The Exchange

The Exchange

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The Exchange is a student program hosted by the National Constitution Center and supported by the Annenberg Foundation which connects students from across the country to discuss important constitutional and political issues.

Status:
Archived
Enrollment:
Participating schools will be asked to select one student to be part of the video conference round table. Participating schools must have connectivity to the INTERNET2 network and the ability to do H.323 videoconferencing. There is no cost to participate in this event. Schools will be responsible for the following: • Preparing students by using the provided Exchange curriculum • Participation and successful completion of videoconference testing on September 19
Keywords:
high school
history
social studies
videconferencing
video conferencing
video conferencing in the classroom
Created:
September 11, 2008
Updated:
September 24, 2008
Starts:
2008-09-23
Ends:
2008-09-23
Website:
external project site
Cost:
FREE

Audience

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Audience:
Librarian > Academic
Instructor > 9th Grade > History
Instructor > 9th Grade > Political Science
Instructor > 10th Grade > History
Instructor > 10th Grade > Political Science
Instructor > 11th Grade > History
Instructor > 11th Grade > Political Science
Instructor > 12th Grade > History
Instructor > 12th Grade > Political Science
Student > High School
Administrator > Educational Technology Specialist
Levels:
9th grade through 12th grade

Leaders

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Name:
jason allen
Title:
National Student Programs Manager
Organization:
National Constitution Center (Philadelphia, PA)

Overview

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Each installment of The Exchange is designed to ignite a constitutional dialogue about a different hot topic among students. The program enables educators to provide their students with the necessary resources to meaningfully take part in the conversation and continue it in their classrooms. Prior to The Exchange, participating schools will receive an event-specific curriculum developed by the Education staff at the Center. The curriculum initiates the student conversation with an activity designed to help students understand the source of their political values. Following this activity, students will be asked to research and deliberate the issues on the agenda. Previous Exchange programs have dealt with religious expression in schools, as well as school violence and the balance of school safety and students’ constitutional rights in the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shootings. The fourth installment of The Exchange, scheduled for September 23, will be hosted by SuChin Pak from MTV and the scholarly adviser will be Dr. J. Michael Hogan, professor of Communication Arts and Science at Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania.

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