1. 1 Project TIPS Presents: Considering the Brown v. Board of Education Case Using The TIPS Method

2. 2 ` TIPS (Teaching Interdisciplinary Problem Solving) Seeks to have students identify public problems and study possible solutions- it also studies solutions tried in the past. The TIPS Website

3. 3 Conlaw A related part of TIPS that studies Supreme Court Cases. A process has been developed to study and understand the nature of a particular court case and how it has impacted society.

4. 4 The Public Policy Analyst The other major part of TIPS. Students are asked to analyze a public problem– or from the past. (PPA)- (SPPA) They then develop a policy to address that problem and analyze it as well. For historical events the process involves looking at what policies were developed and analyzes their effectiveness. (GHPPA)-(USHPPA)-(IPPA)

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6. 6 We will demonstrate both methods as we consider the case of Click here for Brown Conlaw site

7. 7 A WebQuest About Brown v. Board of Education Click here for WebQuest

8. 8 For Reference

9. 9 Rubrics and Standards Rubrics and standards are used in the TIPS process to provide a uniform evaluation of all products and a guideline for students preparing a Web Quest Click Here for Rubric Back to WebQuest Click Here for NYS Standards

10. 10 Web Resources Background of the case Summary of the Case National Historic Site-Topeka, KS Brown v. Board of Education 50 th Anniversary Commission A further discussion of the issue of school segregation Tips page (PPA) –Teacher resources many fields TIPS Conlaw page– A process for studying about court cases