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| Sandra Day O'Connor | The State Press, ASU's student newspaper, recently published an article about Our Courts, an online civics-education project backed by (Ret.) U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
In the article, "Computer games added to 'Our Courts' program," by reporter Daniel Baxley, Professor Charles Calleros said the educational games are intended to engage middle-school students in ways that textbooks can't. Our Courts also has a section for teachers with resources and lesson plans about the Constitution, the branches of government and other topics.
"Justice O'Connor wants to increase the population's knowledge of how the courts work and function, partly so that students understand the importance of judicial independence," Calleros said. "Making that widely and freely accessible is the goal."
To read the full article, click here. |
