January 2011
Upcoming Civic Learning Opportunities for Alaskan Youth
FREE iCIVICS WEBINARS
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (Ret.) has founded iCivics.org, a fun, effective, and FREE web-based education project to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy. Alaska’s Chief Justice Walter L. Carpeneti, state chair for iCivics, invites Alaskan educators to learn how to use the website’s webquests, games, and lessons at a FREE Webinar on Thursday, January 27, 2011, or Tuesday, February 1, 2011.
For more information and registration instructions:
http://www.courts.alaska.gov/outreach.htm#icivics
“JUSTICE FOR ALL†ART CONTEST
Students of all grade levels are invited to submit works in any medium that address the themes of FAIRNESS, DIVERSITY & EQUALITY in our justice system.
1st Prize: $500, 2nd Prize: $300, 3rd Prize: $200
Two prize categories: K-8 and 9-College
Deadline for submissions: Wednesday, February 16, 2011—Elizabeth Peratrovich Day
For guidelines and entry form:
http://www.courts.alaska.gov/outreach.htm#art
SUPREME COURT LIVE
The Alaska Supreme Court will hear oral argument in actual cases before a student audience at West High School in Anchorage onThursday, February 24, 2011.
Anchorage high school teachers are invited to sign up by Friday, January 14, 2011, to bring their classes to the event, and teachers outside the Anchorage area are invited to follow the cases online and view a delayed broadcast of the proceedings.
For more information and a sign-up form:
http://www.courts.alaska.gov/outreach.htm#scl
COLOR OF JUSTICE
The 9th Annual Statewide Color of Justice program will be held Wednesday-Friday, June 22-24, 2011, at the University of Alaska Anchorage and the Anchorage courthouses. The free program, founded by the National Association of Women Judges, seeks to foster diversity in the legal profession and judiciary by encouraging young women and youth of color to pursue careers as judges. Open to all Alaskan high school and college students interested in legal careers.
For more information and a registration form:
http://www.courts.alaska.gov/outreach.htm#coj