Adapting

Project LEGAL

to Improve Citizenship and Character in Region 10

Our Staff:

• Dr. Gregory Hodge, Director (FDA Principal)

• Dr. Jim Carroll, Chief Consultant (Syracuse University)

• Joe Montecalvo, Technology Consultant (Syracuse University)

• Fred Fisher, P.T. Staff Developer• Art Fortin, P.T. Staff Developer• Dr. Gil Turchin, Evaluator (SPEZ, Inc.)

Adapting Is Our Vision for

Transforming Teaching and

Learning

The Adapting Philosophy Is

Illustrated in this Peanuts Cartoon

So, what is

Project LEGAL and

How Are We “Adapting” It?

Project LEGAL Overview

Project LEGAL (Law-related Education: Goals for American Leadership)

• Created in 1976 by Director, Jim Carroll, Ph.D. as an infusion project into American history courses

Project LEGAL

• New York State validation in 1979

Project LEGAL

• USDE validation in 1982, 1992 & 1996

Project LEGAL

• Has been implemented in thirty four states

• Hungary, Croatia, and the US Virgin Islands

Project LEGAL

• Since 1983, adoption schools in over 1500 school districts

Project LEGAL’s Validated Objectives

• Significant student growth in knowledge and comprehension of the U.S. Legal/Judicial System.

• Significant student growth in law-related problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

Other LEGAL projects:

CRITICAL 1996—Present(Harlem: Gifted Ed & PPA)TIPS 1999—2006 (Bronx: Tech

Skills in content areas & PPA)CHARACTER 2002—2007

(Harlem: CEPPA)LTG 2002—Present (many sites:

tech skills: PPA)

Adapting’s Vision for Transforming

Teaching and Learning Students learn by constructing

their own knowledge through our models for problem solving: The Public Policy Analyst and CompuLEGAL.

Adapting’s Vision for Transforming

Teaching and Learning

Teachers serve as co-learners,

mentors, coaches and resources to engage students to use technologies to solve problems, think critically and answer their own questions.

Adapting’s Vision for Transforming

Teaching and Learning Classrooms have Internet

connectivity and bring in virtual experts through virtual reference desks (e.g., Ask-A-LEGAL Eagle).

Adapting’s Vision for Transforming

Teaching and Learning

Our website contains numerous

applications, links, and virtual reference desks that support research, analysis, problem solving and communications, and these electronic resources will expand under Adapting.

Adapting

Project LEGAL

to Improve Citizenship and Character in Region 10:

Teacher Expectations

Teacher ExpectationsTo integrate LEGAL’s Public Policy

Analyst and/or CompuLEGAL into U.S. History or P.I.G. courses through WebQuests and PowerPoint Lessons to improve Student Performance on state tests and LEGAL’s validated tests.

Specific Expectations

Pre- and Post-testing

2 WebQuests (online lesson plans)

4 Release Day workshops

Adapting’s Problem Solving ModelsCompuLEGAL: An interactive case method to analyze over 60

landmark Supreme Court cases & Ask-A-LEGAL Eagle: a virtual reference desk

-American History (grades 7,8,11,12)

– P.I.G. (grade 11,12)

• PPA: The Public Policy Analyst (PPA): Students develop policy solutions for social problems- P.I.G. (grade 11,12): PPA- Global History (grade 9, 10): IPPA,GHPPA- American History: AHPPA

Samples of TIPSComputer Resources• Ask-A LEGAL Eagle• CompuLEGAL• The Public Policy Analyst (PPA)• CRITICAL Lessons

In Closing

Adapting Is Our Vision for

Transforming Teaching and

Learning

Please Make Adapting Your Vision for Transforming

Teaching and Learning and…

Keep Your Deck Chairs Facing

Forward!!!