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WE THE PEOPLE: THE CITIZEN AND THE CONSTITUTION

We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution

We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution is a program of the national Center for Civic Education. The Georgia Humanities Council is the coordinating agency for this program for those who wish to participate in the state of Georgia.

This summer We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution will sponsor a summer teacher workshop for grades 2-5. Please read below for further information:

The Plains Experience: Traveling Through Time

June 7-9, 2010
Location: Plains and Americus
Open to 20 elementary teachers (2nd-5th grades)
2 PLUs

This workshop will use historic sites, oral history, memoirs, and other primary and secondary sources associated with President Jimmy Carter to help teachers develop activities related to the Georgia Performance Standards history and civics strands for grades 2-5.  After completion of the course, participants will receive a classroom set of materials for the We the People: the Citizen and the Constitution program from the Center for Civic Education.

The workshop is free and includes lodging and most meals for participants, as well as the instructional program, resources for classroom use, and 2 PLUs.

 

For more information about We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution contact Coordinator Laura McCarty at ltmc@georgiahumanities.org .