Trainers Times
As part of the Youth for Justice work plan, the Constitutional Rights Foundation publishes Trainers Times, a resource for the national network of law-related education (LRE) teachers and trainers interested in promoting LRE best practices. Trainers Times appears twice each year and is devoted to current resources, methods, and strategies for the LRE classroom.
For more information about Trainers Times, contact crfc@crfc.org.
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Volume 11, No. 1, Winter 2007 (.pdf file)
- Winter 2007 Feature Articles
- Beyond the Classroom: The Benefits of Student Participation in Civics-Based Service Learning, Extracurricular Activities, and School Governance
- School Governance: First Steps
- Extracurricular Activities and LRE: Making the Connection
- Professional Development in Service Learning
Volume 10, No. 2, Summer 2006 (.pdf file)
- Summer 2006 Feature Articles
- Civic Knowledge Matters
- Addressing Civic Knowledge in Professional Development
- Best Practices in Civic/Law-Related Education
- Does Teacher Knowledge Matter?
- Civic Knowledge in the Classroom: A Case Study
- Constructing Content Knowledge: Finding Insights in Science Education Examining Fundamental Beliefs about Learning: An Interview with Janet Carlson Powell
Volume 10, No. 1, Winter 2006 (.pdf file)
- Winter 2006 Feature Articles
- Why Teachers Should Use Simulations in Civic Education
- Civic Mission of Schools Promising Approach 6
- Preparing Teachers to Use Simulations
- Selected Examples of Civic/Law-Related Simulations
- Tips for Using Simulations
- Using LRE Simulations and Role Play in the U.S. History Classroom
- Examining the Arguments in Korematsu v. United States (1944)
Volume 9, No. 2, Summer 2005 (.pdf file)
- Summer 2005 Feature Articles
- Outside Resource Persons in the Classroom
- Preparing School Resource Officers
- Lawyers in the Classroom: Two Case Studies
- Best Practices in Civic/Law-Related Education
Volume 9, No. 1, Spring 2005 (.pdf file)
- Spring 2005 Feature Articles
- Discussion: An Effective Means, an Important End
- Discussion in Social Studies: Is It Worth the Trouble?
- Using Research to Improve Practice
- Professional Development on Discussion: A Starter Kit of Tools
Volume 8, No. 4, Summer 2004 (.pdf file)
- Summer 2004 Feature Articles
- What Can Trainers Learn from Teacher Reflections?
- CRF, CRFC Commemorate Brown v. Board of Education On-Line
- Providing Ongoing Support and Development for Teachers
- Legislative Staff: Another ORP Option
- CRF Announces Second Annual National Teach-In For 2005
- National Symposium on Disproportionate Minority Contact Held in Chicago
Volume 8, No. 3, Spring 2004 (.pdf file)
- Spring 2004 Feature Articles
- Over 9,100 Students Participate in CRFC/CRF National Teach-In
- Youth for Justice Debuts New Web
- CRF, Street Law Launch Successful Joint SRO Initiative
- Sample Lesson: The People's Right to Know
- Santa Monica 2004: What Makes a Professional Development Experience Effective?
- Early and Often: Providing LRE to Students Across the Grades
Volume 8, No. 2, Spring 2003 (.pdf file)
- Spring 2003 Feature Articles
- Focus on the Citizen: Promoting LRE Best Practices within School Districts
- The Civic Mission of Schools: New Report from Carnegie Corporation
- Finding the A-ha Moments: A Cross-State Exchange on Best Practices in Professional Development
- Online Resource: War in Iraq
- Sample Lesson: A Brief History of the Law of War
Volume 8, No. 1, Fall 2002 (.pdf file)
- Fall 2002 Feature Articles
- Engaging Students in Public Issues Discussions: A Necessary Challenge for Civic Educators
- Professional Development That Makes a Difference: A Case Study of the Illinois Law Concentration Study Group
- Where Can I Get More Information About Best Practices in Staff Development?
- Scenes from a Study Group
- CityWorks Cited as Civics Education Model
- Sample Lesson: Defining Terrorism
- Online Resource: Reflecting on September 11
Volume 7, No. 2, Fall 2001 (.pdf file)
Fall 2001 - Part 2 (.pdf file)
- Fall 2001 Feature Article
- America Responds to Terrorism
- Fall 2001 - Part 2 (Featured Lesson):
- Terrorism: How Have Other Countries Handled It? How Should We?
Volume 7, No. 1, January 2001 (.pdf file)
- January 2001 Feature Articles
- Evaluating LRE's Impact: Risky Business or the Best of Times?
- Preparing for the National Assessment of LRE
- Lesson: Racial Profiling
