national civics summit - our courts
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Our Courts: 21st Century CivicsJuly 2009
www.ourcourts.org
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Our Courts Origin
2006 Georgetown Law Conference Hosted by Justice
O’Connor and Justice Breyer
Increase in attacks on the judiciary Jail for Judges
Identified need for broader civics education
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The Need
The more people know about the role of the judiciary, the more they approve of it.
According to the 2006 NAEP Civics Assessment, 22% of 8th graders were proficient in civics.
15%can name the Chief Justice of the United States.
66%can name a judge on American Idol.
36%can name the three branches of government.
21states no longer require civics or government classes.
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The Solution
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Educational Games
Games and effective civics education are both about learning processes
Require little preparation from busy teachers
Opportunity to harness 24 / 7 learning
97%of Americans teenagers play video games.
44average number of hours students spend in front a screen each week.
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Ourcourts.org
Website launched in February 2009 and has received over 100,000 unique visitors to date.
Features include:Curriculum Builder Talk to the Justice message board
Civics in Action Educational Videos Premier Lesson Plans
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Classroom Games
Our Courts will release two classroom games in August 2009
Supreme Decision
Do I have a Right?
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Classroom Games
Supreme Decision: will introduce students to the process of judicial reasoning and allow them to make decisions in the Supreme Court.
Supreme DecisionGame Demo
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Classroom Games
Do I Have A Right?: players will run a constitutional law firm and explore the Bill of Rights to give legal advice to their clients.
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Guardian of Law
Guardian of Law is a single player game designed for use outside of the classroom. The player takes on the role of Guardian who argues individual rights cases by litigants in a futuristic world.
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Moving Forward
We’re expanding! Challenge: how to make the project
sustainable for continued development Recently formed iCivics Inc, a 501(c)(3)
entity, as the operational home for Our Courts Charitable donation-based funding approach Pursuing distribution partnerships
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Getting Involved
To learn more about Our CourtsVisit www.ourcourts.org
Email us at [email protected]
Call us at (202) 661-6527
To get involvedAlert school administrators, social studies coordinators, and teachers about the project
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