Take 10 Minutes to Register Future Voters Today
September 22, is National Voter Registration Day. And though it may seem early, the deadline in many states to register before the 2020 election is October 5—just two weeks from today!
That’s why Teaching Tolerance is asking high school educators in the community to take 10 minutes and follow these five steps to help eligible students in your classes register to vote.
- And it’s why they're again sharing two of their favorite resource collections. Their Future Voters Project is designed to support high school educators in helping register future voters at your school and teach about voting rights and voter suppression.
- And their Voting and Voices collection includes resources and recommendations for K-8 teachers to help even the youngest students advocate for voting in their communities
Resources and Materials for Teaching about Elections and Voting
Learn about Teaching Elections curriculum with the help of the Office of Secretary of State's updated Teaching Elections in Washington State. Also available on this slide deck are programs, materials, and resources offered by the Office of Secretary of State, TVW, and OSPI for teaching about elections, voting, and citizenship.
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Kicking off Your School Year with the Wellness Strategies You Need NOW!
Wednesday, September 23, 4:00-5:00p. PST
Register for this FREE webinar
The webinar will explore emotional + mental wellness:
- Participants will understand the stages of grief and how these stages affect students, staff, and families
- Participants will learn simple self care strategies and ways to access inner peace during a pandemic
- Participants will leave feeling equipped with tools and reenergized by their why, even if their how has changed
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The Primarily Washington team (a program of the Office of the Secretary of State) is seeking to engage a small group of Washington state middle and high school teachers for the 2020-2021 school year to implement lesson plans into their classrooms and provide feedback.
Primarily Washington helps provide lesson plans and primary source documents to educators online for free. Lesson plans largely explore topics related to Washington State history or coincide with Legacy Washington’s online exhibits. Cadre educators will apply at least two lesson plans available on the Primarily Washington website during the 2020-2021 school year and provide ongoing feedback throughout the school year.
Teachers who successfully apply plans and provide the required feedback will receive a $200 classroom stipend and be recognized at a special awards ceremony in the Secretary of State’s Office in June 2021. Continue reading...
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Facing History Now:
Conversations on Equity and Justice – The Struggle for Racial Justice and Voting
Free and fair elections are the foundation of all democracies. The US Voting Rights Act of 1965 established protections for all Americans, especially for Black Americans. However the 2013 Supreme Court decision Shelby County v Holder dismantled key elements of the Voting Rights Act and voter suppression efforts are ongoing across the country.
October 7, 4:00 PM
Register Now for a dialogue with Dr. Carol Anderson; professor, historian, and National Book Critics Circle Award winner, exploring the history of the fight for African Americans’ voting rights as part of the struggle for racial justice in the United States
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NCSS invites you to participate in a special program from the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) celebrating our students during the upcoming election.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 | 7:00 - 8:00 PM Eastern Time
Moderated by NCSS President Stefanie Wager and Author Kenneth C. Davis
#HearOurVoices
NCSS invites high school students to contribute short videos or serve on a panel during a live town hall broadcast to speak out on the subjects of citizenship, the election process, and civics.
Since 2020 is an election year, there are many topics and questions on the minds of our social studies students as they engage in civic life. Learn more
Developed by the Mineta Legacy Project in partnership with SPICE (Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education), this free educational curriculum offers six lessons for educators, high school students, and college students to examine what it means to be American. Six Lessons on key issues:
- Immigration
- Civil Liberties and Equity
- Civic Engagement
- Justice and Reconciliation
- Leadership
- U.S.-Japan Relations
Messages from Today for Tomorrow
The Empowering Youth Voices project seeks to provide youth and young adults with a platform to share their perspectives regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and current racial justice movement in the United States through writing or visual art. Participants may choose to respond to one of three prompts:
- What would you like tell your future self?
- What would you like to tell the youth of the future?
- What would you like to tell a specific person in power (ex. health official, teacher, community leader, politician)?
Submissions will be accepted from September 15, 2020 to October 15, 2020.
The YJI will feature selected submissions in a special issue of its newsletter On the Same Page!, and three submissions will be selected as contest winners.
For more information on the Empowering Youth Voices project, please visit the New York State Youth Justice Institute.
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Tacoma Museum District to Reopen to the Public Beginning September 25
After being given the option to reopen by Governor Inslee last month, the museums of the Tacoma Museum District – Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma Art Museum, Museum of Glass, LeMay - America’s Car Museum, Foss Waterway Seaport, and Children’s Museum of Tacoma – will begin opening their doors to the public starting September 25, 2020. View the press release.
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