Professional Development
The Center partners with local and national organizations to provide teachers with professional development opportunities.
Each year we offer programs for teachers to expand their civic education expertise and tools. One of our main opportunities is Project Citizen. Call and speak with our Education Team to learn more.
Mahalo to our sponsors and partners: The Center for Civic Education, Hawaiʻi State Bar Association, Federal Judicial Center, American Bar Association, Street Law, Hawaiʻi Department of Education, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States District Court – District of Hawaiʻi, and Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities.
Teacher Workshop
July 13–17, 2026
The King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center invites high school teachers to attend a free teacher institute in St. Paul, Minnesota from July 13–17, 2026. The workshop focuses on the US Constitution. You will learn strategies to help your students interpret and comprehend the US Constitution. Learn more here: The Center for Civic Education’s We the People program
Hawaiʻi teachers will work alongside teachers from across the US. Spots are limited so please register as soon as possible. Feel free to share this information with other teachers.
What: We the People Teacher Workshop
Where: St. Paul, Minnesota
When: Monday, July 13 – Friday, July 17, 2026
Free: Free airfare and lodging, ground transportation in Minneapolis to and from Minnesota Humanities Center, breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Free: Class sets of the curriculum, We the People: The Citizen & The Constitution.
Registration Link:
We the People Summer Institute Interest Form
https://forms.gle/NptZWQugEmS8hwLo6
Mahalo nui to you, and feel free to contact us with any additional questions.
June 21–26, 2026
The King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center invites middle and high school teachers to attend a free teacher institute in Monterey, California from June 21–26, 2026. The workshop focuses on community engagement in public policy. You will learn strategies to help your students identify and track public policy issues in their communities, and how to affect change. Learn more here: The Center for Civic Education’s Project Community program
Hawaiʻi teachers will work alongside teachers from California. Spots are limited so please register as soon as possible. Feel free to share this information with other teachers.
What: Project Citizen Teacher Workshop
Where: Monterey Bay, California
When: Sunday, June 21 – Saturday, June 26, 2026
Free: Free airfare and lodging, ground transportation in Monterey to and from Cal State Monterey Bay, breakfast and lunch (dinner stipends will be awarded upon completion of the workshop).
Free: Class sets of the curriculum, Project Citizen: Community Engagement in Public Policy
Stipend: $500 stipend following end of semester completion of workshop requirements.
Registration Link:
Project Citizen Summer Institute Interest Form
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScK6diqTs_y6miP8QR1zfigQIX6TAXj4hlbFr3PCWgXwAxsKQ/viewform
Mahalo nui to you, and feel free to contact us with any additional questions.
Learning Opportunities
Passionate educators in California and Hawaii who teach social studies in grades 5 and 8 and are making a difference in the lives of high-need students, we are looking for you! This opportunity is for teachers new to the We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution curricular program and professional learning.
- Paid in-person week-long summer institute in Hawaii
- Free Classroom set of textbooks
- Yearlong professional learning
- Ready-to-use lessons and resources
- A stipend for completing research requirements
- Engaging pedagogy and academic content
- Gain a supportive network
- Access to inspiring scholar guest speakers
- Gain an in-depth, interactive study of the foundations and fundamental principles of the U.S. Constitution
- Develop effective problem-solving, critical-thinking, decision-making, and communication skills, which are essential for 21st-century work and civic life
- Become engaged and informed citizens who are prepared to take an active role in democracy
- Participate in 52 hours of professional learning (36 in summer institute and 16 during school-year)
- Integrate 40 hours of We the People in your classroom instruction
- Involve students in the simulated congressional hearing instructional activity
- Participate in a teacher pre- and post-test
- Administer a student pre- and post-test
