StreetLaw, Inc.

Over 35 years of educating about law, democracy, and human rights

International Lesson Plans, Publications, and Resources

Free Lesson Plans

  • Deliberating in a Democracy - The Deliberating in a Democracy program offers free lesson plans and issue papers on their web site covering an array of controversial issues and available in multiple languages. 

  • Street Law South Africa - Street Law South Africa offers lessons on the South African legal system, spousal abuse, law in everyday, an introduction to human rights, crime and society, and taking a stand on the death penalty.  These lessons are available for free when downloaded from their web site. Please note that these lessons were not written by Street Law, Inc.

Publications

  • Human Rights for All teaches secondary school students and adults about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and democratic principles. (ISBN 0-314-04943-6) Ordering Information
  • Islam and Democracy Toward Effective Citizenship     is an Arabic text that highlights the intersection between democratic principles and political tenets of Islam, while asking people to consider the shape democracy can take in Muslim societies. This text is out of print. (ISBN 0-9774716-1-6)
  • Democracy for All      introduces secondary school students and adults to what the international community accepts as democracy, as well as raising the question of what democracy means to each of us. This text is out of print. (ISBN 0-7021-3099-0)

Resources

  • Methods manual—Open Society Institute/Street Law Network Program
    Interactive instructional methods help students develop critical thinking, problem solving, and participation skills, while actively involving them in their own learning. This manual, written in 2000 for use in the Open Society Institute/Street Law Network Program, explains a variety of teaching methods designed to attract the interest and imagination of the learner and to create a student-centered classroom.
    Methods Manual
  • Teacher training manual—Open Society Institute/Street Law Network Program Teacher/instructor training is an essential part of any Street Law program.  This manual, written in 2000 for use in the Open Society Institute/Street Law Network Program, provides background information and guidance in designing and implementing practical legal and democracy education projects delivered through systematic, interactive learning experiences.
    Teacher Training Manual

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