Featured Workshops
You will be able to attend 4 workshops. A schedule will be available.

DETERMINING WHAT’S “LANDMARK” ABOUT A SUPREME COURT CASE: IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHING (grades 7-12)
Diana Hess, University of Wisconsin (Madison)
What US Supreme Court cases are considered "landmark" by legal scholars and educators who set curricular policy?

PROJECT CITIZEN (grades 5-8)
Jessica Chethik, Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago
Project Citizen promotes competent and responsible participation in state and local government and connects to current events. A free class set is available to teachers who attend the training and commit to using the program.

TEACHING ABOUT THE US SUPREME COURT (grades 7-12)
Lee Arbetman, Street Law, Inc. (Washington, DC)
Learn about the US Supreme Court’s five-day social studies teacher institute and receive application materials as we take a look at some of the “supreme statistics” and a key case from the Court’s 2000-01 term.

LAW IN INDIAN COUNTRY (general)
Chuck Thomason, Roberto Clemente Academy (Chicago)
The workshop will include resource person(s) from the International Association of Chiefs of Police and Indian spokesperson(s) involved in an examination of legal issues and trends impacting Indian Reservations.

US SUPREME COURT FOURTH AMENDMENT DECISIONS (grades 7-12)
Ronald Allen, Northwestern University (Chicago)
This session will focus on the US Supreme Court’s recent Fourth Amendment decisions.

DEATH PENALTY REVISITED -CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA (general)
Marshall Croddy, Constitutional Rights Foundation (Los Angeles)
This workshop will focus on new developments in America’s ongoing debate about the death penalty using a revised and updated version of Criminal Justice in America. Participants will receive sample materials.

MCDONALD’S CORPORATE FIELD EXPERIENCE (general)
Attorneys for McDonald’s (Chicago)
This exercise will draw upon both the practical and legal aspects of the students’ education and apply it to real life situations.

THE CHALLENGE OF GOVERNANCE (general)
Marshall Croddy, Constitutional Rights Foundation (Los Angeles)
This session will provide an overview of this newly developed supplementary text and model an interactive reading and activity. Participants will receive sample materials.

LAW ACADEMY
Heather Jackson, Chicago Public Schools, Liz Roselieb, Mather High School (Chicago)
Teachers and police officers from Chicago Public Schools' Law and Public Safety Academies will present a panel discussion on the effectiveness of police/teacher partnerships in law classes.

LEARNING ABOUT DEMOCRACY THROUGH SOCRATIC SEMINAR (general)
Carolyn Pereira, Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago
This session features a demonstration discussion on important primary documents such as the Pledge of Allegiance and the Preamble to the Constitution. Handouts ready for classroom use to be distributed.

TEACHING THE SECOND AMENDMENT (grades 7-12)
Dale Greenawald, Newsweek (Boulder, CO)
This workshop helps participants examine their positions about gun control, analyze domestic and international gun control related data, and evaluate s range of contemporary gun control related proposals.

EDUCATING FOR DEMOCRACY (grades k-8 )
Jon Tuin, Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago
Come find out about an exciting new initiative that supports elementary teachers in their effort to implement LRE best practices.

TEACHING A PRACTICAL LAW ELECTIVE (grades 7-12)
Lee Arbetman, Street Law, Inc. (Washington, DC)
This session will feature a demonstration lesson from the Street Law textbook, a visit to Street Law in cyberspace, and a description of practical law classes being taught by several Chicago area teachers.

FOUNDATIONS FOR DEMOCRACY (grades k-8 )
Sandi Brady, Bell School (Chicago)
This interactive workshop will acquaint participants with the Foundations for Democracy primary curriculum, a multidisciplinary approach for teaching primary students.

POWER OF TWELVE (grades 7-12)
Nisan Chavkin, Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago
This session will explore the American Jury as a democratic institution and as a prism for teaching law in secondary social studies classes.

INSIGHTS (general)
Mabel McKinney-Browning and Charles Williams, American Bar Association Division for Public Education (Chicago)
This workshop will offer several strategies for helping high school students to examine issues effectively, formulate reasoned opinions and develop the skills necessary for engaging in substantive, productive dialogue.

PREPARING A HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL MOCK TRIAL (grades 7-12)
Linda Franklin and Catrina Durr, Thornton Township High School (Harvey)
This workshop will feature planning tips and rubrics to help high school teachers organize a meaningful mock trial or competition. Handouts that provide a mock trial blue print will be distributed.

USING THE ELEMENTS OF CRIME TO TEACH CRIMINAL LAW (grades 7-12)
Bob Blecher, Glenbard South High School (Glen Ellyn)
In this workshop, learn how to focus on four basic elements of crime, in order to provide students with a conceptual framework to help them better understand criminal law.

For more information, contact Jessica Chethik at CRFC. 800/801-9933x205 chethik@crfc.org

Last updated: January 2, 2002

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