute, and the Florida Joint Center for Citizenship, to offer seminars to nearly 300 teachers on four college campuses across the state. JMC partners led 10 seminars across three campuses in Marianna, Palm Beach, and Ocala.

Freedom of Religion and the U.S. Constitution with Dr. Danton Kostandarithes

Federalism and the U.S. Constitution with Professor Kevin Wagner

Foreign Policy and the U.S. Constitution with Professor Alberto Coll

2022 Summer Programs

June 27 – July 1: The American Political Tradition Institute summer sessions

July 11 – 15: Summer Civics Institute at the University of West Florida

2023 Summer Programs

June 20 – 22: Teaching Civics in Uncivil Times at Florida Atlantic University

June 26 – 30: The American Political Tradition Institute at Admiral Farragut Academy

July 17-20: Voices of Dissent at the University of West Florida