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A MORE PERFECT UNION INSTITUTE
(GRADES 7-8) August 14-15, 2007, Chicago Application [pdf] Open to middle school teachers in Chicago and the metropolitan area, this institute is designed to give teachers the tools to enable students to develop a comprehensive understanding of the Constitution and Bill of Rights in order to meet the U.S. Constitution Test requirement. Materials and assistance identifying lawyers to work in classrooms provided. Registration is $50 and space is limited. Free materials are included and CPDUs are available. Contact: Jessica Chethik at (312) 663-9057 x 218 or chethik@crfc.org. Deadline: June 1, 2007 |
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EDUCATING FOR DEMOCRACY INSTITUTE
(GRADES 2-5) August 16, 2007, Chicago Application [pdf] 
This institute features CRFC's programs for elementary and primary grades.
VOICE
(Violence Prevention Outcomes in Civic Education) combines law, peer mediation,
and service
learning. Primary VOICE enhances reading comprehension and citizenship for
younger students.
Instructors include experienced educators, lawyers, and police officers or
SROs. Registration is $25
and space is limited. Free materials are included and CPDUs are available.
Contact: Jessica Chethik at 312/663-9057 x 218 or chethik@crfc.org. Deadline: June 1, 2007 |
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FREE Class Sets of Project Citizen Books Available
Free sets of Project Citizen texts are available for 5th-8th grade teachers. Project Citizen is a dynamic service-learning/public policy program. For information on the program visit http://www.crfc.org/projectcitizen.html . To obtain you free set of books contact Jessica Chethik at (312) 663-9057 x 218 or chethik@crfc.org. |
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| HIGH SCHOOL INSTITUTES |
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EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW INSTITUTE
August 7, 2007, Chicago Application [pdf] CRFC's Equal Justice Under Law program brings together high school students with legal scholars and policymakers to enhance their understanding of a specific U.S. Supreme Court decision and a related public policy question for Illinois. The program occurs during the fall semester. This one-day institute will provide teachers access to legal scholars and policy experts, case materials, public policy analysis tools, and interactive strategies necessary to address the U.S. Supreme Court case and Illinois public policy featured in the 2007 Equal Justice Under Law program. Participation in the institute is required for teachers interested in having their students participate in either of the parallel Equal Justice Under Law conferences in Springfield (November) and Chicago (December). Registration Fee: $100.00 per teacher. Six CPDUs available. Application deadline extended to June1, 2007; Registration is limited to 20 participants. For more information contact: Kathy Bell at (312) 663-9057 x 203 or bell@crfc.org. |
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2007 Supreme Court Update
Summer Institute
August 6, 2007, Chicago, Illinois Application [pdf] This one-day institute will feature a leading decision from the October 2006 Term of the Supreme Court of the United States. Participants will meet with legal scholars, former U.S. Supreme Court clerks, and other experts to review and discuss the implications of the feature case. Participants also will receive resources about the issue, the Court, and the decision along with classroom-ready materials. The 2007 Supreme Court Update is open to high school teachers of law, government, and U.S. History at accredited Illinois high schools. Registration Fee: $100.00 per teacher. Six CPDUs available. Application deadline extended to June1, 2007; Registration is limited to 24 participants. For more information contact: Nisan Chavkin at (312) 663-9057 x 206 or bell@crfc.org. |
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2007 National Law-Related Education
Institute for Secondary Educators Teaching Youth about the Law June 25-26, 2007, Chicago, Illinois Application [external link] Developed by the Constitutional Rights Foundation, the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago, and Street Law, Inc., this two-day national institute is designed to help teachers in grades 9-12 to:
Deadline: April 2, 2007. All applicants will be notified of their acceptance by April 16, 2007. Upon acceptance to the institute, a registration fee of $100 is due by Friday, May 4, 2007. For more information, contact Nisan Chavkin at CRFC (chavkin@crfc.org, 312/663-9057x206). This institute is a program of the Constitutional Rights Foundation, Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago, and Street Law, Inc. Support for this institute was provided in part through Youth for Justice, the national coordinated law-related education program of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Unites States Department of Justice. Grant # 2006-JL-FX-K108. |
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