A professional development opportunity for St. Louis area teachers, the Seminar is modeled on the highly successful Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers and is designed to expand and strengthen instruction about the history, operation, and cases of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Classroom Guide to Mock Trials and Moot Courts

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Street Law Textbook

Eighth edition, 2009 $86.40

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The Supreme Court: Documentary Film and Lessons

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Small Schools in the Big City

September 1, 2007 In 2001, the New Century High School Initiative launched an unprecedented period of change in secondary schools across New York City. Today, the resulting 83 small schools in someof the city’s most underserved areas reveal important and encouraging lessons in education reform. Read more

High court just a 1-woman show

January 25, 2007 When Louisiana teacher Stephanie Goodrich began a session with her eighth-grade honors class on the Supreme Court this month, she showed them a picture of the nine justices. "They said, 'Could there be only one lady on the court?' " recalled Goodrich, who is in her 15th year teaching in the Alexandria, La., school district. Read more

Teachers Get Supreme Knowledge

April 6, 2000 Former independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr recently briefed an unusual audience at the U.S. Supreme Court. Instead of justices, jurors or the occasional U.S. senator, he talked to 20 District social studies and history teachers. Read more

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Updates

Street Law, Inc. conducts first Supreme Court Seminar for Baltimore Teachers (Jul 16, 2009)
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Supreme Court Summer Institute participants witness Ricci decision (Jul 8, 2009)
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Resources for teaching about the 2009 inaugural (Jan 21, 2009)
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Nominations Sought for Street Law’s 2009 Educator of the Year (Nov 5, 2008)
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Lee Arbetman

executive director

Megan Hanson

program director

Ethan Kennedy

program coordinator

The St. Louis Supreme Court Seminar will not be offered during the 2009-10 school year.

2008-2009 Seminar

The 2008-09 Seminar was held on Oct. 23-24, 2008, and February 13, 2009. Please contact Ethan Kennedy with questions.

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Online Community

Past participants are invited to join the Supreme Court Seminars and Institutes online community. Share lesson plans, ask questions, and learn about other professional development opportunities. If you're already a member, login at www.communityzero.com/scsi. If you'd like to join, email Ethan Kennedy.

Get the Word Out

We depend on past participants to publicize the Supreme Court Institutes and Seminars. If you're presenting or attending a workshop and can hand out brochures, contact Ethan Kennedy.

Street Law, Inc. conducts first Supreme Court Seminar for Baltimore Teachers

July 16, 2009 From July 7-10, 2009, 16 teachers attended the first ever Supreme Court Seminar for Baltimore Teachers at the University of Maryland School of Law. Read more

Supreme Court Summer Institute participants witness Ricci decision

July 8, 2009 On June 29, 2009, the last day of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2008-2009 term, 30 Supreme Court Summer Institute participants visited the Court to hear the justices’ final decisions. Read more

Resources for teaching about the 2009 inaugural

January 21, 2009 Read more

Nominations Sought for Street Law’s 2009 Educator of the Year

November 5, 2008 Each spring, Street Law, Inc. honors an exemplary law-related education teacher at the Annual Awards Dinner. Potential nominees include classroom teachers, school resource officers, law students, lawyers, and professionals from community-based organizations and juvenile justice settings. Read more

Supreme Court Seminar for Atlanta Area Teachers

October 1, 2008 Street Law, Inc. and the Supreme Court Historical Society are excited to announce the expansion of the Supreme Court Institutes and Seminar into Atlanta, GA. Read more

Supreme Court Institutes and Seminars Participant Count Surpasses 1,000

July 8, 2008 Megan Lawlor is a social studies teacher and director of the law academy at Hirsch High School on the south side of Chicago. On June 19, 2008, she also became the 1,000th teacher to participate in the Supreme Court Institutes and Seminars for Teachers. Read more

Small Schools in the Big City

September 1, 2007 In 2001, the New Century High School Initiative launched an unprecedented period of change in secondary schools across New York City. Today, the resulting 83 small schools in someof the city’s most underserved areas reveal important and encouraging lessons in education reform. Read more

Street Law partners with PBS on documentary about the Supreme Court

February 1, 2007 Street Law is pleased to partner with PBS on its innovative new series, The Supreme Court. Produced by New York City PBS affiliate WNET, the four-part documentary traces the history of the Court –- from its creation, through the Rehnquist years –- with particular emphasis on major cases and personal stories about the justices who have shaped our notions of justice and law. Read more

High court just a 1-woman show

January 25, 2007 When Louisiana teacher Stephanie Goodrich began a session with her eighth-grade honors class on the Supreme Court this month, she showed them a picture of the nine justices. "They said, 'Could there be only one lady on the court?' " recalled Goodrich, who is in her 15th year teaching in the Alexandria, La., school district. Read more

Teachers Get Supreme Knowledge

April 6, 2000 Former independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr recently briefed an unusual audience at the U.S. Supreme Court. Instead of justices, jurors or the occasional U.S. senator, he talked to 20 District social studies and history teachers. Read more

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Program File

Supreme Court Seminar for St. Louis Area Teachers

Products & Publications

Classroom Guide to Mock Trials and Moot Courts

Free Mock Trials

Street Law Textbook

The Supreme Court: Documentary Film and Lessons

In the News

Small Schools in the Big City

High court just a 1-woman show

Teachers Get Supreme Knowledge

Updates

See Also

Staff

Lee Arbetman

Megan Hanson

Ethan Kennedy

2008-2009 Seminar

Teaching Materials

Online Community

Get the Word Out

Street Law, Inc. conducts first Supreme Court Seminar for Baltimore Teachers

Supreme Court Summer Institute participants witness Ricci decision

Resources for teaching about the 2009 inaugural

Nominations Sought for Street Law’s 2009 Educator of the Year

Supreme Court Seminar for Atlanta Area Teachers

Supreme Court Institutes and Seminars Participant Count Surpasses 1,000

Small Schools in the Big City

Street Law partners with PBS on documentary about the Supreme Court

High court just a 1-woman show

Teachers Get Supreme Knowledge