Play by the Rules:  Alabama Laws for Youth is a comprehensive juvenile law text and curriculum that uniquely fits the Alabama Course of Study seventh grade civics objectives. Its user-friendly, question-and-answer format includes a teacher’s manual containing lesson plans and interactive teaching strategies.  Taught as a two week unit of study, Play by the Rules has proved to be the most comprehensive law-related program for seventh grade in the United States and is the only program of its kind in the nation.  Over 70,000 copies are distributed to students and teachers each year. For more ordering, training, or other information please contact   Ponya Parks at 205-726-2433 or 1-800-888-7301.

  We the People:  The Citizen and the Constitution is the premier constitutional education program in the country. Developed by the Center for Civic Education and funded by the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Department of Education, the program incorporates a curriculum for upper elementary, middle, and high school students on the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. A simulated congressional hearing provides hands-on experiences for students. Teachers may receive sets of materials at no cost by attending training on this program. A competitive high school and non-competitive middle school mock congressional hearings are held annually. For more information please contact Kerri Williamson at 205-726-2433 or 1-800-888-7301. 

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                          Project Citizen is a nationally acclaimed middle school curriculum designed to involve students in the process of developing and analyzing public policy. Students examine public policy with respect to community-based issues. The entire class develops a portfolio proposing their solutions in the form of public policy and establishes an action plan for its implementation.  The program is endorsed by the National Conference of State Legislatures and developed by the Center for Civic Education. For more information please contact Jan Bedford at 205-726-2433 or 1-800-888-7301.

Teen Court is a peer sentencing court for first-time juvenile offenders charged with non-violent misdemeanors.  Defendants are represented and prosecuted by teens and go before a jury of peers (other teens) who decides how defendants will be held accountable for his or her actions.  If the defendant completes the sentencing successfully no juvenile record is acquired.  The Alabama Center for Law & Civic Education provides training and technical assistance to Teen Court statewide and administers the Teen Court program for Jefferson County.  For more information please contact Kerri Williamson at 205-264-8174.

We Can Work It Out is a classroom or school-wide conflict resolution program that teaches mediation strategies to build personal conflict management and develop critical thinking skills.  For more information please contact Ponya Parks at 205-726-2433 or 1-800-888-7301.

Street Law is both a curriculum in practical law for students and a program designed to train law students and legal professionals as classroom educators. Street Law can be used as a course supplement for civics and government or as a formal year-long elective.  This curriculum was developed by Street Law, Inc.  For more information please contact Ponya Parks at 205-726-2433 or 1-800-888-7301.

Civitas is an international civic education partnership funded by the U.S. Department of Education.  The Alabama Center for Law & Civic Education has an ongoing exchange program with teachers in Ukraine and has provided assistance to civic education programs in Russia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and the former East Germany.  For more information please contact Ponya Parks at 205-726-2433 or 1-800-888-7301.