{"id":606261,"date":"2022-03-30T23:19:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T03:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/?p=606261"},"modified":"2022-03-31T23:23:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T03:23:02","slug":"league-to-hold-harvard-case-method-civics-project-community-discussion-democracy-womens-rights-in-america-the-fight-over-the-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/606261\/","title":{"rendered":"League to Hold Harvard Case Method Civics Project Community Discussion; Democracy & Women’s Rights in America: The Fight Over the ERA"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Bergen County, New Jersey: — The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley (LWVNV) invites the public to attend the interactive discussion Democracy & Women’s Rights in America: The Fight Over the ERA, using a case from the Harvard Case Method Civics Project.\u00a0 The community discussion takes place on Monday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m.\u00a0 The co-sponsors of the discussion are the League of Women Voters of Northern Valley, Leonia Public Schools Social Studies Department, and Fort Lee Public Schools Social Studies Department.<\/span>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leonia High School history teachers Lucille Finnegan and Kathryne Macaluso and Fort Lee High School History teacher Seara Moon will engage the audience in a thought-provoking discussion about a historical case of current importance.\u00a0 The history teachers use the case-based teaching method to deepen students’ understanding of civics and history.\u00a0 Participants will consider the struggle for women\u2019s rights over the course of U.S. history, evaluate the arguments for and against the Equal Rights Amendment, and discuss how they developed over time.<\/span>

Hybrid Event<\/u>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The event will be presented as a hybrid, both in person and virtually. The in person format will be held at Leonia High School Auditorium, located at 100 Christie Heights Street in Leonia, New Jersey.\u00a0 Parking is available on the premises.<\/span>

Register<\/u>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Register in advance to attend the event and receive the reading materials at\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ISkvbp<\/a>.\u00a0 A confirmation email will be sent with the ERA Case Study, written by Dr. David Moss, to read, including suggested questions for discussion.<\/span>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The League of Women Voters supports using Harvard Business School’s renowned case method customized as a teaching tool to engage students to learn history and democracy in a dynamic, interesting way.\u00a0 Each year, Harvard Business School Professor David Moss presents a workshop, Improving Civics Education with the Harvard Case Method, which draws civics and social studies teachers throughout the country.\u00a0 The Harvard Civics Project initiative brings case method teaching to high schools and uses this methodology to deepen students’ understanding of American democracy.\u00a0 The curriculum draws upon information on topics ranging from the Constitutional Convention to Civil Rights.<\/span>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leagues across the country nominate outstanding high school teachers from public, private, and charter schools in grades 9-12 teaching U.S. history, government, or civics to participate in the case method workshop.\u00a0 Teachers accepted to participate in the project agree to teach four cases in their classes during the academic year and moderate one community case discussion with their League.<\/span>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For further information about the event or the LWVNV, contact\u00a0<\/span>lwvno.valley@gmail.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Learn more about the League on the organization\u2019s website at\u00a0<\/span>bit.ly\/LWVNVinformation<\/a>\u00a0and its blog,\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/lwv-of-northernvalley.constantcontactsites.com\/<\/a>.<\/span>

About League of Women Voters of Northern Valley<\/u>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley, a chapter of the League of Women Voters (LWV), is a non-partisan, grassroots civic organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy.\u00a0 The LWV was an outgrowth of the 19th Amendment passed in 1920 giving women the right to vote.\u00a0 Today, the LWV operates at the state and local levels through more than 700 state and local Leagues in all 50 states and in Washington D.C., the Virgin Islands and Hong Kong.<\/span>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley was founded in 1946 as the League of Women Voters of Closter.\u00a0 By 1964, it included 11 municipalities in the Northern Valley and was renamed the League of Women Voters of Northern Valley.\u00a0 Today, the chapter serves 29 municipalities.<\/span>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The organization develops grassroots leadership and achieves widespread credibility because it is strictly nonpartisan.\u00a0 Throughout the year, a range of voters services and programs are provided, including candidates\u2019 forums, registration drives, dissemination of nonpartisan information about candidates and issues, and public meetings to discuss current issues.<\/span>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For information, visit the chapter’s website at\u00a0<\/span>bit.ly\/LWVNVinformation<\/a>\u00a0and its blog at\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/lwv-of-northern-valley.constantcontactsites.com\/<\/a>.\u00a0 For opportunities to get involved or join the organization, contact\u00a0<\/span>lwvno.valley@gmail.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Follow the LWVNV on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bergen County, New Jersey: — The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley (LWVNV) invites the public to attend the interactive discussion Democracy & Women’s Rights in America: The Fight Over the ERA, using a case from the Harvard Case Method Civics Project.\u00a0 The community discussion takes place on Monday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m.\u00a0 The co-sponsors of the discussion are the League of Women Voters of Northern Valley, Leonia Public Schools Social Studies Department, and Fort Lee Public Schools Social Studies Department.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leonia High School history teachers Lucille Finnegan…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":606262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47748],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-606261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=606261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/606262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=606261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=606261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=606261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}