** CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Congress in the Classroom 2006 **
DEADLINE: March 30, 2006
Congress in the Classroom is a national, award-winning education program
now in its 14th year. 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 from throughout the country will be
selected in 2006 to take part in the program.
You will gain experience with The Center's educational Web site,
CongressLink (www.congresslink.org), which features online access to
lesson plans, student activities, historical materials, related Web
sites, and subject matter experts.
Throughout the program you will work with national 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.
In sum, the workshop consists of two types of sessions: those that focus
on recent research and scholarship about Congress (and don't always have
an immediate application in the classroom) and those geared to specific
ways to teach students about Congress.
The 2006 program will feature a broad overview of Congress with special
attention to the mid-year elections of 2006. Tentative session titles
are listed below. Additional sessions will be announced as presenters
are confirmed. More information about the content of each session will
be posted on our Web site as it becomes available shortly after February
15.
*A View from Capitol Hill -- The Honorable Ray LaHood, (R-IL, 18th
District, U.S. House of Representatives)
* Congressional Insight: An Interactive Simulation of a Member's First
Term in the House of Representatives -- National Association of
Manufacturers
* We Already Know the Winners: The Demise of Congressional General
Elections -- Harvey Tucker, Texas A&M University
* How Legislators' Experiences as Candidates Affect Their Behavior as
Policymakers in Congress -- Tracy Sulkin, University of Illinois
* Ten Things Your Students Should Know about Congress -- Frank Mackaman,
The Dirksen Congressional Center
* C-SPAN in the Classroom: New and Improved -- Joanne Wheeler, C-SPAN
* How to Get Your Point Across to Congress Members -- Stephanie Vance,
AdVanced Communications
* The Dirksen Center Web Suite as a Resource for Teachers -- Cindy
Koeppel, The Dirksen Congressional Center
* View from the Other End of the Avenue: The Legislative Presidency --
Jeffrey Weinberg, Office of Management and Budget
* What We Can Expect from the 2006 Congressional Elections -- Lauren
Whittington, Roll Call
Other Program Highlights:
In addition to the hour-long sessions above, The Center will offer what
we call Sound Bites, or 15-minute sessions, on campaign commercials,
campaign literature, a film clip of Senator Dirksen explaining the
nature of congressional leadership, a new Web feature dealing with the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, among other possibilities.
The workshop will take place from Monday, July 31 through Thursday,
August 3, 2006, at the Radisson Hotel in Peoria, Illinois. Teachers who
are selected for the program will be responsible for (1) a
non-refundable $135 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.
Those teachers who are not selected for the program will have an
opportunity to register for the Web-based Congress in the Classroom
workshop -- http://www.congressclass.org.
The deadline for applications is March 30, 2006. Enrollment is
competitive and limited to forty. Selection will be determined by The
Center. Individuals will be notified of their acceptance status by April
15, 2006.
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 and to learn more about the
scheduled sessions and presenters.
Registration:
If you are interested in registering for the Congress in the Classroom
2006 workshop, you can complete an online registration form found at:
http://www.dirksencenter.org/programs_CiCapplication.htm.
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