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Join over 3,000 partner teachers. Everything is free — professional development, cases, teaching materials, and ongoing one-on-one support.
Upcoming Workshop
CMI Boston 2026: July 6–7, 2026
Two days in Boston, MA with Professor David Moss. Travel and lodging covered by CMI. Includes independent preparatory coursework.
Please note that our priority deadline has passed and we have received a large volume of applications, which will affect your chances of being offered a spot.
Apply Now →How it works
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Apply or Register
About 5 minutes
Complete a short form to enroll in a CMI professional development program: in-person workshops require an application, while our self-paced online program has open registration.
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Complete Professional Development
Attend a two-day workshop, or learn online at your pace
Read cases, experience case discussions, and reflect on how you’d apply the case method in your classroom. Complete several hours of preparatory work online, then attend an event in Boston, MA — or complete the entire program online at your own pace.
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Access the Full Library
Forever
Upon completing PD, you become a CMI partner teacher with access to all 23 cases, detailed teaching materials, and ongoing one-on-one support from our team.
Ready to begin?
The form takes about 5 minutes. You'll receive access instructions by email.
Get Started Now →What you get
Everything you need to teach with the case method.
- ✓All 23 cases — primary-source rich documents spanning from antiquity to the 21st century
- ✓Detailed teaching plans with sequenced questions and multi-day discussion guides
- ✓Recorded case discussion videos showing the method in action
- ✓Audio versions of most cases
- ✓Annotated editions of our six most popular cases
- ✓Student feedback tools for gathering structured responses after discussions
- ✓A dedicated CMI team member for one-on-one support throughout the year
Upon completing professional development, you'll also receive a PD certificate documenting the number of hours spent on professional learning.
Professional development options
Option A
CMI Boston 2026
Upcoming: July 6–7, 2026 in Boston, MA
A two-day workshop led by Professor David Moss with a deep dive into case method pedagogy. Veteran teachers share insights and experiences. Participants complete independent preparatory work beforehand. Travel and lodging costs covered by CMI.
Space is limited. Apply now →
Option B
Fully Online
Available year-round — start anytime
Approximately 10–12 hours of self-paced work, including reading cases, viewing case discussion videos, and responding to reflection questions. Complete on your own schedule.
Eligibility
Teachers currently teaching 9th–12th grade U.S. history, U.S. government, civics, world history, or other relevant social studies courses.
What you receive
Access to all 23 cases via ShareVault, detailed teaching materials, CMI Teacher Portal video resources, and ongoing one-on-one support.
Cost
Everything is provided at no charge — professional development, cases, materials, and ongoing support.
Time
Total time investment depends on your selected program. After that, use cases entirely at your own pace throughout the school year.
For schools & districts
Bringing the case method to your department, school, or district.
CMI's program works at any scale — whether one teacher in a department or an entire district. There are no per-teacher fees, licensing costs, or institutional commitments. Teachers self-register individually, and no administrative sign-off is required.
Our team is available to answer questions, provide materials for administrators, and facilitate group onboarding for schools and districts that want to coordinate enrollment.
23 cases
Primary-source rich documents spanning Ancient Athens to Citizens United.
Teaching materials
Discussion guides, facilitator notes, supplementary documents, and student-facing materials.
Video resources
CMI Teacher Portal with recorded case discussions and facilitation guidance.
One-on-one support
Every partner teacher is paired with a CMI support specialist.
All of the above is provided free of charge to every partner teacher.
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