************************************************************** Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround ************************************************************** From: "Cindy Koeppel" <ckoeppel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 10:47:10 -0600 For Release: CONTACT: Frank H. Mackaman The Dirksen Congressional Center 301 South 4th Street, Suite A Pekin, IL 61554 mailto:fmackaman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Phone: (309) 347-7113 Fax: (309) 347-6432 *** CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Congress in the Classroom 2003 *** Congress in the Classroom is a national, award-winning education program now in its eleventh year. It is sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center located in Pekin, Illinois, in cooperation with Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, and is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information on teaching about Congress. Congress in the Classroom is designed for secondary school teachers and community college faculty who teach U.S. history, American government civics, political science, social studies, or related subjects. Between 30 and 35 teachers from throughout the country are selected each year to take part in the program. Nearly 200 applied for last year's workshop. The 2003 program theme will be "An Overview of Congress." Individual sessions and presenters that will be offered include: - The Honorable Ray LaHood, U.S. House of Representatives, "Plenary Address: A View from Capitol Hill" - Burdett Loomis, University of Kansas, "Republic on Trial: The Case for Representative Democracy" - Randall Strahan, Emory University, "What You Can Learn about Congress Members from Statistics" - Stephen, Frantzich, U.S. Naval Academy, "How Congress Members Decide" - Frank H. Mackaman and Cindy Koeppel, The Dirksen Congressional Center, "A Teacher's One-Stop Shop for Information about Congress: The Dirksen Center's Web Suite" - Douglas Clouatre, Kennesaw State University, "Congressional Survivor: A Competitive Project for Teaching Congress" - Lauren Cohen Bell, Randolph-Macon College, "How Does a Bill Become Law? Not the Way the Textbooks Say, Use a Simulation Instead" - Kathryn Pearson, University of California, Berkeley and the Brookings Institution, "How Does One Lead Congress? Party Leaders in Charge" - Daniel J. Reagan, Ball State University and Gary Lee Malechia, University of Portland, "The Media and Congress" - Denise Baer, The George Washington University, "The Congress vs. Parliament: Which is More Democratic?" - Charles B. Cushman, The George Washington University, "Congress and the Complexity of Public Policy-Making: Creating the Department of Homeland Security" - Ryan C. Hendrickson, Eastern Illinois University, "Understanding Congressional War Powers" - Gabraelle Lane, National Association of Manufacturers, "Congressional Insight: A Computer Simulation of a Members' First Term in the House of Representatives" - "Best Practices for Teaching About Congress and Government" [demonstrations by participating teachers of effective lesson plans and teaching strategies] Participants will also gain experience with The Center's educational Web site, CongressLink - http://www.congresslink.org -- which features online access to lesson plans, student activities, historical materials, related Web sites, and subject matter experts. Throughout the program, participants will work with national experts as well as colleagues from across the nation. This combination of first-hand knowledge and peer-to-peer interaction will present new ideas, materials, and a professionally enriching experience. ********************************************************************* TEACHING TO STATE STANDARDS Are your school districts trying to teach to the state standards? Find out what standards there are for teachers and administrators. Who sets the standards and how to improve achievement. <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/standards.html> ********************************************************************* The workshop will take place from July 28 through July 31, 2003, on the campus of Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois. Congress in the Classroom is free to participants. Teachers who are selected for the program will be required to post a $100 deposit which will be refunded in full once they have completed the program. Participants also have the option of purchasing one hour of graduate credit from Bradley University. We expect the per hour charge for graduate credit to be from $435 - $450. Those teachers who are not selected for the program will have an opportunity to register for the Web-based Congress in the Classroom course. The deadline for applications is March 15, 2003. Enrollment is competitive and limited to thirty-five. Selection will be determined by The Center. Individuals will be notified of their acceptance status by April 1, 2003. Take a look at The Dirksen Center Web site - http://www.dirksencenter.org/progcongressinclassroom.htm -- to see what participants say about the program. If you are interested in registering for the Congress in the Classroom 2003 workshop, you can complete an online registration form found at: http://www.dirksencenter.org/CiCapplication.htm ************************************************************** The Net Happenings mailing list is a service of Educational CyberPlayGround - http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ ************************************************************** Linking and Announcements For Net Happenings are provided by http://www.EricWard.com and http://www.URLwire.com ************************************************************** If you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, or would like to sponsor the Net Happenings service - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/Subguidelines.html> Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Change Email Preferences - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/NetHappenings.html> **************************************************************