Announcing C-SPAN's 2027 StudentCam documentary competition for middle & high schoolers! We're asking students to envision themselves as a newly elected member of Congress. $100K in total cash prizes awarded to the top 150 student-produced videos. Info at StudentCam.org

Clip: Larry Sabato on the 2026 midterm election results (6:43) c-span.org/classroom/documen… University of Virginia's Center for Politics Founder and Director Larry Sabato talked about the 2026 midterm election results and Democrats' sweep to power in the Senate and House. #edchat #sschat #apgovchat

We're just one month away from the largest annual gathering of social studies educators in the country - #NCSS2026! Plan to visit us in the exhibit hall at Booth #1033 in the @CivicsRenewal Village to catch up with with Pam and Zach and for all of your free @CSPAN swag. And make sure to come to our session, "Deliberate Today’s Top Issues," on Friday, December 4th at 3:05pm in the Hyatt Regency Chicago's Grand Hall I. #SocialStudies365

CLIP: House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) addresses supporters after Democrats won control of the U.S. House of Representatives. c-span.org/classroom/documen… Visit c-span.org/election-2026/ for the latest as the remaining races are confirmed.

#OTD in 1979, more than 50 U.S. diplomats and public servants were taken hostage in the Tehran Embassy by a group of Iranian students. Learn more about the #IranianHostageCrisis from @brosen1501, @UnivOfKansas professor David Farber, and others: c-span.org/classroom/documen…. #SSChat

#OTD 18 years ago, Democrat @BarackObama defeated Republican John McCain in the 2008 presidential election, becoming the first African American to become president. Learn more with archival #CSPAN video clips: c-span.org/classroom/documen…. #USHistory #SSChat #EdChat #Campaign2008

2026 Election Night Coverage – LIVE on C-SPAN piped.video/live/DXiZio2O9RI…

It's election day! Students, you can have your voices heard too. This year, C-SPAN is asking middle and high school students to envision themselves as newly elected members of Congress. Tell us about the issue that you would address in your first floor speech in the House of Representatives. $100K in cash prizes to the top 150 student-produced short documentaries. Entries due January 20, 2027: studentcam.org #edchat #sschat #projectbasedlearning

It's election day 2026! In this clip, President Donald Trump and House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) offer their closing arguments for the midterm elections. For more, visit: c-span.org/classroom/documen…. And for our full collection of election-related instructional resources, check out: sites.google.com/view/campai….

2026 @CSPAN Midterm Election Night - Viewing Guides and Activities Lesson Plan: c-span.org/classroom/documen…. This lesson provides several activities for students to help them understand coverage of election night tonight. Teachers can choose to have students view election night coverage while taking notes, mapping votes as they come in, playing a vocabulary BINGO game, evaluating election night speeches, or comparing news networks’ coverage of election night. These activities provide students a foundation to discuss the election the next day in class.

#OTD in 1969, President Nixon addressed the U.S. about the prospects for peace in Vietnam in a speech referred to as the "silent majority," because he said that despite protests against the war, a majority of Americans supported his policies. Learn more: c-span.org/classroom/documen….

Our @CSPAN Classroom e-newsletters never ghost you! Check out this week's edition here shorturl.at/LPkE0 for the following: 🗳️ #CSPAN's 2026 midterm election night coverage and related educational resources, 🗓️ our Native American Heritage Month collection, 🧑‍⚖️ and instructional materials that teach about the rule of law.

#CSPAN takes you and your students on the road again, this time to West Branch, Iowa, and the @HooverPresLib! This NEW lesson provides a tour of the presidential library and museum of Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the United States (1929-33): c-span.org/classroom/documen….

On the day before the 2026 midterm elections, @CSPAN elections analyst Jacob Rubashkin and host John McArdle previewed key races to watch. For more related instructional resources and the latest on all things #Campaign2026, visit: c-span.org/classroom/. #Election #Midterms #ElectionDay #GovChat #CSPAN #Republican #Democrat #Poll

Cook Political Report (@CookPolitical) U.S. House Editor Erin Covey (@ercovey) discussed Campaign 2026 and the battle for control of the House of Representatives. For more, visit: c-span.org/classroom/documen…. #House #Republican #Democrat #Congress #Poll

🗳️🇺🇸Election Night 2026: Bring Democracy into Your Classroom! Get your students engaged in the 2026 Midterm Elections with FREE viewing guides and interactive activities from C-SPAN Classroom at c-span.org/classroom/documen…. #CSPANClassroom #Election2026

23 years after Guglielmo Marconi's first radio message across open water, Pittsburgh's @KDKARadio transmitted the first scheduled radio broadcast #OTD in 1920. Learn more from @DanielStashower, @BillClinton, & @RepBrendanBoyle: c-span.org/classroom/documen…. #USHistory #SSChat #OTDH

Since the first celebration #OTD in 1968, on November 1st each year, millions of people celebrate authors and their books on what is known as National Author's Day. Learn more from the @librarycongress, author Jacqueline Woodson, and others: c-span.org/classroom/documen….

Next up on #CSPAN's tour of 2026 battleground states? Maine - The Pine Tree State! News Center Maine "Political Brew" host and reporter @PHirschkorn talked about key races and issues in the 2026 battleground state of Maine. For more, visit: c-span.org/classroom/documen….

Is your state one of the 36 that has a gubernatorial race on the ballot? Cook Political Report (@CookPolitical) Senate & Governors Editor @JessicaTaylor talked about campaign 2026 and races she's watching in the battle for control of the nation's statehouses. For more, visit: c-span.org/classroom/documen….