Learning Law and Democracy Foundation
Mission
Learning Law and Democracy Foundation brings civics, government, and law-related education to life with educational resources and opportunities that build well-educated, engaged, and effective citizens. Through engaging student programs and professional development for their teachers, students are inspired to get involved in meaningful ways. They learn how to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. Our website, teachingcivics.org, links teachers and students with vetted and evaluated resources, providing the most effective lessons available.
Ruling year
2005
Executive Director
Jennifer Bloom
Main address
2395 University Avenue West Room 22 Suite 220
Saint Paul, MN 55114 USA
EIN
26-0077593
NTEE code
Citizenship Programs, Youth Development (O54)
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (O01)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
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We the People
Students study the US Constitution and participate in a statewide competitive simulated congressional hearing, with the winning team invited to participate in the National We the People Competition.
Project Citizen
Working in teams, middle and high school students study a problem of their choice, research causes, possible solutions, Constitutional questions, levels of government involved. After selecting their preferred solution, they create an action plan and present their work to a panel of judges at a statewide event at the Minnesota State Capitol
teachingcivics.org
This website project engages teachers and lawyers in evaluating civic education lessons for accuracy and bias, attempting to find high quality materials for classroom use. The recommended lessons are made easily available through a user friendly search system.
Professional Development
Teachers receive instruction in effective teaching strategies, civic education content, and best practice research through workshops and institutes lasting from 1 hour to 3 days.
Curriculum Development
Experienced teachers and lawyers work together to design civic education curricula to respond to specific curriculum needs. Materials are field tested and made available on www.teachingcivics.org and through professional development activities
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Goals & Strategy
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Learning Law and Democracy Foundation Goals:
1. Increase the civic knowledge and skills of Minnesota students and provide program opportunities
2. Improve teacher knowledge of civics and government and improve teacher capacity to teach in engaging manner
3. Provide engaging resources for teaching civics and government and share resources on teachingcivics.org
4. Provide assistance to other civic education organizations to improve civic education resources and opportunities
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
1. Increase the civic knowledge and skills of Minnesota students and provide program opportunities
a. Sponsor youth programs: We the People and Project Citizen
b. Develop Minnesota specific materials on Minnesota content included in Social Studies Standards
c. Increase competency of teachers through professional development
2. Improve teacher knowledge of civics and government and improve teacher capacity to teach in engaging manner
a. Provide professional development for teachers including short presentations, workshops, and institutes
b. Build content knowledge of how Minnesota and Federal Governments work and skill in using interactive teaching materials
3. Provide engaging resources for teaching civics and government and share resources on teachingcivics.org
a. Design materials to address gaps
b. Identify high quality available resources produced by others, vet for accuracy, bias, effectiveness
c. Share materials on teachingcivics.org,
4. Provide assistance to other civic education organizations to improve civic education resources and opportunities
a. Serve on civic education committees of other organizations include government divisions
b. Assist in development materials
c. Promote and share resources on teachingcivics.org
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Learning Law and Democracy Foundation has over 30 years of experience in the field and engages more than 30 consultants with many years of experience and specific expertise in meeting the needs of students and teachers to accomplish goals.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In past two years:
a. Additional 400 teachers received professional development
b. 1,000 students participated in youth programs at the state level
c. Double number of lessons on teachingcivics.org and experienced a 60% increase in use of website.
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Learning Law and Democracy Foundation
Board of directorsas of 06/06/2016
Debra Noll
Deb Berghoff
Dana Carmichael
Eldon G Kaul
Jeff McGuire
Mary Jo McGuire
Rick Theisen
Jennifer Bloom
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