James Madison Legacy Project: Workshops for Middle and High School Social Studies Teachers

We just received news of an important professional development opportunity for intermediate and high school teachers from the King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center in Honolulu.

Want to know more about American democracy? Are you interested in tackling controversial issues in the classroom? Do you want a deeper understanding of the evolution of democratic ideas in Hawaiʻi? Want help connecting current events to constitutional issues? Are you comfortable using the QFT with your students?

Based on the acclaimed We The People:  The Citizen and the Constitution curriculum and funded in large by a United States Department of Education SEED grant, this series of professional development workshops will be challenging and rewarding. 

The workshops are designed for middle and high school Social Studies teachers, with preference given to teachers in schools with significant concentrations of high-needs students. 

Accepted participants must agree to attend all three workshops during the Spring 2016 semester.

A Great Opportunity for:

• U.S. Dept. of Education Funded Teacher Stipend of $500
• High-Quality PD
• Free Sets of Textbooks
• Instruction by Nationally Renowned Scholars and Professors
• A Chance to Network with Civic-minded Teachers

Details:

• Intermediate or High school teachers. Preference is given to teachers in schools with high-needs students
• Attend all three professional development workshops:
  • Jan. 23 (8:30a - 4:30p):  Aliʻiōlani Hale, 417 S. King St., Honolulu
  • Feb. 6 (8:00a - 1:00p):  Kaahumanu Hale, 777 Punchbowl St., Honolulu
  • Mar. 7 - 8 (8:30a - 4:30p):  Aliʻiōlani Hale, 417 S. King St., Honolulu
• Implement 40 hours of instruction using We The People:  The Citizen and the Constitution curriculum in your classroom including a simulated congressional hearing. This requirement can be fulfilled anytime before the end of the Fall term 2016.
• Limited to 15 participants, including eight neighbor-island teachers, for whom transportation, meals, and housing on Oʻahu will be provided.

APPLY HERE

The James Madison Legacy Project is a three-year nationwide initiative of the Center for Civic Education aimed at increasing the number of highly effective teachers of high-need students; increasing the achievement of students in attaining state standards in civics and government; and serving the self-identified professional development needs of schools with significant concentrations of high-need students. The King Kamehameha V Judiciary History Center is implementing this project in Hawaiʻi. The James Madison Legacy Project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.