Co-sponsored by the Federal Judicial Center and the American Bar Association Division for Public Education About the Institute | How to Apply | Contact Information Illustration from Chinese Exclusion Acts Unit The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley About the Institute Dates: Sunday, June 25 through Wednesday, June 28, 2006 Location: American Bar Association, 321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL Designed especially for teachers of U.S. History, the Federal Trials and Great Debates Summer Institute will deepen participants' knowledge of the federal judiciary and of the role the federal courts have played in key public controversies that have defined our constitutional and other legal rights. The institute will provide secondary school educators with the training and resources they need to engage students in the history of three landmark federal trials: The Sedition Act Trials of 1798-1800 Chew Heong v. United States and the Chinese Exclusion Acts Bush v. Orleans Parish School Board and the Desegregation of New Orleans Schools Participants will work closely throughout the institute with leading historians, federal judges, and curriculum consultants. Participation will be limited to 30 teachers. Travel, lodging, and meal expenses will be reimbursed to institute participants according to U.S. government per diem rates. How to Apply Your application for participation in the institute must include: A completed application form, signed by you and your principal or department head Your current resume A one-page statement describing the reasons why you wish to attend the institute Application packets must be postmarked no later than May 17, 2006, and sent to the attention of: James H. Landman American Bar Association Division for Public Education 321 N. Clark Street Chicago, IL 60610 Download Application (.pdf) Contact Information For more information, please contact James Landman, Associate Director, ABA Division for Public Education, 321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60610, phone (312) 988-5737, e-mail landmanj@staff.abanet.org.