Contact Us
Our “For Students” and “For Teachers” pages has a FAQ section to answer many of the common questions that you may have about the competition.
If you would like to speak with a member of C-SPAN’s Education Department about any aspect of the competition, you can contact us directly.
Send an email to us at: educate@c-span.org or call weekdays between 9:00am-5:00pm ET at: 202-626-485
Follow StudentCam on Facebook, X, and Instagram
Stay up to date with the latest about our annual StudentCam competition by following us on TikTok, X, and Instagram.
And don’t forget, C-SPAN will select and award up to 10 teams who will each receive a $100 cash prize simply for sharing “Behind the Scenes” photos from the production of their StudentCam documentary on social media.
Upload photos and share with your personal social media network of choice, tag us, and submit screengrabs of any posts that you would like to share. More information here.
Free Social Studies and History Resources for Teachers
C-SPAN Classroom is a web site for social studies teachers and includes many free resources including:
Timely Teachable Video: Current event and other timely video clips for your social studies, history, and economics classes.
Bell Ringers: A variety of video clips with associated key vocabulary terms, and related discussion questions. Use them to begin class, as an in-class activity, or as a homework assignment to introduce a new topic with real world examples of civics in action.
Lesson Ideas: A variety of handouts and lesson ideas with examples of how to incorporate C-SPAN’s resources into the social studies classroom.
Constitution Clips: Our Constitution Clips section combines the text of the U.S. Constitution with C-SPAN video to provide an interactive learning experience for both teachers and students.