Session+3+at+Duquesne+University+School+of+Law

** Present ** ** Monday, **** March 29, 2010 ** 303 Hanley Hall ** Please Park in Forbes Ave. Garage, 600 Forbes Avenue
 * // The Supreme Court of //****// Pennsylvania //****//, //**
 * // the //****// Pennsylvania //****// Commission on Judicial //****// Independence //****//, //**
 * // and the //****// Pennsylvania //****// Coalition for Representative Democracy (PennCORD //**** ) **
 * “__A CONFERENCE ON THE JUDICIARY FOR TEACHERS__” **
 * Duquesne ** ** University ** ** School **** of Law
 * (corner of McAnulty and Locust)**
 * Pittsburgh ****, **** PA **
 * 8:30am **** – 3:00pm **

· Learn about the Pennsylvania and United States Constitutions in this engaging and interactive one-day institute. The program is free to Pennsylvania educators. · Review and examine key cases in the history of judicial review and learn about it from both a United States and Pennsylvania Constitutional perspective. · Learn how the United States Supreme Court has changed its role over the course of history and show how this affects the division of powers between the federal and state governments. · Hear how state constitutions are being used by state courts as a basis of protecting individual rights. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision in Theodore v. Delaware Valley (a case involving drug testing in the schools) will be examined. · Receive free lesson materials from the Pennsylvania Bar Association on the Pennsylvania and United States Constitutions that can be used with students in their classrooms. · Network with colleagues and exchange ideas on teaching about the courts and judicial system to your students. · Find out how to follow cases moving up to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and how to create your own lessons on past or future Court cases. · Engage in a Mock Pennsylvania Supreme Court Argument with a distinguished panel of jurists and a team of your colleagues. · Hear from a prominent panel of jurists about how Pennsylvania’s court system works and what judges do: from the minor courts to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

** Act 48 Credits Available **


 * Substitute Teacher Funding Available [[file:DISTRICT REIMBURSEMENT INSTRUCTIONS.doc]] **

8:30 a.m. Registration and Pre-test 9:00 a.m. Welcome by the Chief Justice Ronald Castille and First Lady Judge Marjorie Rendell 9:10 a.m. Warm-up Exercise 9:45 a.m. Roundtable: Judges on Judging 10:45 a.m. Break 11:00 a.m. Changing Roles: The Old, Modern and Contemporary Courts and their Impact on Federalism 12:15 p.m. Luncheon 1:00 p.m. Standard Aligned System Mock PA Supreme Court Argument 2:45 p.m. Evaluation
 * AGENDA **