Blacksburg Middle School Teacher Selected to Attend
Supreme Court Summer Institute
Beth Levinson, a teacher at Blacksburg Middle School, will travel to Washington, D.C. this June to attend the prestigious Supreme Court Summer Institute. After a highly competitive application process, Beth was one of 60 teachers selected to participate in the program. The Institute, open to teachers who demonstrate outstanding ability in the field of law-related and civic education, is co-sponsored by Street Law, Inc. and the Supreme Court Historical Society.
The Institute offers teachers the opportunity to study recent Supreme Court cases in detail and learn innovative teaching methodology 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. Teachers will also visit the Court and attend a reception there.
Upon returning home, teachers will be available to present workshops on the U.S. Supreme Court, and to meet with media to discuss how the new skills and information will apply in their classrooms.