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Monday, September 29, 2008 - Afternoon Sessions

 

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

KEYNOTE, LUNCHEON, & AWARDS PRESENTATION

Session Title: Building a Civil Rights Movement in the New Millennium

Presenter: Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian

Session Description:  Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian is a clergyman, long time activist, and a true hero of the civil rights movement.  A personal friend and colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Vivian draws on the history of the civil rights movement as he lays out a new thinking for a new century.  Rev. Vivian will also discuss how to engage students in a new civil rights movement.

Standards:      Grades 3-5: People in Societies Benchmark B; Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark A, B

                        Grades 6-8: People in Societies Benchmark B, C; Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark B

                        Grades 9-10: History Benchmark F; People in Societies Benchmark B; Government Benchmark A; Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark A, B

                        Grades 11-12: People in Societies Benchmark A, B, C; Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark A

 

Awards Presentation honoring the OCLRE Founders Award and Lori Urogdy Eiler Award Recipients


 

1:10 – 2:10 p.m.

Session Title: The New “Juan Crow” Laws: Poverty, Inequality, and Social Justice in the Immigrant Community

Presenter: Joseph Mas, Esq.

Session Description: The Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution gives the federal government exclusive jurisdiction over immigration.  Following the Immigration Reform Act of 1994, initiatives at the state level have pushed “English Only” laws and denied undocumented immigrants driver’s licenses and enrollment in state supported college and universities.  This session will examine contemporary parallels to the Jim Crow era and consider the impact on the civil and human rights of the undocumented.

Standards:      Grades 3-5: People in Societies Benchmark A; Government Benchmark A, B; Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark B

                        Grades 6-8: People in Societies Benchmark B; Geography Benchmark D; Government Benchmark B; Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark B

                        Grades 9-10: History Benchmark F; People in Societies Benchmark B, C; Geography Benchmark C; Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark A, B

                        Grades 11-12: History Benchmark A; People in Societies Benchmark A, B

 

Session Title:  Curating in the Classroom

Presenter: Tutti Jackson, Curator, Ohio Historical Society; Laura Calvelage Baird, Curator, Ohio Historical Society

Session Description: In this session, participants will gain a deeper understanding of African Americans’ relationship to the law via the Ohio Historical Society’s collections.  Participants in this session will create and exhibit panels using the primary sources provided and learn new ways to incorporate primary sources into their classrooms.  All participants will receive a CD-ROM that includes digital reproductions of the resources used during the session.

Standards:      Grades 3-5: People in Societies Benchmark A, Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark B; SS Skills & Methods Benchmark A, B, D

Grades 6-8: People in Societies Benchmark B; Geography D; Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark A, B; SS Skills & Methods Benchmark A, B, C, D

Grades 9-10: People in Societies Benchmark A, B, C; SS Skills & Methods Benchmark A, B

Grades 11-12: People in Societies Benchmark A; SS Skills & Methods Benchmark A, B, C, D


 

Session Title: Presidential Marathon 2008

Presenter: Jane Ann Craig, Consultant, State Bar of Texas Law-Related Education

Session Description: A variety of lessons on the 2008 presidential election will be presented: Summaries of party platforms, notable quotes, election vocabulary, and recapping the campaign through photos and editorial cartoons

Standards:      Grades 3-5: Government Benchmark A; Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark A, B

                        Grades 6-8: Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark A

                        Grades 9-10: Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark A

                        Grades 11-12: Government Benchmark C; Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark A, B

 

Session Title: A Conversation with Rev. Vivian

Presenter: Rev. C.T. Vivian

Session Description:  This casual session offers participants the opportunity to talk with and continue to draw from the experiences of Rev. Vivian.  Sit and chat with one of the nation’s great civil rights activists.

Standards:      Grades 3-5: Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark A; SS Skills & Methods Benchmark D

                        Grades 6-8: People in Societies Benchmark B, C; Government Benchmark B; Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark B; SS Skills & Methods Benchmark D

                        Grades 9-10: History Benchmark F; People in Societies Benchmark A, B; Government Benchmark A; Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark A, B

                        Grades 11-12: History Benchmark A; People in Societies Benchmark A, B, C; Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark A; SS Skills & Methods Benchmark D

 

2:20 – 3:20 p.m.

Session Title: Now That I Have It, How Do I Teach It?

Presenter: Jared Reitz, Director of Programs, Ohio Center for Law-Related Education

Session Description:  Come join fellow conference attendees to discuss and brainstorm teaching strategies based on the content from the plenary and breakout sessions.  Share your thoughts with, as well as learn from, your colleagues on how best to teach all the new information you just acquired.  This informal session will provide for a seamless transition of knowledge from the conference to the classroom.

Standards:      This session provides a variety of resources and teaching strategies for use in classrooms.  The resources/strategies can be aligned to all standards at all grade levels

 

Session Title:  Fighting For Freedom:  The Story of the United States Colored Troops

Presenter: Anthony Gibbs, Black Historic Impressions

Session Description:  The war between the North and the South steps out of the pages of your history book and into your classroom.  This program, centering on the African American contributions to the war, teaches the basics of the American conflict; who was involved; where the war took place; what was used in the war and why the war started.  Learn what made the United States Colored Troops different and what they accomplished by fighting in the Civil War.  This program will emphasize the effects on the government, laws, and the Constitution.  The Civil war soldier will enhance your curriculum with many visual aids that make history come alive.

Standards:      Grades 3-5: History Benchmark A; People in Societies Benchmark B; Geography Benchmark A; Government Benchmark A; Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark A, B

                        Grades 6-8: History Benchmark G; People in Societies Benchmark B; Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark A, B
 

Session Title: He Said, She Said – The Campaign Ad Wars

Presenter: Jane Ann Craig, Consultant, State Bar of Texas Law-Related Education

Session Description: Spend an hour analyzing campaign ads from the 2008 race as well as several classic ads from the past.  Teachers will receive a hand out on what to look for in an ad and student worksheet on analysis of an ad.  Also provided is a list of resources for ads that are available on the internet will

Standards:      Grades 3-5: Government Benchmark A; SS Skills & Methods Benchmark A, B, D

                        Grades 6-8: Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark A, B; SS Skills & Methods Benchmark A, B

                        Grades 9-10: Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark A; SS Skills & Methods Benchmark A, B

                        Grades 11-12: Government Benchmark C; SS Skills & Methods Benchmark A, B, C

 

Session Title: Government and Elections in the Elementary Classroom

Presenter: Virginia Moore, Social Studies Consultant, Ohio Department of Education; Lori Gellatly, teacher, New Carlisle Elementary School

Session Description: Virginia Moore, ODE Social Studies consultant and Lori Gellatly, NBCT and 3rd grade social studies teacher in Clark County will present strategies for teaching about local government in Ohio.  Virginia will share elementary strategies and resources to use with the 2008 elections.

Standards:      Grades 3-5: Government Benchmark A, B; Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark B; SS Skills & Methods Benchmark D

 

Session Title: 2009 Ohio High School Mock Trial Case Presentation

Presenter: Vladimir Belo, Esq., Bricker & Eckler LLP and Ohio Mock Trial Case Committee Co-Chair; Lisa Eschleman, Esq., Ohio Mock Trial Case Committee Co-Chair, Magistrate Jeffrey Ginsburg, Holmes County Court of Common Pleas and Ohio Mock Trial Competition Committee Chair, and Addie Natalie, Program Coordinator, Ohio Center for Law-Related Education

Session Description:  The 2009 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. 

Standards:      Grades 6-8: Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark B; SS Skills & Methods Benchmark A

                        Grades 9-10: Government Benchmark A, B; Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark B; SS Skills & Methods Benchmark A, B

                        Grades 11-12: Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities Benchmark A, B; SS Skills & Methods Benchmark B, D
 

REGISTRATION INFO & RATES BIOGRAPHIES SCHEDULE CONTACT

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Tim Kalgreen

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Law & Citizenship
September 28-29, 2008
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