Tuesday, April 14 8:00 PM ET (7 CT; 6 MT; 5 PT)
George Takei is known around the world for his role in the acclaimed original TV series Star Trek, in which he played Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the Starship Enterprise. But Takei's story, which includes an acting career that spans six decades, goes where few have gone before. From a childhood spent with his family wrongfully imprisoned in Japanese American internment camps during World War II to becoming one of the country's leading figures in the fight for social justice, LGBTQ rights and marriage equality, Takei remains a powerful voice on issues ranging from politics to pop culture.
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If you are unable to attend this live conversation, please know we will share instructions on how to access the recording after the event. If you wish to incorporate more of this history into your own teaching, we invite you to use our lesson Bearing Witness to Japanese American Incarceration and to explore George Takei’s graphic novel They Called Us Enemy with your students. And, if you’re looking for more resources to help you through this global pandemic, you can find new teaching ideas as well as upcoming webinars here.
Tuesday, April 28
Dr. Jelani Cobb is a staff writer for The New Yorker and Ira P. Lipman Professor of Journalism at Columbia University. Dr. Cobb received the Sidney Hillman Prize for Opinion & Analysis Journalism for his New Yorker columns, and was praised for combining “the strengths of an on-the-scene reporter, a public intellectual, a teacher, a vivid writer, a subtle moralist, and an accomplished professional historian.”
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Schools around the country are closed, kids are home, and suddenly we’ve become their teachers during COVID-19 confinement. Social media is filled with posts from parents struggling to keep their children focused and trying to create lessons that will interest and challenge them.
Here’s a student essay contest on the importance of the free press that will help solve that problem. This unique lesson is in the form of a contest with $15,000 in cash prizes and a four-year scholarship valued at $152,000 for kids 6th grade through university.
The 500-word essay competition is sponsored by The McCarthey Family Foundation and The Boston Globe. Here's the link to participate and learn more:
https://mklpr.com/national-student-essay-competition
From the allocation of $675 billion in federal funding to determining how the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are divided among the 50 states, the 2020 Census will have a big impact on youth for years to come. That’s why it’s so important that we teach students why participation in the census really matters.
Here are two resources to help you teach what the census is, and why getting counted matters.
Plug into Power Infographic
Use this printable infographic to show students the many ways the data collected during the decennial census is used and how powerful its impact is on their local communities. Download the Infographic
Get Counted! Lesson
In this lesson, students learn the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the census. They’ll explore the importance of being informed and how census data continues to have an impact long after the count. Get the Lesson
As a partner of the U.S. Census Bureau and their Stats in Schools program, iCivics encourages you to explore their curated resources for K-12th grade students, including maps, storybooks, modified activities for English language learners, and take home flyers.
Students can make a real difference by making sure they’re counted in the 2020 Census, and that others in their communities are counted, too.
OSPI is suspending for the 2019-20 school year the verification reports required for the Arts, Health and Physical Education, Social Studies (RCW 28A.230.095), and for Educational Technology (RCW 28A.655.075).
For current information on graduation requirements, please visit the State Board of Education.
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