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Subject:

Last Week to Apply: Congress in the Classroom 2012

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Cindy Koeppel <[log in to unmask]>

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Qualitative Research <[log in to unmask]>

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Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:07:25 -0700

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LAST WEEK TO APPLY!    
   
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: CONGRESS IN THE CLASSROOM 2012    
   
* Deadline: April 15, 2012 *    
   
Congress in the Classroom is a national, award-winning education program now in    
its 21st year. Developed and sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center, the    
workshop is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information on teaching    
about Congress.    
   
Congress in the Classroom is designed for high school or middle school teachers    
who teach U.S. history, government, civics, political science, or social    
studies. Forty teachers will be selected to take part in the program.    
   
All online applications must be received by no later than April 15, 2012. We    
will notify individuals of our decisions by April 30, 2012.    
   
Although the workshop will feature a variety of sessions related to Congress,    
the 2012 program will also include presentations about the 2012 presidential    
election and the workshop blends two kinds of sessions. Some emphasize ideas    
and resources that teachers can use almost immediately in their classrooms-    
sessions about primary sources and Best Practices are good examples.  Other    
sessions deal with more abstract topics. Think of them as resembling    
graduate-level courses, stronger on content than on classroom applications. If    
you are looking for a program that features one or the other exclusively,    
Congress in the ClassroomŪ is probably not right for you.    
   
Throughout the program, you will work with subject matter experts as well as    
colleagues from across the nation. This combination of firsthand knowledge and    
peer-to-peer interaction will give you new ideas, materials, and a    
professionally enriching experience.    
   
"Until now so much of what I did in my class on Congress was straight    
theory-this is what the Constitution says, "noted one of our teachers." Now I    
can use these activities and illustrations to help get my students involved in    
the class and at the very least their community but hopefully in the federal    
government. This workshop has given me a way to help them see how relevant my    
class is and what they can do to help make changes in society."    
   
The 2011 workshop will begin Monday afternoon, July 23, and end at noon on    
Thursday, July 26.  All sessions will take place at the headquarters hotel,    
Embassy Suites, East Peoria, Illinois.    
   
The program is certified by the Illinois State Board of Education for up to 22    
Continuing Education Units. The program also is endorsed by the National    
Council for the Social Studies.    
   
Participants are responsible for (1) a non-refundable $125 registration fee    
(required to confirm acceptance after notice of selection) and (2)    
transportation to and from Peoria, Illinois. Many school districts will pay all    
or a portion of these costs.    
   
The Center pays for three nights lodging at the headquarters hotel (providing a    
single room for each participant), workshop materials, local transportation,    
all but three meals, and presenter honoraria and expenses.    
   
The Center spends between $35,000 and $40,000 to host the program each year.    
   
What follows are the sessions planned for the 2012 edition of Congress in the    
Classroom. Please re-visit the site for changes as the program develops.    
   
Session Titles, 2012:    
   
In addition to the sessions below, additional sessions will be listed as    
speakers are confirmed.    
   
* "New Approaches to Teaching about Congress" Paul C. Milazzo, Department of    
History, Ohio University    
   
* "Six Promising Approaches to Civic Education" Shawn P. Healy, Chair, Illinois    
Civic Mission Coalition and Resident Scholar and Director of Professional    
Development, McCormick Foundation Civics Program    
   
* "Why Do People Vote the Way They Do?" Andrew Civettini, Department of    
Political Science, Knox College    
   
* "Using Fantasy Congress to Engage Your Students" Jennifer Hora, Department of    
Political Science, Valparaiso University    
   
* "Congress at Work: Going to the Source Documents" Christine Blackerby, Center    
for Legislative Archives, National Archives and Records Administration    
   
* "Finding Humor in Congress" Frank Mackaman, The Dirksen Congressional Center    
   
* "A View of Congress from the White House: What the Presidential Tapes Reveal"    
KC Johnson, Department of History, Brooklyn College    
   
* "What Accounts for a Successful Presidential Administration?" Frank Mackaman,    
The Dirksen Congressional Center    
   
* "A Journalist's Take on Congress" David Lightman, Congressional    
Correspondent, McClatchy News Service    
   
* "Teaching with Primary Sources" Cindy Rich, Project Director, Teaching with    
Primary Sources, Eastern Illinois University    
   
* "Campaigning for Congress 2012" Peter Wielhouwer, Department of Political    
Science, Western Michigan University    
   
* "The Youth Leadership Initiative and E-Congress" Meg Heubeck, Director of    
Instruction, YLI    
   
* "I Know Who Will Win the Presidential Election in 2012!" Frank Mackaman, The    
Dirksen Congressional Center    
   
* "Listen Up Legislators: How to Get Your Point Across" Stephanie Vance, the    
Advocacy Guru, Washington DC    
   
Take a look at The Dirksen Center Web site --    
http://www.dirksencenter.org/print_programs_CongressClassroom.htm  -- to see    
what participants say about the program.    
   
* REGISTRATION *    
   
If you are interested in learning more about the sessions and registering for    
the Congress in the Classroom 2012 workshop, you can complete an online    
registration form found at:    
http://www.dirksencenter.org/programs_CiCapplication.htm    
   
Cindy Koeppel    
   
The Dirksen Congressional Center    
   
2815 Broadway    
   
Pekin, IL 61554    
   
309.347.7113    
   
309.347.6432 Fax    
   
Email: [log in to unmask]    
   
Web site: http://www.dirksencongressionalcenter.org    
   
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DirksenCenter    
   
Twitter:  http://twitter.com/dirksencenter    

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