Learning by Hearings
Learning by Hearings is the Levin Center’s civic education program. We provide free lesson plans and educational material for students to learn about congressional oversight. Find out more below!


About Learning by Hearings

The Levin Center’s civic education program, Learning by Hearings, provides robust, experiential education opportunities where participants learn about history, government, and current events while developing their capacity for critical thinking and working with people from diverse backgrounds and viewpoints. Teachers can download our materials free for use in the classroom.
Through our Learning by Hearings high school content modules and after-school program, we provide high school students an opportunity to experience what it’s like to conduct fact-based, bipartisan oversight hearings.
Upcoming Events
We are continuing to develop lesson plans and content resources to support Michigan Social Studies classrooms and we need your help!
What you’ll get:
- Three days of professional learning
- $500 stipend
- Up to 15 SCECHs
Apply to join our Summer Collaboration Team today! Applications are due by June 6.
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