The Connecticut Judicial Branch, in
collaboration with the Justice Education Center,
Inc. and
the Connecticut Judges’ Association, has
developed Connecticut Courts: An
Interactive Curriculum in Three Segments for
High School Students, which provides
high school students with a thorough
understanding of the rule of law, the role of
the courts and the structure and function of the
Judicial Branch.
The goal of the
curriculum was to provide teachers with a
resource to assist them in educating high school
students about the role and function of the
Judicial Branch and how it interrelates with the
other two branches of government.
The curriculum was
developed to be easily incorporated into high
school government or United States history
classes in seven, 40-minute segments or three
90-minute blocks, with the option of unlimited
expansion or exploration. The curriculum
fulfills critical components of the Connecticut
State Social Studies Curriculum framework.
Connecticut
Courts
was not designed to deliver traditional lectures
and elicit simple responses to traditional
questions; special care was taken to ensure that
the work would be intellectually stimulating,
but also engaging for students. The curriculum
includes a variety of innovative classroom
activities and provides two videos for classroom
use.
 The Curriculum is available in PDF
format. It has been divided into eleven sections
for easier downloading. You must have Acrobat® Reader® to view it.
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