Woodside teacher selected for prestigious Supreme Court Summer Institute
Posted: May 13, 2024
Woodside High School social studies teacher Janet Costello has been selected to attend the prestigious 2024 Supreme Court Summer Institute in Washington, D.C., in June.
After a highly competitive application process, 60 teachers were selected to participate this year, according to co-sponsor Street Law. The Institute, which is open to teachers in the fields of law-related and civic education, is co-sponsored by Street Law, Inc. and the Supreme Court Historical Society.
Street law is a global program of legal and civics education geared towards secondary school students.
The Institute offers teachers the opportunity to study recent Supreme Court cases in detail and learn innovative teaching methods for conveying this information to students. Well-known Supreme Court lawyers, reporters, scholars and educators will be among the speakers and instructors for the Institute.
A recent evaluation of the Supreme Court Summer Institute found that, after the program, teachers who attended felt much more confident discussing controversial issues and Supreme Court cases in their classrooms, discussed Supreme Court cases and used interactive teaching strategies more frequently, and gained critical knowledge about the U.S. Supreme Court.
Upon returning home, teachers will be available to present workshops on teaching about the U.S. Supreme Court, and to meet with media to discuss how the new skills and information will apply in their classrooms.