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Street Law / Newsroom / Applications Available for 2011 National Supreme Court Institute for Teachers
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December 2, 2010 |
Street Law, Inc. is now accepting online applications for the 2011 Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers. This year, two sessions will be held on June 16-21 and 23-28, 2011. Sixty of the country's top social studies educators will be selected to attend the six-day Institutes in Washington, DC.
Co-sponsored by the Supreme Court Historical Society, the Institute is designed to expand and strengthen instruction about the history, operation, and cases of the Supreme Court of the United States. Over 800 teachers have attended the Institute since its inception in 1995.
Accepted participants will have the opportunity to learn about the cert process, media coverage of the court, specific cases, and judicial philosophies from Supreme Court experts, journalists, authors, and attorneys. Teachers become attorneys and justices for a day by participating in a moot court. Valuable resources and effective teaching methods are presented alongside content-rich materials, and the week culminates with a visit to the Court to hear decisions handed down and a private reception at the Court.The application deadline is March 14, 2011.
Special thanks to the Supreme Court Historical Society — co-sponsor of Street Law, Inc.'s Supreme Court Institute.
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Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers
Topic: U.S. Supreme Court
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