Citizens, Not Spectators
A Free Voting Curriculum
Earn Up to $350 for Your School |
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A wonderful free curriculum on voting, Citizens, Not Spectators
supplies teachers with a 3 or 5 day curriculum (teachers choice), plus student handouts and teacher resources. Teachers using the curriculum can earn up to $350.00 to be issued to their school for the purchase of civic education materials. Teachers will be asked to sign an agreement form.
There is a very limited number of incentive packages available. If interested, contact Kandis.Showalter@LSBA.org furnishing your contact information, grade level and school name and address.
The Citizen, Not Spectators curriculum can be viewed on line here.  |
Lawyers in the Classroom
Judges in the Classroom
A partnership of the Louisiana State Bar Association,
Louisiana District Judges Association and the LCLCE
CONSTITUTION DAY HONORED |
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Over 3400 Louisiana students statewide received special visits from distinguished members of the legal community honoring 2011 Constitution Day. Special thanks to schools, teachers, lawyers, judges and state representatives who participated.
Teachers and members of the legal community are encouraged to participate in this program which is active September through May every year.
Constitution Day Participants
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Louisiana Council for the Social Studies
"We the People" Teachers Workshop
Friday, October 7, 2011
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Baton Rouge |
Learn how to use the nationally acclaimed civics curriculum in your classroom. Open to elementary, middle and high school teachers. Each teacher will receive a free "We the People" textbook, GLE correlations and a teacher's guide.
The Louisiana Council for the Social Studies annual meeting is on October 6 and 7. The "We the People" workshop begins at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, October 7. Guest speaker: Linda Holliday |
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200 Years in the Making: Celebrating the Bicentennial of Louisiana Statehood |
Free Teacher Workshops!
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Louisiana Statehood Bicentennial Commission have partnered with universities across the state to provide a series of six statewide teacher workshops entitled 200 Years in the Making: Celebrating the Bicentennial of Louisiana Statehood. Each workshop features historical content presentations by local university historians as well as K-12 cross-curricular materials and suggestions for incorporating the Bicentennial into classroom content instruction.
The teacher workshops will be held October 21, 2011 through January 27, 2012 in locations across the state. For more information about the workshop series, visit here. |
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Thank You for Your Contributions!
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Many thanks to members of the Louisiana legal community who have elected to support the LCLCE and its programs through their LSBA dues check off option. These contributions are essential to the success of the LCLCE and its programs to support law related education in Louisiana classrooms.
List of 2011 Contributors |
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Attorney Job Positions |
The Louisiana State Bar Association has a current listing of job opportunities in the legal field. To view these opportunities click here. | | |
September 2011
Louisiana Center for
Law and Civic Education
(LCLCE)
The Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education is a non profit 501(c)(3) organization. It is the educational arm of the Louisiana State Bar Association. It is financially assisted, in part, by the Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts program through the Louisiana Bar Foundation, federal organizations, and by generous private contributions.
Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education
601 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone (504) 619-0134
Fax (504) 528-9154
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