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Participants will return to schools prepared to:
• Provide instruction in government, history, law, and democracy—more
specifically, to provide opportunities for students to wrestle with
larger issues, explore underlying principles, and learn how to participate
in local government and civil society.
• Incorporate discussion of current local, state, national,
and international issues into the classroom—particularly those
issues that young people view as important in their lives.
• Encourage student participation in simulated and authentic
democratic processes
and procedures—trials, legislative hearings, and diplomacy.
• Provide opportunities for students to apply what is learned
in the formal curriculum through service learning.
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Friday,
December 3, 2004
Sheraton Denver West Hotel
360 Union Blvd.
Lakewood, Colorado 80228
Phone 303.987.2000
Special
Hotel Room Rate $79. Call 1.800.525.3966 M-F between 8-5 before
November 12.Code:
CELD. |
Conference fee of $50 includes
• Choice of 4 concurrent sessions
• Materials, exhibits
• Continental breakfast
• Lunch
Credit options
• .5 recertification credit ($30)
• 1 quarter hour of University of Denver graduate
credit is available
for classroom teachers ($50)
• CLE credit (1-5 hours) |
Program
7:45 Registration, Coffee, Danish, and Exhibits
8:15 Concurrent Sessions
12:30 Lunch and Keynote Address:
Does Colorado Need Special Policies for Non-Citizens?
A Point/Counterpoint Discussion. Senator Dan Grossman,
Denver and Representative Shawn Mitchell, Broomfield
2:00 Concurrent Sessions
3:15 Adjourn
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Concurrent Sessions
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Teaching
with the News: What Role for the U.S. in the World? |
11. |
What
Students Need to Know about Special Interest Groups: Lobbyists
in the Classroom |
| 2. |
The
Red and Blue Youth Vote: Implications for Democracy Education
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12. |
Media
Literacy: Where Do Youth Get Their News? |
| 3. |
Moot
Court: Debating the Constitutionality of the Defense of
Marriage Act |
13. |
Colorado
Jury System Update |
| 4. |
Preview
of 2004-5 U.S. Supreme
Court Term: Juvenile Death Penalty, Due Process, and More |
14. |
Project
Citizen: Service Learning Meets Public Policy |
| 5. |
Tips
from Lawyers for Using Mock Trials in Your Classroom |
15. |
First
Person History: Talk to Teddy Roosevelt |
| 6. |
Policing
the Police: Tasers, Citizen Review Boards and Rule of
Law |
16. |
Debating
Judicial Activism: Do the Courts Legislate? |
| 7. |
Defining
and Dealing with Truancy |
17. |
Should
Smoking Be Banned in Public Spaces? A Legislative Hearing
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| 8. |
Strategies for Helping Students in Grades 5-8 Understand
the Declaration of Independence |
18. |
Too
Much Democracy or Not Enough? The Electoral College and
Initiative Process |
| 9. |
Strategies for Comparing Democracies Around the World |
19. |
CCSS:
Models and Methods for Making Civics Courses More Engaging |
| 10. |
Teach-Ins,
Nifty Web Sites, Mini-Grants, and Other Resources for
Teaching to Colorado Civics Standards |
20. |
Is
the Issue Political or Constitutional? Why the Distinction
Matters |
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21. |
2005
CBA Mock Trial: Murder by XTC |
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To
Register
Return a copy of the registration
form (pdf format) for each
person registering by November 15, 2004, to: Barbara Miller,
CELD, PO Box 18490, Denver, CO 80218-0490; or by fax 303.733.4791.
For further information, call 303.778. 0756 or email Barbara
Miller.
The conference fee is $50 per person. Make checks/purchase
orders payable to Center for Education in Law and
Democracy (CELD). Credit cards are not accepted.
Space is limited. Payment for graduate and recertification
credit will take place at the conference.
E-mail confirmation will be sent to those who provide an
e-mail address.
Sheraton
Denver West Hotel
360 Union Blvd.
Lakewood, Colorado 80228
Phone 303.987.2000 |
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Conference
Co-Sponsors
•
Center for Education in Law and Democracy
• Center for Civic Education
• Center for Teaching International Relations
• Colorado Bar Foundation and Colorado Bar Association
• Colorado Council for the Social Studies
• Colorado Geographic Alliance
• Colorado Judicial Branch
• U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention
• University of Denver Center for Service Learning
and Civic Engagement
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