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James Madison Legacy Project
The Missouri Bar is the state coordinator for the James Madison Legacy Project, a three-year nationwide initiative of the Center for Civic Education that will (1) increase the number of highly effective teachers of high-need students through the professional development of 2,025 teachers, (2) increase the achievement of at least 202,500 students in attaining state standards in civics and government, (3) serve the self-identified professional development needs of a minimum of more than 500 participating schools with significant concentrations of high-need students throughout the United States, and (4) evaluate the relative effectiveness of the Center’s research-validated traditional We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution professional development model enhanced with online resources and a new blended-learning variation of the traditional model that also uses online resources.
The project will focus on identifying cost-effective means of providing widely available professional development programs useful in enhancing the knowledge and skills required of teachers to promote high-need and other students’ attainment of state standards in civics and government.
The James Madison Legacy Project is made possible by a generous grant from the U.S. Department of Education through the Supporting Effective Educator Development program. The Missouri Bar Citizenship Education Program will receive a sub-grant from the Center for Civic Education in the amount of $137,500.00 for programs in 2015-16 school year, which includes a three-day summer institute in June. Additional monies will be awarded for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 school years.
If you are a middle or high school teacher and are interested in being part of this program, contact Tony Simones, Director of Citizenship Education, at tsimones@mobar.org.
Resources:
Capstone Project: Individual Roles and Responsibilities
Content Reference We the People & EOC
Declaration of Independence Parts 1 & 2
Declaration of Rights & Grievances
Description and Rubric for Essay
Discussion for Textual Understanding: A Reading Model
End-of-Course and We the People book examples
Evaluating the Importance of Political Parties Today
Federalism Classification Activity
Federalism Classification Answer Key
Federalist vs. Anti-Federalists
The Fifth Amendment Presentation Notes
The Fourth Amendment Presentation Notes
Jefferson City Course Packet American Founding (final)
JMLP Forum Information Worksheet
John Locke: Of Political or Civil Society
Let’s Move Legislative Branch Handout
Let’s Move Legislative Branch Quiz
Let’s Move Legislative Branch Terms
Let’s Move Vocabulary Activity
Montesquieu – Separation of Powers
Philosophical Chairs – A Format for Classroom Discussion
Printz v. United States – Arguments
Printz v. United States – Decision
Professor Paul Litton’s Presentation on the 14th Amendment
Scoring rubric for constitutional hearings
Self and team evaluation – Baumgartner
U.S. v. Nixon – Background and Activities
U.S. v. Nixon – Summary of the Decision
We the People notes taken by Emily Wegner
We the People summary sheet – unit four
Written work score sheet – Baumgartner
PowerPoints:
Article III and Federal Judiciary
Chapter 2 – Origins of American Government
The Fifth Amendment and Other Considerations
Lesson 24 – How Are Laws Administered?
Madison and the Bill of Rights
