Rachel Stutzman, teacher at Thomas Jefferson High School, will travel to Washington, D.C. this summer to attend the prestigious Supreme Court Summer Institute (SCSI). After a highly competitive application process, 60 teachers were selected to participate this year. The Institute, open to teachers who demonstrate outstanding ability in the field of law-related and government education, is co-sponsored by Street Law and the Supreme Court Historical Society.

The SCSI will offer participants the opportunity to study recent Supreme Court cases in great detail. The teachers will be in the courtroom when the Court hands down several of this term's decisions, receive a VIP tour of the Courthouse, and attend a private reception, hosted by a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.

When participants are not at the Court, they will be learning about innovative methodology for teaching about Supreme Court cases. Instructors for the institute will include prominent Supreme Court litigators, government officials, professors of government and education, and experts in the field of law-related education. Throughout the institute these instructors will lead master-workshops on the latest issues in law, using cutting edge technology, and interactive teaching techniques.

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 the classroom.