[Currdir] REMINDER - From Classroom to Citizen 12/5/2008 - Discounted rate available through Friday

[NOOR Salam]

Register between now and FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, and receive the discounted
rate!!  See registration form attached.

**  Please share this opportunity with your colleagues.  **

FROM CLASSROOM TO CITIZEN:
Conference on Oregon Government

Friday, December 5, 2008

State Capitol Building
900 Court Street NE
Salem, Oregon


This don¹t-miss conference offers educators an insider¹s view of the halls
of Oregon government.  From those who make laws to those who interpret them,
this conference features officials from every branch. It is a day filled
with everything we ever wanted to know about Oregon government from the
mouths of the folks we put there.

Participants will return to schools knowing more about:
* the Oregon Constitution and initiative system
* key landmark cases from Oregon courts
* Oregon¹s new high school graduation requirements
* how the legislature really works

And, receive an armload of lessons, materials, and ideas that you can put
right to work in your classroom!

Conference fee of $50 ($10 for currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate
students of education) includes:
* choice of 3 concurrent sessions
* materials
* lunch
* incomparable opportunity to meet policy makers in the seat of government

Travel stipend
* $50 for participants traveling at least 150 miles round trip (for those
traveling multiple hours one-way, please contact CLP).

Credit Options
* PDUs available
* .5 credit Lewis & Clark College ($40, payable to college; must attend full
day)


Possible Concurrent Sessions
 View From the Rookies: First Year Legislators Tell All
 American Indians: Sovereign Nations within Oregon Borders
 Oregon Supreme Court Cases Making a Difference
 State v. Federal Court: Which One, Why, and How to Explain It to Students
 Yes, There are Three Branches! Separation of Powers
 Senior Projects and Leadership Classes: Project Citizen ­ A Curriculum
that Lives Up to Its Name


Registration form is attached or can be downloaded at
http://www.classroomlaw.org/news_and_events/documents/2008_classroom_to_citi
zen.pdf


Presented by Classroom Law Project ­ CELEBRATING 25 YEARS!



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Classroom Law Project
620 SW Main St. Suite 102
Portland, OR 97205

ph: (503) 224-4424
fx: (503) 224-1721
office at classroomlaw.org
www.classroomlaw.org


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