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ABA Division for Public Education: State LRE Project Profiles: Maine




 

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Maine
Maine Law & Civics Education

Contact:  Pamela B. Anderson, J.D.
               Director

Address:  University of Maine School of Law
               246 Deering Avenue, Portland, ME 04102

Tel: 207-780-4991                                             yfj program
Fax: 207-780-4239

E-mail: pamelaa@usm.maine.edu
Website: MLCE site


Program Highlights

  • Street Law Clinic: Credit course for third year law students, in which law students teach Constitutional law to high school students.
  • Bullying Prevention Education Program
  • Library and resource center
  • Cumberland County Youth Court
  • Peer mediation
  • Peer mediation training
  • Summer institute for teachers, counselors and administrators
  • Teacher training in law-related education

Product Highlights

Curriculum Materials:      

  • Maine Bullying Prevention Education Program Coordinator Manual, 2005
  • Bill of Rights: Cases and Controversies, grades 8-12, teachers guide and student materials, 1992
  • Understanding Our Basic Freedoms: The Bill of Rights in Action, adult education, teacher's guide, and student work text, also useful for middle school students, 1992.
  • Who Declares War? High school and adult education level. Original source materials on war powers, and congressional debate on the Persian Gulf War, 1991.
  • High school mock trials
  • Videotape, What Can I Do? Peer mediation videotape produced by middle school students with the assistance of the Maine National Guard. 12 minutes, 1997.

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