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Celebrate Lincoln's Bicentennial!
The Center, with a grant from the Motorola Foundation, has produced a new lesson
on Abraham Lincoln to commemorate the bicentennial of his birth. The lesson,
appropriate for high school students, discusses Lincoln's ideas and decisions
regarding slavery and the use of presidential power.
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lesson today!. Watch a video about the lesson by clicking here.
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We the People Level 2
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We the People teaches students about our constitutional democracy using critical-thinking exercises, activities, and cooperative learning
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The John Marshall Seminar: The Man and His Judicial Philosophy is a
biannual professional development program in Richmond, Virginia,
cosponsored by The John Marshall Foundation and the Center for Civic
Education.
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We the People: A Seminar on Civil Rights is a professional development
program in Birmingham, Alabama, cosponsored by The Center for Civic
Education and the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
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| Announcements: | | American Lawyers Auxiliary Teacher of the Year Awards
Entry Deadline April 15, 2010For more than forty years, the American Lawyers Auxiliary has been active in
its support of public education, citizenship awareness, and other service
programs. Recognizing the vital role that teachers play in law-related
education, the Auxiliary continues to sponsor its Law-Related Education
Teacher of the Year Award to honor teachers who have made significant
contributions in the area of law-related education. Nominations for the
2010 Law Related Education Teacher of the Year may be made by a school
administrator, coordinator, director, teacher, student, or any other interested
party. For full information, click here. |
| 2009 Navajo Nation Experience
The Navajo Nation Experience Seminar focuses on Navajo history, culture, and government. Participants interact with Navajo scholars, educators, and governmental officials and visit historical sites including Canyon de Chelly and Monument Valley. The participants also discuss how to include teaching about the Navajos and important Native American issues in their WTP classes...
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| 2010 Supreme Court Institute| Street Law, Inc. and the Supreme Court Historical Society will sponsor
the annual Supreme Court Summer Institute, June 17-22, 2010. The institute
is open to secondary level social studies teachers & supervisors, who will
spend five stimulating days on Capitol Hill and inside the Supreme Court
learning about the Court, its past and current cases, and how to teach
about them from top Supreme Court litigators & educators. We will
also be in the Court to hear the Justices announce the final decisions
of the term and attend a private reception at the Court. For full information
and to apply online (under the “Registration Info” tab), go to http://www.streetlaw.org/scsi_apply. The
application deadline is March 15, 2010. |
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