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Online Course: Congress in the Classroom Online
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Cindy Koeppel
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Oct 09, 2008 07:56 PDT
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* Online Course: Congress in the Classroom Online *
September 12, 2007, marked the official debut of The Dirksen
Congressional Center's new online version of Congress in the ClassroomŪ
- http://moodle.congressclass.org - an award-winning course for
teachers. This improved version of the course uses a more interactive
approach, featuring many options to engage you (and the instructor) in
the course materials.
Congress in the ClassroomŪ Online will help you understand today's
Congress and suggest ways to teach about it. The self-paced online
course is organized around the twin responsibilities of Congress
members: representation and lawmaking. There are twenty individual units
on such topics as "What Makes for Effective Members of Congress?" "How
Representative is the Membership of Congress?" and "Lawmaking:
Understanding the Basics."
Do you teach social studies, American government, American history, or
civics? Are your lessons about the U.S. Congress out of date? Is it hard
to engage your students in learning about the House and Senate? If you
answered "yes" to any of these questions, then Congress in the
ClassroomŪ Online is the course for you!
If you need help or have any questions about getting into the course,
please contact one of the following:
Instructor: Frank Mackaman fmack-@dirksencenter.org
Moodle Admin: Cindy Koeppel ckoe-@dirksencenter.org or
moo-@congressclass.org
Since the debut of the course, we have 662 participants and the list is
growing daily. We welcome you to take a look -
http://moodle.congressclass.org!
Cindy Koeppel
ckoe-@dirksencenter.org
The Dirksen Congressional Center
2815 Broadway
Pekin, IL 61554
309.347.6432
http://www.dirksencongressionalcenter.org
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