Federal Resources for Educational Excellence http://www.free.ed.gov/ The FREE website makes hundreds of federally supported teaching and learning resources easier to find. en-us kirk.winters@ed.gov (Kirk Winters) Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:35:00 GMT EDFeed Writer 1.0 Regional/North_America/United_States/Government/Executive_Branch/Department_of_Education/ Federal Resources for Educational Excellence http://free.ed.gov/images/logo_large.jpg http://www.free.ed.gov/ 97 97 The homepage resource and new resources added to the FREE website. Constitution Day Resources http://www.free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=19 Meet the delegates who gathered in Philadelphia in May 1787 to rewrite the Articles of Confederation. Learn what issues they faced. Discover the sources that inspired them. Read the essays printed in New York City papers urging ratification of the delegates' proposal. Explore a 200-year timeline showing the impact of the Constitution on our history. Search the Constitution, and see explanations of 300 topics.

The Scene at the Signing of the Constitution, oil painting (reproduction) by Howard Chandler Christy, 1940]]> http://www.free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=19 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:34:00 GMT Remembrance: Teaching September 11 http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2205 reviews websites for teaching about September 11, 2001. Find 911 reports, documents, and a digital archive; lessons and learning activities; teacher reflections on 911; information about terrorist acts and organizations, famous trials, and presidential leadership in times of crisis; and more. (National History Education Clearinghouse, Department of Education)

Photo, 3026, anonymous, Here is New York]]> http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2205 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:19:00 GMT 9/11 Commission Records http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2206 provides official documents from the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. Congress created the "9/11 Commission," as it was called, to provide a "full and complete accounting" of the September 11, 2001, attacks and to recommend how to prevent future attacks. The commission existed from 2003-2004. During that time, it held hearings, conducted interviews, and produced a report. (National Archives and Records Administration)

Link to PDF of Staff Monograph on the Four Flights and Civil Aviation Security]]> http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2206 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:18:00 GMT 9/11 and the Constitution http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2204 provides four Constitution Day lessons that explore who we are as Americans. Students examine principles in the Declaration of Independence and Preamble to the Constitution, evaluate progress toward American ideals, and propose actions that might narrow the gap between these ideals and reality. (Center for Civic Education, Department of Education)

Heros raise the flag at ground zero]]> http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2204 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:55:00 GMT 911 Materials for Teachers http://www.free.ed.gov/resource.cfm?resource_id=2203 links to websites that provide lessons and primary documents for teaching about September 11, 2001. Learn how ordinary people acted in extraordinary ways that day. Explore connections between 911 and the Constitution. Look through the records of the 911 Commission. (Multiple Agencies)

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