The 2009 Teacher Resource Fair offers middle and high school teachers an opportunity to meet with over 30 exhibitors who provide free civic education resources for the classroom and beyond. Multiple organizations, including the Freedom Museum, will feature resources designed to inspire youth civic engagement. This year's Fair will be held in the beautiful Main Lounge at the Union League Club of Chicago. Attendees will enjoy free registration and parking, a complimentary brunch and the chance to network with colleagues from the city and suburbs. Since the fair is an open house format, registered attendees may arrive and depart at their convenience. Click here to register now! This year's fair will feature a keynote address* by Charles Haynes, senior scholar at the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center in Washington DC. Dr. Haynes is the author or co- author of six books, including First Freedoms: A Documentary History of First Amendment Rights in America and Finding Common Ground: A First Amendment Guide to Religion in Public Schools. His column, “Inside the First Amendment,” appears in more than 200 newspapers nationwide. Click here to read a full biography. *There will be two opportunities to hear this keynote; the first will be at 10 am and the second at 11:30 am. Seating will be limited at both sessions and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Check out a list of scheduled exhibitors below, as well as links to Constitution-related lessons for Constitution Day. Registration closes Tuesday, September 8. Exhibitor Links *Please note that new exhibitors are being added each day. Check back frequently!* 3 Click on the icons to view Constitution-related lessons and resources Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy American Bar Association Division for Public Education 3 American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom Barat Education Foundation Beyondmedia Education Chicago History Museum 3 Chicago Metro History Education Center Chicago Tribune News in Education Citizen Advocacy Center 3 Civic Education Project Columbia Links Constitutional Rights Foundation of Chicago 3 Cook County Board of Elections Facing History and Ourselves Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Money Museum Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center Illinois Humanities Council - Capitol Forum Illinois Journalism Education Association back to top Illinois Resource Center Independent Television Service James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation League of Women Voters of Illinois/Student Vote McCormick Freedom Museum 3 Mikva Challenge Jane Addams Hull-House Museum Library of Congress - Teaching with Primary Sources 3 National Archives at Chicago 3 Northwestern University iCollaboratory Project Office of Governor Pat Quinn Pritzker Military Library Representative Democracy of America Street Level Youth Media We the People Civic Education 3 World War One Memorial Foundation WTTW11 Young Chicago Authors Questions? Please contact Courtney Brouwer by email or at 312 445 5173.