101. Rutherford Teaching Seminar On 2002 Elections  October 28 Rutherford teaching seminar on 2002 elections October 28, 2002 As the election2000 course covered the presidential election, election 2002 covers a http://www.lyon.edu/webdata/groups/Public Relations/2002-03 files/rutherford ele

Rutherford teaching seminar on 2002 elections October 28, 2002 By Jeremy Haggard '03 While the uncertain presidential election of 2000 was a surprise to some, Skip Rutherford and Lyon College senior Rachel Johnson could have told anyone the race would be a squeaker. Giving a razor-thin margin to Democratic candidate Al Gore, Johnson predicted in her Election 2000 course that the two candidates would be within a few electoral votes of one another. Though Gore’s opponent, George W. Bush, was the final victor, Rutherford – instructor for the Lyon College course – hopes that he can duplicate that kind of election analysis with his new course this year: Election 2002. Rutherford, a Batesville native who now lives in Little Rock, is also a member of the Lyon College Board of Trustees. As the Election 2000 course covered the presidential election, Election 2002 covers a larger variety of races such as the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, state governors, state ballot initiatives and important Arkansas races. Instead of traditional textbook and test coursework, Rutherford brings a different approach to the classroom. “Each student is assigned an individual campaign to follow and monitor,” Rutherford said. “We also have outside reading and every week discuss current events and their impact on the elections.”

102. SETP.net It’s hard not to notice this is a presidential election year. Given thatdisclaimer, the following sites offer a wealth of teaching and learning http://www.setp.net/archive/Elections.html

S pecial E ducation T echnology P ractice Election 2000 Some observers have noted that this will be an interesting election given the widespread use of the Internet. Will voters take advantage of the vast amount of information available from the candidates, from third-party watchdogs, and special interest groups? What impact will the wired community have on the election? The Candidates To learn more about the Republican candidate, Texas Governor George W. Bush. visit his official campaign web site at http://www.georgewbush. com To learn more about the Democratic candidate, Vice President Al Gore, visit his official campaign web site at http://www.algore2000.com Teaching Resources Project Vote Smart http://www.vote-smart.org/ C-SPAN for the Classroom http://C-SPAN.org/classroom/ The Almanac of American Politics, 2000 web ed. http://www.freedomchannel.com/almanac/almanac_of_amer_pol.cfm Student Friendly Sites Some students may find much of the information on the presidential election too difficult to read or comprehend. If this is a concern, explore the following two sites that offer information appropriate for students at a variety of age/skill levels: Kids Voting USA http://www.kidsvotingusa.org/students4.html

103. The Learning Page - Community Center - Elections Community Center resources for Elections. Presidential Inaugurations (Summaryand Teaching Resources) This collection includes documents and digital http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_elections.php

The Library of Congress online resources lesson plans bibliography ... search terms Elections [Detail] Register/Vote. About this Image live chat Share your ideas about this month's theme in a Live Chat session! October 21, 2004 8:00 P.M. (EST) After School Online View transcripts of past Live Chat sessions. When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property. ~ Thomas Jefferson There is nothing so deep and nothing so shallow which political enmity will not turn to account. ~ John Quincy Adams Our differences are politics, our agreements principles. ~ William McKinley The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men. ~ James Buchanan online resources Especially for Teachers... First Ladies of the United States: Selected Images From the Collections of the Library of Congress (Prints and Photographs) Links to images selected from the Prints and Photographs collections. Guide to the Law Online: Election Law (Internet Resources) This annotated guide includes selected links to useful and reliable sites for legal information regarding election law.

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