As stu­dents return to the class­room this month, the Death Penalty Information Center is offer­ing teach­ers an updat­ed ver­sion of its free online edu­ca­tion­al cur­ricu­lum on the death penal­ty and oth­er resources to assist edu­ca­tors who wish to incor­po­rate this top­ic into their class­room les­son plans. DPIC’s award-win­ning online cur­ricu­lum was designed by the Michigan State Communications Technology Laboratory in con­junc­tion with the Death Penalty Information Center. It offers sep­a­rate teacher and stu­dent sites, flex­i­ble les­son plans, teacher overviews, and objec­tives meet­ing nation­al edu­ca­tion­al stan­dards. DPIC also offers addi­tion­al resources for teach­ers, includ­ing teacher train­ing work­shops and a Teacher Listserv. In addi­tion, those who reg­is­ter for the Teacher Listserve receive a print­able teacher’s guide, time­ly updates on sig­nif­i­cant death penal­ty news and events for class­room dis­cus­sion, and access to death penal­ty experts. For more infor­ma­tion about DPIC’s edu­ca­tion­al cur­ricu­lum on the death penal­ty, please con­tact DPIC’s new Curriculum Coordinator, Jennifer Adger. Sign up for the Teacher Listserv. See DPIC’s Educational Curriculum on the Death Penalty.

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