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The three levels of these institutes are available to teachers FREE OF CHARGE. A registration form with a $50 holding fee is required, but the participant’s check will not be cashed unless he or she does not attend or cancel within a week before the institute. At forty-hour institutes, breakfast and lunch are provided, along with snacks and soft drinks.
101: This forty-hour training begins with an in-depth study of the Declaration of Independence. Participants will then be taken through the ancient and European origins of the United States Constitution, followed by the American origins. The training will continue with a famous Federalist debating a famous Anti-Federalist over whether a New York State convention should vote to ratify the Constitution in 1788.
Then attending teachers will be taken on a walk through the seven articles of the Constitution. The remainder of the time will be spent studying the First Amendment and famous Supreme Court cases on the First Amendment, including the current term cases.
The agenda is divided into blocks of time spent with scholars, followed by break out sessions where activities are demonstrated on the curriculum covered in the scholar sessions.
The State Board for Educator Certification approves the institute for continuing education credit for teacher certification, and optional graduate credit is available through the University of St. Thomas in either Political Science or Education. At least six hours are devoted to gifted and talented/advanced placement lessons in break out sessions.
201:Available to those teachers who have completed the 101 session, the advanced session begins with a look at the “Ladder of the Bill of Rights.” The remainder of the three-day, eighteen-hour institute is spent studying Amendments Two through Ten, along with Supreme Court cases decided under each of these amendments. Break out sessions follow each scholar session with activities on the Bill of Rights.
301:The one-day, seven-hour Update Session is available to those teachers who have previously attended both 101 and 201. Participants will spend most of the time discussing Supreme Court cases that have been decided during the past few years with the scholars. They will also receive a new activity guide, which includes lessons on federalism and writing.
On-line registration is currently not available. Please download the PDF application below and mail or fax, 512/475-1904. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Dates and Sites for 2007-2008 are as follows:
Participants who have attended the first level (101) are eligible to attend an ADVanced Institute (201), which focuses on the concepts of Property, Justice/Due Process of Law and Rights Reserved to the States/People through the Bill of Rights. Those who have participated in the ADVanced Institute (201) are eligible for the seven-hour Update Session (301). 301 may be repeated any number of times but is not offered at week end (16-hour) institutes. Participants attending 101 as many as five years ago may choose to repeat that session or attend the 201 session.
On-line registration is currently not available. Please download the PDF application below and mail or fax, 512/475-1904. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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