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Deliberating in a Democracy challenges students in U.S. classrooms to tackle current civic issues with partner schools in Latin America, Central/Eastern Europe, and North/Western Asia. Through classroom deliberations and videoconferences, students learn more about critical societal concerns through an international dialogue.
Deliberating in a Democracy ran from 2004-2010, during which more 400 teachers engaged more than 20,000 high school students in authentic civic deliberations. Most of the schools who participated continue to to use deliberations in the classroom.
In 2011, the program became Deliberating in a Democracy in the Americas and shifted its geographic focus to Latin America.
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Deliberating in a Democracy and Deliberating in a Democracy in the Americas are a collaborative effort of Street Law, Inc., the Constitutional Rights Foundation, and the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago. It is supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools.
Lesson plans for classroom deliberations
Deliberating in a Democracy: 2009-10 Evaluation Report
Deliberating in a Democracy: 2008 Evaluation Report
Deliberating in a Democracy: 2007 Evaluation Report
Deliberating in a Democracy: 2006 Evaluation Report
November 22, 2011 Read more
October 2, 2011 In September, the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools issued an updated report, Guardian of Democracy: The Civic Mission of Schools. The report makes a strong case that investing in civic learning strengthens American democracy. Read more
September 28, 2011 Over the summer, Street Law staff traveled to Peru, where they joined forces with Asociación Educritica to organize and lead a bilingual conference. Read more
August 16, 2011 Street Law has created a new social network for social studies teachers to foster collaboration and resource sharing! Read more
February 10, 2011 Deliberating in a Democracy in the Americas will partner U.S. classrooms with classrooms in Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru to deliberate controversial issues. Read more
August 18, 2010 "The Response" is a 30-minute courtroom drama based on a composite designed from actual transcripts of the Guantánamo Bay military tribunals. In the film three military officers must decide the fate of a foreign detainee. Read more
February 1, 2010 This free resource pack from Street Law, Inc. offers lesson plans, teaching methods, and links to outside resources. Read more
November 8, 2009 Approximately fifty students from three Northern Virginia high schools congregated at Robert E. Lee High School in Springfield, VA, to participate in an international teleconference with students in Vilnius, Lithuania. Read more
September 28, 2009 John Codega is a third year social studies teacher at A.C. Flora High School — a diverse urban school in Columbia, South Carolina. In 2007, he began participating in the Deliberating in a Democracy program, which connects U.S. and Central/Eastern European classrooms to engage students in deliberations about controversial issues. Read more
September 10, 2009 The fourth annual International Deliberating in a Democracy conference brought together more than 80 educators from 12 countries to collaborate to improve the discussion of controversial issues in the classroom. Read more
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