Teacher Resources

Descriptions from the C-SPAN site: Link to sign up for a free membership.

Educators can enroll in the C-SPAN Free Membership Service for ideas, information and resources for teaching U.S. government and civics with C-SPAN's television programming and web sites.

Link to enrollment form.

Learn more through C-SPAN's FAQ's page

Membership Benefits

• Classroom resources linked to national standards in U.S. government and civics-a comprehensive archive of video clips with discussion questions, student activities, graphic organizers, worksheets, quizzes created by fellow educators


• Periodic special offers, such as free classroom posters


• E-mail updates about C-SPAN programs and C-SPAN Classroom web resources relevant to your subject area and grade level


• For daily updates of C-SPAN programming, sign up for an additional service,
  C-SPAN Alert!)


• Unrestricted taping and viewing rights on C-SPAN-produced programming for use in the classroom


• Eligibility for our Teacher Fellowship and other contests and opportunities


• Eligibility to apply for a C-SPAN Archives Grant to obtain video from the C-SPAN Archives at no cost


• The Archives offer a searchable database and research assistance as well as compilation tapes of C-SPAN programs


• Access to the C-SPAN Educators' Hotline, at 1-800-523-7586. Call with questions about teaching with C-SPAN

C-SPAN's coverage may not agree with your brand of political ideology, but their extensive coverage seems balanced.

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