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The Dirksen Congressional Center, a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization located in Pekin, Illinois, that seeks to improve civic engagement by promoting a better understanding of Congress and its leaders is offering a FREE professional development opportunity. 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 Are your lessons about the U.S. Congress out of date?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? Congress in the Classroom Online -- http://www.congressclass.org -- will help you understand today's Congress and suggest ways to teach about it. The self-paced workshop is organized around the twin responsibilities of Congress members: representation and lawmaking. There are more than a dozen 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." All the information you need to complete the online workshop is available with just a few mouse clicks. A variety of congressional scholars have authored the workshop resources, and their qualifications are listed with their content pieces. Visit our "Faculty Information" page to find out more -- http://www.congressclass.org/facultyinformation.htm. This professional development opportunity has no scheduled class times -- you participate at your convenience, day or night, no matter what time zone you're in. We want to make it easy -- get a professional development opportunity without ever leaving your own home! For more information, visit -- http://www.congressclass.org/courseinformation_contents.htm -- for a complete workshop program overview. We invite you to register to participate in Congress in the Classroom Online to help you understand today's Congress and discover ways to teach about it -- with all the convenience and speed of the Internet. We look forward to your participation. Let us know if you have any questions or comments. Cindy Koeppel The Dirksen Congressional Center http://www.dirksencongressionalcenter.org
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