Dr. Lillian DeLeo, Coordinator for the Pennsylvania 10^th Congressional District, and member of the Curriculum and Instruction Department of NEIU, has developed this on line course.  It is open to American History, civics and government teachers in grades 5-12.  Instruction is differentiated into three levels: upper elementary, middle and high school.  Videos include demonstrations of students’ participating in mock trials and simulated congressional hearings.  This self-paced course is designed for individual and independent educators and is linked to resources at the Center for Civic Education as well as other relevant civics and government websites.

Teachers who complete this course are eligible to receive a free classroom set of We the People student textbooks.  In addition teachers in the state of Pennsylvania may earn 15 Act 48 professional development hours.

http://www.penncord.org/publication_files/we-the-people-online-course.doc