| News and Events |
Constitution Day ~ Sept. 17, 2010
 In order to convey
the importance of the Constitution to students, the New
York State Bar Association’s Law, Youth and Citizenship (LYC)
Committee has created a website packed with a wealth of educational
programs and classroom resources to assist teachers in observing
'Constitution and Citizenship Day.’ Parents,
educators, students, school administrators, board members and the
general public can visit LYC’s website, located at www.nysba.org/ConstitutionDay,
for a directory of lesson plans, celebration ideas, online games and
classroom simulations.
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Join us at our 34th Annual Civics
and Law-Related Education Conference,
Oct. 14 & 15
"Iroquois to Internet -
An examination of the 21st Century
New York Classroom"
Another great October offering . . .
A national symposium
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Public Schools, Religion and the First Amendment
Keynote Speaker - Charles Haynes
Roberts Wesleyan College
Rochester, NY
Oct. 10-11, 2010
CLICK HERE for more info and online
registration
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education in NY
or visit us on Facebook
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| Mock Trial |
2010 MOCK TRIAL SUMMER INSTITUTE
JULY 11-16, 2010
SILVER BAY, NY
A great time was had by this year's MTSI
participants. The participants learned a lot about Mock Trial, team
work, the outdoors, and themselves.
As one MTSI attendee stated, "It was the best week
ever!!"
For a video slide show, click here: Youtube. This will take you to
YouTube.
Important Information for County Coordinators:
County Coordinator's Meeting
September 30th, 2010
2 PM to 4 PM
NYSBA Center, One Elk Street, Albany
RSVP to swhiteley@nysba.org
The agenda and call in information will be posted
here.
Here is the CLE Spreadsheet that needs to be completed and
filled out so your attorneys and judges get their CLEs for this year's
tournament participation.
Don't forget to...
Follow us on Twitter!
and become a fan of NYS Mock Trial on Facebook too!
And the
further information about the Mock Trial
Tournament.
*Mock Trial 101 video available for download here.*
Previous years' Fact Patterns are available for
classroom use
Click
here for Mock Trial archives
1996-2010
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