C-SPAN Classroom

FREE education resources featuring @CSPAN's programs including current events videos, Lesson Plans, Bell Ringers, Constitution Clips and OTD in History events.

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

What is the "number-one Western song of all time?" 🎶

Learn about the history of and take a listen to "Ghost Riders in the Sky" with this NEW @CSPAN bell ringer, featuring author Mark Lee Gardner on the banjo. For more, visit: https://t.co/s1XcgJs5Cv.

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

Senate Minority Leader @SenSchumer (D-NY) called for the creation of an independent anti-corruption bureau to oversee presidents during an anti-corruption forum in Washington, D.C.

For more, visit: https://t.co/avJ9AWujLr.

#Corruption #Watchdog #Legislation #Congress

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

#OTD 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed and enacted the Social Security Amendments which included the two crucial programs of #Medicare and #Medicaid, as part of his "Great Society" efforts. Learn more with archival #CSPAN footage: https://t.co/Q0S0aWpW06.

#OTDH #SSChat

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director, invoked his Fifth Amendment right to not answer questions during a hearing before a Senate panel on his role during the COVID-19 pandemic.

For more, visit: https://t.co/ODVdXfFY5k.

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

#OTD in 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed & sunk by a Japanese submarine, having recently completed a top-secret trip that delivered parts of the atomic bomb that would be dropped on Hiroshima. Learn more from @CarlCannon & others: https://t.co/eJrBFo6hWk.

#OTDH #SSChat

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

After a work session this morning, each of our @CSPAN Summer Educators' Conference attendees shared one or more #CSPAN resources that they plan to bring back to their students.

And with that, our time together has come to an end - but it's not "goodbye," it's "see you later!"

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

Associated Press (@AP) national politics reporter @BillBarrowAP talked about the release of audio tapes of former President Joe Biden discussing sensitive information with a memoir ghostwriter.

For more, visit: https://t.co/M7sBOrJySh.

#JoeBiden #Biden #Tapes #Recordings

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

The good times continue to roll at the 2026 @CSPAN Summer Educators' Conference - yesterday evening, attendees visited the National Archives and saw the Washington @Nationals get the win against the Toronto Blue Jays!

#CSPAN #PD #Learning #Teachers #FunTimes

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

After a fun (and tasty) reception yesterday evening, our 2026 #CSPAN Summer Educators' Conference attendees spent today hearing from our team about @CSPAN's video library, social media, and @StudentCam competition. We also welcomed special guests Eric and Lydia from @theaward!

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

University of Massachusetts, Amherst's Rachel Volberg, Fanatics Betting and Gaming's Anthony D'Angelo, and American Institute for Boys and Men's David Sasaki provided opening remarks about sports betting addiction during the @NCSLorg Legislative Summit in Chicago.

For more, visit: https://t.co/XLfDESE7la.

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

The 2026 #CSPAN Summer Educators' Conference fun continued on the first day with an in-depth session about @CSPAN Classroom's curricular offerings and a tour of our headquarters on Capitol Hill.

#Teachers #Tour #PlaceBasedLearning #InsideLook #SSChat #EdChat #APGov

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

Washington Examiner executive editor @BobCusack talked about the impact of the 2025 Republican tax and spending cuts law, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and its impact on the 2026 Midterm elections.

For more, visit: https://t.co/5ypjSQxCKO.

#OBBBA #Campaign2026

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

Day 1 of the @CSPAN Summer Educators' Conference started with a fun game of teacher bingo, as attendees got to know one another, and remarks from #CSPAN CEO Sam Feist and Executive Producer & Host Greta Brawner.

#WeLoveTeachers #Education #PD #ProfessionalDevelopment

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

The 2026 @CSPAN Summer Educators' Conference got off to a great start yesterday evening with a coffee social hour at Tatte!

#Coffee #Teachers #CSPAN #Educators #Teachers

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a domestic terrorist pipe bombing attack on the Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia, #OTD during the 1996 Summer @Olympics. Learn more about the attack & aftermath with #CSPAN video clips: https://t.co/4TqkdHV2i1.

#OTDH #OnThisDay

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

#OTD in 1990, President George H. W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act, which protects people with disabilities by prohibiting any type of discrimination against them. Learn more with archival #CSPAN footage: https://t.co/Zo8Op9geqE.

#SSChat #EdChat #APGov

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

#OTD in 1952, the U.S. Congress amended a new Puerto Rican constitution and made the island an autonomous U.S. commonwealth. Learn about #CommonwealthConstitutionDay from @ucdavis professor @LMaterson and others: https://t.co/VgY6BGQI2v.

#APGov #GovChat #PuertoRico #SSChat

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

This NEW lesson features David McKean and @MToddBennett, co-authors of "The Flag Was Still There," and explores the 1776 founding and the four previous semi-centennial celebrations of America in 1826, 1876, 1926, and 1976: https://t.co/tl1yw7ctxX.

#America250 #A250 #USHistory

[C-SPAN Classroom @CSPANClassroom]

Dr. David Acheson, former chief medical officer at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (@US_FDA) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, talked about the ongoing Cyclospora outbreak.

For more, visit: https://t.co/sOBaW2Cx4w.

#FDA #CDC #Outbreak #Symptom #Health

[Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan]

Thune filed cloture on proceeding to House-passed bipartisan legislation to support early childhood teachers, setting a vote for next week with 60 votes needed. House passed the Supporting Early-Childhood Educators’ Deductions (SEED) Act by Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) by vote voice in April allowing preschool teachers and other early childhood educators to get a tax deduction to be reimbursed for the money they spend out of their own pockets for classroom supplies.