Deliberating in a Democracy Project

The Deliberating in a Democracy Project (DID) is directed by the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago (CRFC), in partnership with the Constitutional Rights Foundation in Los Angeles (CRF), and Street Law, Inc. The two overarching goals of the project are to provide (1) a model for secondary teachers to learn and appreciate among themselves the power of deliberation in their classrooms; and (2) a platform for engaging secondary students in discussions of substantive content on the institutions, governmental systems, and basic principles of a democratic constitutional state. Major activities associated with the project include the following:

• Teacher staff development workshops

• Classroom deliberations

• An online discussion board for students and teachers

• A teleconference between students in partner sites

• A teacher exchange between Indiana educators and Macedonian educators

The Deliberating in a Democracy Project web side is http://www.deliberating.org/