Recruiting for the 2025 Teacher Amicus Group
November 21, 2024
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An amicus curiae or “friend of the court” is an individual or group who is not a party to a case but submits a brief to the Supreme Court to express their opinions on the direction they think the Court should take on a case important to them.
In the spirit of inviting expert opinions to guide our work, Street Law is excited to assemble the 2025 Street Law Teacher Amicus Group.
We are seeking 20 middle and high school teachers to advise Street Law in ensuring our curricular materials and teacher professional development offerings are precisely what teachers and their students need.
We value teacher input and will weigh the expert opinions of our Teacher Amicus Group seriously when making decisions about the subject matter and approach of our materials.
This year, we are piloting new supporting materials to accompany the interactive timelines on our LegalTimelines.org website. We will focus our efforts on creating and adapting materials to make the timelines and resources more accessible to special education and middle school students and responsive to the needs of underserved communities.
Piloting these materials will be the first order of business for the 2025 Teacher Amicus Group.
Special education teachers; middle school teachers; and teachers from Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, and rural communities across the United States are encouraged to apply.
The application deadline is December 15, 2024.
Participating teachers will receive:
- $400 stipend paid in September upon completion of all requirements,
- Street Law Teacher Amicus Group swag,
- Documentation of professional development hours with Street Law,
- Networking opportunities with other exceptional educators,
- Sneak peeks at Street Law’s new curricular materials, and
- Additional optional support for resource integration into course instruction,
including individual check-ins and small group meetings.
Participant responsibilities will include:
Focus group participation, if needed.
Serving for a nine-month term on the Street Law Teacher Amicus Group (January–September 2025),
Participating in a two-hour virtual professional development workshop on Thursday, January 16, 2025, from 7–9 p.m. Eastern Time,
Attending bi-monthly one-hour virtual community building and update meetings on the first Thursday of selected months from 7–8 p.m. Eastern Time,
February 6, 2025
April 3, 2025
June 5, 2025
September 4, 2024
Regular, required use and critical feedback on at least three resources including:
Two or more new resources being developed for the Teacher Resource Page on
LegalTimelines.org
One or more resources of the teacher’s choice from Street Law’s Resource Library
New resources as needed (not exceeding 2)
Social media post sharing; at least three posts.
Delivering an informational session on Street Law materials to colleagues at the county, department, or professional learning group/team level, and
Questions? Contact:
Cathy Ruffing
Senior Director, Teacher Professional
Development & Curriculum
[email protected]
240-821-1322
