teach - TakePart

TEACHTAKE ACTIONThe following action prompts can be used by in-service or pre-service teachers, students,parents, and other stakeholders in a variety of contexts -from an independent studyassignment to a formal classroom setting, from an evening program to a half-day workshoptofoster crucial dialogue about the issues surrounding education and educational policiesin America. Through education, awareness, and simple actions, one CAN make a positivedifference.Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.– Benjamin FranklinHOST A SCREENINGOrganize a group to gather together to watch TEACH on September 6, 2013 at 8pm on CBS,or on September 18, 2013 at 8pm on Pivot, and conduct a discussion afterwards. TEACH isan informative and entertaining documentary that captures the challenges and rewards ofthe teaching profession. Use the discussion questions in this Guide to organize an informedconversation afterwards. Check out www.takepart.com/teach for more information abouthosting a screening or house party. And if you miss the broadcast, download TEACH fromiTunes starting on September 18, 2013.BECOME A TEACHEREvery day, you can make a difference in the lives of young people, challenge your ownunderstandings of the world around you, and learn new things. Become part of the fabric ofyour community. Become a teacher. For more information on how you can take your passionand commitment and turn it into a career, or how you can inspire a young person to go intoteaching, visit http://www.teach.org/become-a-teacher.Be part of the solution!SPONSOR A TEACHERMake a tangible difference in the life of an underserved American student by sponsoringa Teach for America corps member. For more information, and to sponsor a teacher, visithttp://www.teachforamerica.org/support-us/sponsor-a-teacher. And for more ways to getinvolved in TFA’s important work or to receive their newsletter,go to www.teachforamerica.org/support-us/take-action.PAGE 12TUTOR A CHILDTEACH highlights the challenges that classroom educators face when the students in theirclasses are at all different levels of competency. Help even out the field by becoming a tutor.Contact a local school, or volunteer through an existing non-profit such as Mentoring.org.Go to http://www.mentoring.org/get_involved/become_a_mentor for more information.