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Sessions subject to change. Visit
www.oclre.org for the most up-to-date information. Sessions
identified with (laptop) at the end of the descriptor may be
enriched by bringing a laptop to the session.
The
Changing Nature of Federalism
Been
There, Done That... A Historic Perspective on Ohio’s Courts Today
Keynote Presenter: Justice Judith Ann Lanzinger, Supreme Court of Ohio
Description: Justice Judith Ann Lanzinger, the only person
elected to all four levels of the Ohio Judiciary: Municipal, Common
Pleas, Appeals, and Supreme Court, will give a teacher-friendly view
of how Ohio's courts are organized and how cases progress through
the court system. She will add to the mix by clarifying differences
between federal and state judiciaries and civil and criminal cases –
with plenty of time for teacher questions. Here is an opportunity to get a clear understanding of the four
levels of the Ohio Court Judiciary and ask questions.
A
Conversation with Judge Sutton
Presenter:
Judge
Jeffrey Sutton
Description: Judge Jeffrey Sutton is a federal judge on the US
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Through a moderated
question/answer session, he will discuss issues important to
teachers. This includes how do the courts work within our federal
government structure? What makes a landmark case? Judge Sutton has
unique experience to discuss both federalism and landmark cases.
Questions from the audience will be taken.
Great opportunity for teachers to ask questions; Judge Sutton is
highly regarded in legal circles.
Health Care? Immigration? Who Has the Power? Teaching Current
Federalism Issues
Presenter: Jane Ann Craig, Educational Consultant, State Bar
of Texas, Office of Law-Related Education
Description: Using the Bill of Rights Institute’s website,
participants will be introduced to lesson plans for teaching about
two current issues in federalism: health care reform and regulation
of immigration. A lesson will also be demonstrated focusing on two
presidents’ views on the power of the national government (Lyndon
Johnson and Ronald Reagan). (Laptop)
Ready to use lessons on Federalism centered on current events;
doesn’t get much better.
Is
the Electoral College a Necessary Pillar of Federalism?
Presenter: Al Bell, retired educator
Description: The session will examine how the Electoral
College works, how it is criticized, and how current proposals would
like to change it. This session also will explore the question of
how the Electoral College relates to the American federalism system.
Mr. Bell has a very interesting
perspective on the often misunderstood Electoral College.
Understanding & Using Technology
Beyond the Glorified Chalkboard
Presenter: Char Pope, Educational Consultant
Description: Learn how to take interactive whiteboard lessons
to the next level! Attendees will explore lesson design strategies
that will include student interactivity, formative assessment, page
design, student-directed activities, and more. These simple
strategies will take your lessons from good to great!
If you want to use that expensive interactive whiteboard to its
fullest extent, this session is for you.
Digital Resources
for Civics and Citizenship Learning: Tools for Teachers from the
Center on Congress
Presenter:
Elaine Larson,
Center on Congress at Indiana University
Description: How does Congress work? What is the citizen’s role
in our representative democracy? The Center on Congress at Indiana
University has developed a wide range of online resources – provided
free of charge – to help educators teach about Congress,
representative democracy, and citizen participation. In this
session, you will take a guided tour of the interactives, videos,
lesson plans, and other content available on the Center’s website.
You will explore the dynamic digital content the Center has
developed with the Library of Congress – the Teaching with
Primary Sources project – designed to help teachers access and
use the Library’s digitized online primary source materials. And you
will go “in-world” to experience the Virtual Congress, a
fully-functional online replica of Congress, and Oceana, an
online role-playing game that teaches young people how to become
good citizens. (Laptop) Great resource;
one of the best for teachers and students.
Health Care? Immigration? Who Has the Power? Teaching Current
Federalism Issues
Presenter: Jane Ann Craig, Educational Consultant, State Bar
of Texas, Office of Law-Related Education
Description: Using the Bill of Rights Institute’s website,
participants will be introduced to lesson plans for teaching about
two current issues in federalism: health care reform and regulation
of immigration. A lesson will also be demonstrated focusing on two
presidents’ views on the power of the national government (Lyndon
Johnson and Ronald Reagan). (Laptop)
Ready to use lessons on Federalism
centered on current events; doesn’t get much better.
It’s
Free! It’s Fun! – Using Internet Resources to Teach Landmark Supreme
Court Cases
Presenter: Jane Ann Craig, Educational Consultant, State Bar
of Texas, Office of Law-Related Education
Description: This session will examine lesson plans available
on the Internet for teaching landmark Supreme Court cases, whether
they be “oldies but goodies” (such as Gibbons v. Ogden –
interstate commerce) or the “current hits” (such as Snyder v.
Phelps – protests at military funerals). (Laptop)
Who doesn’t like FREE? Easy and fun all while being effective.
Technology and Terrorism in the 21st Century
Presenter: Dr.
Jeffrey Lewis, senior lecturer, The Ohio State University –
International Studies Department
Description: Technology in the world has changed dramatically
in the decade since the September 11 attacks. However, in terrorist
camps, it is found that they prefer well-established “low-tech”
solutions, like the ease of communication the internet allows, to
their problems rather than sophisticated “high-tech” solutions, like
large-scale WMDs. The internet has had a great impact on global
terrorism by allowing militants to spread their message to potential
followers around the world and providing them with the possibility
of secure means by which to communicate and organize on a global
scale. Understanding the relationship between terrorists and
communications technology is therefore the most essential element of
understanding how technology will both empower and limit militant
groups in the future. This session will give you the information
you and your students need to know about technology in the age of
terrorism.
This is scary, yet so important; great for creating some really
relevant lessons.
Using
Student Response Systems in the Classroom
Presenter: Barb Adams, Teacher, North Adams Middle School
Description: There are numerous types of student response
systems available for educational use and these devices give instant
feedback on student learning.
Call them
clickers or CPS, but you will also call them engaging learning tools
and fun for all. Through this session,
attendees will learn the basics of using a student response system
in numerous ways, with practice OAT or OGT materials, classroom
assessments, or for general survey information to lead in
discussion.
Really good way to get students involved
and practice for OAT and OGT.
Judicial System: The Court and Its Cases
Been
There, Done That... A Historic Perspective on Ohio’s Courts Today
Keynote Presenter: Justice Judith Ann Lanzinger, Supreme Court of Ohio
Description: Justice Judith Ann Lanzinger, the only person
elected to all four levels of the Ohio Judiciary: Municipal, Common
Pleas, Appeals, and Supreme Court, will give a teacher-friendly view
of how Ohio's courts are organized and how cases progress through
the court system. She will add to the mix by clarifying differences
between federal and state judiciaries and civil and criminal cases –
with plenty of time for teacher questions. Here is an opportunity to get a clear understanding of the four
levels of the Ohio Court Judiciary and ask questions.
A
Conversation with Judge Sutton
Presenter:
Judge
Jeffrey Sutton
Description: Judge Jeffrey Sutton is a federal judge on the US
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Through a moderated
question/answer session, he will discuss issues important to
teachers. This includes how do the courts work within our federal
government structure? What makes a landmark case? Judge Sutton has
unique experience to discuss both federalism and landmark cases.
Questions from the audience will be taken. .
Great opportunity for teachers to ask questions; Judge Sutton is
highly regarded in legal circles.
It’s
Free! It’s Fun! – Using Internet Resources to Teach Landmark Supreme
Court Cases
Presenter: Jane Ann Craig, Educational Consultant, State Bar
of Texas, Office of Law-Related Education
Description: This session will examine lesson plans available
on the Internet for teaching landmark Supreme Court cases, whether
they be “oldies but goodies” (such as Gibbons v. Ogden –
interstate commerce) or the “current hits” (such as Snyder v.
Phelps – protests at military funerals). (Laptop)
Who doesn’t like FREE? Easy and fun all while being effective.
OGT Preparation
Digital Resources for Civics and Citizenship Learning: Tools for
Teachers from the Center on Congress
Presenter:
Elaine Larson,
Center on Congress at Indiana University
Description: How does Congress work? What is the citizen’s
role in our representative democracy? The Center on Congress at
Indiana University has developed a wide range of online resources –
provided free of charge – to help educators teach about Congress,
representative democracy, and citizen participation. In this
session, you will take a guided tour of the interactives, videos,
lesson plans, and other content available on the Center’s website.
You will explore the dynamic digital content the Center has
developed with the Library of Congress – the Teaching with
Primary Sources project – designed to help teachers access and
use the Library’s digitized online primary source materials. And you
will go “in-world” to experience the Virtual Congress, a
fully-functional online replica of Congress, and Oceana, an
online role-playing game that teaches young people how to become
good citizens. (Laptop
Great resource; one of the best for
teachers and students.
New
Directions for Social Studies in Ohio
Presenter:
Dwight Groce, Social Studies Consultant, Ohio Department of
Education
Description: Participants for this session will be provided
an update on Ohio's Model Curriculum, how it is aligned with the
standards, how it ensures that the academic content and skills
specified for each grade level are taught to students, how it
demonstrates vertical articulation and emphasizes coherence, focus,
and rigor to prepare Ohio students for the 21st century. (Laptop)
Something every social studies teacher needs to know.
Health Care? Immigration? Who Has the Power? - Teaching Current
Federalism Issues
Presenter: Jane Ann Craig, Educational Consultant, State Bar
of Texas, Office of Law-Related Education
Description: Using the Bill of Rights Institute’s website,
participants will be introduced to lesson plans for teaching about
two current issues in federalism: health care reform and regulation
of immigration. A lesson will also be demonstrated focusing on two
presidents’ views on the power of the national government (Lyndon
Johnson and Ronald Reagan). (Laptop)
Ready to use lessons on Federalism
centered on current events; doesn’t get much better.
Using Student
Response Systems in the Classroom
Presenter: Barb Adams, Teacher, North Adams Middle School
Description: There are numerous types of student response
systems available for educational use and these devices give instant
feedback on student learning. Call them clickers or CPS, but you
will also call them engaging learning tools and fun for all.
Through this session, attendees will learn the basics of using a
student response system in numerous ways, with practice OAT or OGT
materials, classroom assessments, or for general survey information
to lead in discussion.
Really good way to get students involved
and practice for OAT and OGT.
Middle East & September 11 Ten-Year Anniversary: What Does the World
Look Like Now?Technology
and Terrorism in the 21st Century
Presenter: Dr.
Jeffrey Lewis, senior lecturer, The Ohio State University –
International Studies Department
Description: Technology in the world has changed dramatically
in the decade since the September 11 attacks. However, in terrorist
camps, it is found that they prefer well-established “low-tech”
solutions, like the ease of communication the internet allows, to
their problems rather than sophisticated “high-tech” solutions, like
large-scale WMDs. The internet has had a great impact on global
terrorism by allowing militants to spread their message to potential
followers around the world and providing them with the possibility
of secure means by which to communicate and organize on a global
scale. Understanding the relationship between terrorists and
communications technology is therefore the most essential element of
understanding how technology will both empower and limit militant
groups in the future. This session will give you the information
you and your students need to know about technology in the age of
terrorism.
This is scary, yet so important; great
for creating some really relevant lessons.
The
Department of Homeland Security: Who Does What, Why, and How
Presenter: Major
Matt Donald (ret), The Ohio State University - International Studies
Department
Description: How does the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) impact students on a daily basis and how can educators best
explain what Homeland Security means to their students? Learn more
about DHS, the newest cabinet department. This session will cover
the organizational structure of DHS and the statutory authority
behind its actions and offer brief review of the responsibilities of
each of the branches of the federal government as well as those of
the state and local governments.
Ten years ago DHS didn’t exist. What you and your students need
to know,
Financial Literacy: Personal Finance Education
The
Road to the Federal Reserve
Presenter: Kriss
Plumer, Learning Center Representative, Federal Reserve Bank of
Cleveland
Session Description: What is the Federal Reserve System? Why
is it structured the way it is? Learn about the history of central
banking in the United States and what the Fed does today. Discover
free, classroom ready, teacher approved resources and programs on
economic and financial education available from the Federal Reserve.
So relevant right now. Get your questions answered and free
materials…nice
Ohio
Auditor of State’s Office as a Resource for Your Classroom
Presenter: Brian Mead, Director of Regional Liaisons, Ohio
Auditor of State’s Office
Description: Ohioans elect the Auditor of State... but what
does the office do? Learn about this office as attendees at this
session will learn how to use the Auditor of State as a resource for
their classroom. Information will be presented about financial
literacy education and how the state finances can be reflected in a
personal budget. Information
that helps students make the connection. Good stuff.
Mock Trial
2012
Ohio High School Mock Trial Case Presentation
Presenters: Addie
Natalie, program coordinator, Ohio Center for Law-Related Education;
Kurt Hunt, Esq., Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, 2012 Ohio High School Mock
Trial Case Committee Co-Chair; Jeff Ginsburg, Esq., Ginsburg Family
Law, 2012 Ohio High School Mock Trial Competition Committee Chair
Description: The 2012 Ohio Mock Trial case is released!
During this session your questions about the case, its issues, and
any policy changes in the competition will be answered.
Preparing for the High School Mock Trial Competition
Presenters: Addie
Natalie, program coordinator, Ohio Center for Law-Related Education;
Scott Robe, Esq., Robe Law Offices, Olivia-Davidson-Washington Mock
Trial Legal Advisor; Jeff Ginsburg, Esq., Ginsburg Family Law, 2012
Ohio High School Mock Trial Competition Committee Chair, Jane
Hubbard, teacher, Upper Arlington High School
Description: Preparing for the high school mock trial
competition can be tricky, even for seasoned professionals. Come
join the discussion to hear what works for experienced team and
legal advisors and what the competition judges are looking for!
From beginner to advanced, this session will provide great tips.
Tips to Help Your
Students Excel in Mock Trial
Presenter:
Kevin Hillery, associate principal, Archbishop Hoban High School
Description: This session will help with some of the small
things that make big differences in a mock trial team. This
includes recruiting kids within your school, setting up tryouts,
structure of practices, settling on a theory of the case, techniques
to improve attorney and witness performances, and the role of
objections within a trial. Each of these topics will be discussed
to share how one school has addressed these issues and to allow the
other coaches present to share their approaches as well.
The state’s winning mock trial advisor
shares his secrets with you.
Redistricting & Reapportionment
Changing the Shape of Things to Come: A Redistricting Update
Presenter: Ann Henkener, Legislative Director, League of
Women Voters of Ohio
Description: This session will familiarize participants with
the redistricting processes used in Ohio for the state legislature
and for Congressional districts. Maps produced by citizens for the
League of Women Voters of Ohio's redistricting competition should be
available. Updates of the status of the work of the Apportionment
Board and the legislature will be presented. (Laptop)
All you need to prepare lessons for this
once-in-a-decade event.
Ohio’s Loss of Clout? Redistricting & Reapportionment
Presenters:
Kevin DeWine, chair, Ohio Republican Party; Chris Redfern, chair,
Ohio Democratic Party
Description: Back by popular demand! Kevin DeWine and Chris
Redfern will give an update on the progress and consequences of
redistricting and reapportionment in Ohio. The Buckeye state is
moving from 18 to 16 seats in Congress. All legislative lines,
federal and state, are being redrawn. What does this mean for you
and your students? This hot topic will impact Ohioans for the next
decade!
Quite simply, don’t miss this one!
Other Sessions of Interest
Agenda 360 Community Involvement
Presenters: Kevin Wittman and Drew Ostendorf, teachers,
Sycamore High School
Description: US government class uses the CincinnatiUSA
Chamber of Commerce idea of Agenda 360 to get involved with the
local government or political party to make the community a more
attractive place to live and return to after college. The project
has students attending several local government meetings,
identifying a public policy to focus on, and then attempt to
influence that policy's establishment or execution. Students
learn by doing and in the process become proficient citizens…before
they leave school.
Programs to
Combat Bullying: Youth for Justice and Project Citizen
Presenter: Jared Reitz, director of programs, Ohio Center for
Law-Related Education
Description: One of the most effective ways to combat
bullying, whether it be on the playground or in cyberspace, is
allowing the students to tackle the problem head-on. Both Youth for
Justice and Project Citizen provide students the necessary tools to
research and then formulate solutions to the problem. The two
programs can be used individually or in sequence depending on how
the students wish to approach the bullying problem.
Two ready-to-use programs that allow students to take the lead in
solving problems of bullying.
Understanding Popular Culture and Law-Related Themed Arts
Presenter: Dr.
Angela Nelson, acting chair of the Department of Ethnic Studies and
associate professor in the Popular Culture Department, Bowling Green
State University
Session Description: Television programs, movies, novels, and
comic strips with law-related themes are examples of popular
culture. Like popular culture in the United States and world, these
art forms are external expressions of internal beliefs. This
presentation will examine the connection between popular culture and
themes of law, crime, justice, and good and evil in such television
series as Law & Order, NCIS, and CSI; discuss three belief-value
orientations and their manifestation in American popular culture;
and show how law-related themes have a long, history and tradition
in America. By the end of this session, teachers will become
familiar with the terms, concepts, and vocabulary used by popular
culture scholars to discuss how popular culture is a part of daily
life and how these terms can help to determine what students learn
about law and civics from popular culture.
Pop
culture, what a great way to connect with students using their
language and their “world.”
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