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speakers in schools Overview

The Speakers in Schools program offers high school students the opportunity to learn - first-hand - from individuals who are shaping history  through the First Amendment! Students discover ways they can exercise their own freedoms and use the First Amendment as a powerful means by which to express themselves. Chicagoland teachers can select from a menu of speakers who will facilitate dynamic and interactive events designed to inspire civic engagement and align with state learning standards. The Freedom Project underwrites speaker honoraria so that schools can schedule speakers at no cost for as long as yearly funding is available. Review this page, as well as speaker profiles and topics, before taking the next steps to request a speaker for your school. Please note that requests should be submitted 5-6 weeks prior to your anticipated event date.

2009-2010 Speakers & Topics
Learning Objectives
Standards Alignment
Scheduling & Planning

2009-2010 Speakers & Topics

    Erin Calandriello
    The Facets of Journalism: How Everyday Stories Relate to the First Amendment


    Mindy Faber
    What is Fair Use? Youth Culture, Remix and Mashups in the Digital Age


    Maryam Judar
    The First Amendment in Action: Protest at the Zoo
    Public Comment Policies & the First Amendment

    Campaign Finance: Is Money Speech? What Role Does Money Play in Politics & Government?


    Emmanuel Neal
    Creative Expression, Immigration and the First Amendment


    Robbie Q. Telfer
    Youth Poets Exploding the Borders of Segregated Chicago
    Too Soon? Irony, Offending Others and the Art and Politics of Making Jokes


    avery r. young
    Revo-movement: Urban Arts Movement and the First Amendment



Learning Objectives
As a result of participating in a Speakers in Schools event, high school students will:
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comprehend one or more of the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment and how it relates to their own lives.
develop and understanding of how the First Amendment can be exercised to create community, nationwide and/or
global change.
recognize that they themselves - and young people generally - can be agents of change and shape history.
become aware of opportunities and resources they can use to become civically engaged in their own communities.
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Illinois State Learning Standards Alignment
The Speakers in Schools program aligns with the following state standards. Note that additional standards may
be met by individual speaker; these standards are noted in each topic description.
English Language Arts: Goal 4, Standards A & B/Goal 5, Standard C
Social Science: Goal 14, Standards A, C & D/Goal 16, Standards A, B & D/Goal 18, Standards A & B
Social/Emotional: Goal 2, Standards A, B & C
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Scheduling & Planning
To schedule and plan a Speakers in Schools event, a school will need a teacher or administrator to serve as a School
Coordinator who will make arrangements for the event and act as the primary point of contact. School Coordinators should plan for the Speaker's program to run 45-60 minutes. Since Speakers are generally only available to give one program per visit, we encourage School Coordinators to invite more than one class to the program. The process of scheduling and planning a Speakers in Schools event requires 5-6 weeks.
Click here to proceed to the next step in requesting a Speakers in Schools speaker

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