December 12, 2015 – Attention Social Studies, History, Law and Civics Teachers! Please join us on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 @ 9:00 AM-12:00 PM for The Constitution Works Professional Development session at the Justice Resource Center. Interested educators must fill out an application. The deadline to RSVP is Thursday, January 7, 2016.
The Justice Resource Center (JRC) is offering an introductory professional development session to educators for The Constitution Works (TCW) program. TCW is a law-related/civics program fostering skills and dispositions for 21st century learners. The program is appropriate for grades 5-12. JRC provides teacher professional development sessions, age-appropriate case materials aligned with Common Core and an opportunity for students to role-play their case in a federal court. TCW’s curricular materials include a comprehensive teacher guide with lesson plans and student workbooks. A class set consists of 35 student books and one teacher’s manual with a role play at the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Court in Brooklyn, NY. The cost of the program is $615 per class set.
The day’s agenda will comprise of a short introduction, brief overview of TCW, how classroom lessons are structured: Teacher and Student workbooks, a walk-through role play, a discussion about the skills/knowledge development and Common Core alignment and conclude with the review of TCW curricula. For additional information, please see our webpage or email Carolyn at cmorway@schools.nyc.gov. We look forward to seeing you!