K12 students and teachers are creating unprecedented opportunities for inquiry-based learning by expanding the geographic boundaries of their classrooms - - virtually and cost effectively.
In the winter of 1945, on the day of her liberation from six years of Nazi rule, Gerda Weissmann clung to life at the end of a 350-mile death march. She weighed 68 pounds, her hair had turned white, and she had not had a bath in three years. She survived with courage, grace and dignity.
Gerda Weissmann Klein, renowned motivational speaker and Holocaust survivor, teaches each...
Join Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Judge Marjorie O. Rendell for this unique, interactive civics program!
Our Courts is a web-based education project designed to reinvigorate civics. Spearheaded by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the project aims to provide digital learning tools that make civics engaging and relevant for middle school students. Our Courts’ first...
The earthquake in Haiti shattered lives, devastating a country - - and the world responded. Most importantly, youth responded in innovative and amazing ways. Join schools around the world for this groundbreaking international videoconference and webcast to hear what youth are doing to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake. You'll also hear from aid organizations who are continually...
What happens when a normal boy finds himself flattened by a bulletin board and is sent through the mail to places all across the country? Your students can find out during this fun project, based on the 1964 book written by Jeff Brown! Classes across the country will participate in this project and send their Flat Stanleys around the USA to visit different students. Every journey, one school’s...
The National Constitution Center is excited to invite your school to participate in the 2009 – 2010 season of its national high student program, The Exchange: A Marketplace of Student Ideas. The next video conference will take place from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM EST Thursday, January 21st 2010. This installment of The Exchange, “Should same-...
The National Constitution Center is excited to invite your school to participate in the 2009 – 2010 season of its national high student program, The Exchange: A Marketplace of Student Ideas. This installment of The Exchange, “Should the government make sure that every American has affordable health insurance?” asks students to consider ways to...
A country devastated by war for the last 40 years had been left behind by the internationals, and Aldo Magazzeni's effort to make a difference for world peace led him on the road to activism in Afghanistan. Over the past six years, Aldo's engagement in Afghanistan has provided him with opportunities to create relationships with communities in an Islamic country, bringing down cultural and...
