RICH KITCHENS, CLEP Director, recently spoke at the following conferences:
March 5-7, 2009, Ontario, California: California Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference
March 6, 2009: "Teaching About the Fourth Amendment" (11am-12 p.m.)
March 7, 2009: "Teaching Civics As A Course in Constitutional Law" (8:30-9:30 a.m.)
For more info on the material presented, contact us. Contact us to receive a free CD containing all of the information presented at the Conference. WORKSHOPS ONE DAY WORKSHOPS by Rich Kitchens Rich Kitchens will deliver instruction at your site on your schedule. A minimum of four attendees is required. Topics can be tailored to the specific needs of your site or district. Materials provided at each one-day workshop to each attendee: A detailed self-contained manual for the Workshop; a free copies of Constitutional Law (4th) and Teacher’s Guide for Constitutional Law (4th), by Rich Kitchens. “Teaching Civics As a Course in Constitutional Law” (one day workshop) Practical techniques for teaching in general and Civics and Constitutional law material in particular. Specific projects, strategies, curriculum and material will be shared. 8:30-10:00: Introduction, Structure of the course, selected lessons and units, selected materials 10:15-11:00: Using mock trials 11:15-12:30: Teaching the Fourth Amendment 12:30-1:30: Lunch 1:30-2:45: Teaching the First Amendment 3:00-3:30: Questions and discussion “Legal Issues and Teaching of Law-related concepts” (one day workshop) Practical techniques for teaching in general and law-related material in particular, content knowledge in key law-related subjects, and curriculum that enables you to integrate law-related subjects into existing courses or fully implement entirely new courses 8:30-10:00: “What Teachers Need (and Want) to Know about the Law” 10:15-12:00: “The Law of Sexual Harassment: the law and a teaching unit” 12:00-1:00: Lunch 1:00-2:00: “The Law of Privacy” 2:00-3:00: “The Law of Working: employment-related issues in the high school curriculum” 3:00-3:30: Questions and discussion “Using Mock Trials and Teaching of Criminal Law Issues” (one day workshop) Practical techniques for using mock trials in law-related courses, content knowledge in the rules of evidence and the presentation of testimony and evidence, and information on integrating the Internet to a law-related course. 8:30-10:00: “Using Mock Trials and Mock Appellate Hearings in the Classroom” 10:15-12:00: “Rules of Evidence for the Mock Trial” 12:00-1:00: Lunch 1:00-2:15: “Criminal Procedure in the School Setting: Teaching about Search and Seizure” 2:15-3:00: “Using the Internet to Teach Law in the Classroom” 3:00-3:30: 3:00-3:30: Questions and discussion COSTS Materials: free with each attendee Attendees: 1-8 attendees ($150 each); extras ($125 each). Minimum of four attendees needed; maximum of 20. THREE DAY WORKSHOPS by Rich Kitchens June, 2008, at Piedmont High School--to be announced Practical techniques for teaching in general and law-related material in particular, content knowledge in key law-related subjects, and curriculum that enables you to integrate law-related subjects into existing courses or fully implement entirely new courses 1 day attendance: $100; 2 day attendance: $180; 3 day attendance: $250 Sessions run 8:00-10:00 a.m.; 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; 1:15-3:15 p.m. each day A minimum of ten teacher attendees are needed for us to run the workshops. Tentative Schedule Day 1: “Teaching Civics as a Course in Constitutional Law” “The Court System leading up to and including the U.S. Supreme Court” “The First Amendment in the School Setting: Teaching about Speech, Press, and Religion” “The 14th Amendment in the School Setting: Teaching about Discrimination” Day 2: “What Teachers Need (and Want) to Know about the Law” “The Law of Sexual Harassment: the law and a teaching unit” “The Law of Privacy” “The Law of Working: employment-related issues in the high school curriculum” Day 3: “Using Mock Trials and Mock Appellate Hearings in the Classroom” “Rules of Evidence for the Mock Trial” “Using the Internet to Teach Law in the Classroom” [tentative] “Criminal Procedure in the School Setting: Teaching about Search and Seizure” Materials provided: A detailed self-contained manual for each day of the Workshop. A free copy of Constitutional Law (4th) by Rich Kitchens. A free copy of Teacher’s Guide for Constitutional Law (4th), by Rich Kitchens.
Contact us at: rich@conlawed.com
