Hampton High School teacher selected for the Democracy and Capitalism Teacher Institute at UVA’s Democracy and Capitalism Lab

Dr. Tami Carsillo, a Virginia/United States history and world geography teacher at Hampton High School, is only one of 20 social studies teachers to be selected from across the United States to be a participant for the Democracy and Capitalism Teacher Institute at the University of Virginia’s Democracy and Capitalism Lab during the Summer of 2026.

The Democracy and Capitalism Teachers Institute (DCTI) brings high school social studies, civics, and economics educators from across the nation to the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA, to deepen their understanding of the foundations, intersections, current state, and future of democracy and capitalism.

Participants stay at the University for one week in the summer and participate in daily programming focused on democracy, capitalism, and pressing issues at their intersections. The Institute is designed to help teachers define and understand the core elements of free markets and free societies, explore methods to convey democracy and capitalism in classroom settings, strengthen teachers' understanding of key primary sources and foundational principles of American government, and equip teachers to understand how "hot button topics" relate to democracy and capitalism.

Information on the prestigious and selective DCTI can be found at https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Democracy-and-Capitalism-Teachers-Institute-DCTI/61579931367303/ and https://www.democracyandcapitalism.com/dcti

 

Carsillo brings to the classroom 20 years of education experience including working for the Virginia House of Delegates, the United States Antarctic Program, and her doctoral research on civics education. She says she is honored to have been selected and looks forward to an engaging and enriching experience and to share what she has learned with her students and colleagues.

Congratulations to Dr. Tami Carsillo on this outstanding achievement and honor.