Join us for the We the People Institute - Region 10 ESC
July 13 -15, 2009
Registration Fee: Only $25 -- Please click HERE to download payment form.
Please send payment and form to:
State Bar of Texas/LRE Dept.
1414 Colorado Street
Austin, TX 78701
The institute is an intensive, professional development program on the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. Participants take part in lectures and discussions on constitutional themes pertinent to the curriculum content, classroom strategies, and performance assessment. An essential component of the institute is teacher preparation and participation in a simulated congressional hearing as a culminating activity. The hearing is a model for student hearings to be held during the school year. Experienced teacher mentors assist participants in discussing the challenges of teaching civic education and preparing for the culminating hearing.
Lecture, teaching method, and assessment content include the following topics correlated to the TEKS and TAKS:
- What Are the Historical and Philosophical Foundations of the American Political System?
- How Did the Framers Create the Constitution?
- How Did the Values and Principles Embodied in the Constitution Shape American Institutions and Practices?
- How Have the Protections of the Bill of Rights Been Developed and Expanded?
- What Rights Does the Bill of Rights Protect?
- What Are the Roles of the Citizen in American Democracy?
This event is brought to us by Law-Focused Education, Inc. For more information, e-mail ldeleon@texasbar.com or call 800/204-2222, ext. 1822 or 512/427-1822.
To register for this event, CLICK HERE!
For a copy of the three-day institute agenda, CLICK HERE!
For additional information, please visit the Law-Focused Education website: www.texaslre.org
To learn more about the We the People curriculum, visit the Center for Civic Education website.