Meet Kathy Edwards. Kathy, an Assistant Professor at Ashland Community College, Ashland, KY, took part in our 2002 Congress in the Classroom®, a workshop offered by The Dirksen Center. This is what she had to say about her experience: "I would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to you and all of your staff for an enriching experience last week. The speakers were educational, the dialogue among us teachers was inspirational and spirited. I came home with new information and an increased appreciation of technology, and all the vast resources you and the others supplied -- and will begin using many of the resources and ideas in my "smart classroom" in American Government. It was an honor to be a part of Congress in the Classroom® -- academically, professionally, and personally."

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Among The Center's many projects are these: a research grants program for congressional scholars, a special projects grants program, a group of Web sites about Congress and the federal government with lesson plans and historical materials, the summer workshop for teachers, and the papers of Everett M. Dirksen and Robert H. Michel, among others. For much more information about The Center, browse through The Center's Web site: http://www.dirksencenter.org.

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