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Street Law / Trainings & Events / Community College Faculty Development Seminar
Street Law, Inc. — in collaboration with Howard Community College and McGraw-Hill Higher Education — has designed a law-based civics course for community colleges that is being piloted at several community colleges during the 2011–2012 academic year.
This seminar is for community college faculty who are either…
Join like-minded faculty and learn about the Street Law curriculum, the elements of the course, best practices in civic education instruction, and how Street Law can impact your community college.
The seminar will be co-facilitated by Lee Arbetman, author of Street Law’s new community college textbook, Understanding Law and Legal Issues (McGraw Hill, 2011), and Professor Patrick O’Guinn, director of the criminal justice program at Maryland’s Howard Community College.
Faculty most likely to be interested in teaching this new course are professors of sociology, political science, criminal justice, and paralegal training. Faculty should have an interest in legal issues but need not be lawyers.
If you teach at one of the seven City Colleges of Chicago, your registration fee is waived thanks to a grant from the McCormick Foundation.
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Big thanks to the Chicago office of DLA Piper for providing meeting space for this Faculty Development Seminar!
Street Law has arranged for a group rate of $189/night at the nearby Hotel Sax. To take advantage of this reduced rate, you must make your reservation through Thomas Kelley at Lawyers Travel. You may contact him via email or by phone:
There are a limited number of rooms available at this rate, so the sooner you book the better. Also, feel free to explore other nearby options.
The following meals will be included:
Please be sure and communicate any special dietary needs in your registration form so that we can accommodate you.
Street Law in Community Colleges webpage
Street Law's innovative law-based civics course for community colleges will cover the evaluation, debate, and critical analysis of law and legal issues that affect individuals, their families, and communities. Students develop a practical understanding of the U.S. legal system through learning about aspects of civil, criminal, constitutional, family, immigration, and consumer law.
The course uses case studies, simulated legal exercises, small group exercises and analytical thought problems to develop higher level thinking skills that prepare students for rigorous college course work in other areas.
The course is generally cross-listed as an elective under multiple disciplines as part of a general education program. It is not designed to replace any courses that are part of paralegal training or administration of justice career preparation programs.
As a result of the faculty development seminar, participants will be able to do the following:
Questions about Street Law's Community College initiative? Contact Lee Arbetman (larbetman@streetlaw.org, 301-589-1130 ext. 230)
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