ILLINOIS CENTER FOR CIVIC EDUCATION

ILLINOIS CENTER FOR CIVIC EDUCATION THE ILLINOIS CENTER FOR CIVIC EDUCATION (ICCE) WORKS WITH ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS TO PROMOTE CIVIC COMPETENCE AND RESPONSIBILITY AMONG TODAYS YOUTH. ICCE ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY OFFERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO TEACHERS AND PROVIDING ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, WE THE PEOPLEAND PROJECT CITIZEN. OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE TEACHERS ABILITY TO DEEPEN THEIR STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE CONSTITUTIONALDEMOCRACY AND THE CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE OF THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS. THROUGH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, WE THE PEOPLE AND PROJECT CITIZEN CURRICULAR PROGRAMS EDUCATE AND PROVIDE A RANGE OF SKILLS STUDENTS NEED ANALYSIS, RESEARCH, WRITING, PRESENTATION, DEFENDING A POSITION, TEAMWORK, AND CRITICAL THINKING TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, FUTURE WORKPLACES, AND OUR DEMOCRACY.