Trailblazer Cristi Cook
2:12
Grades: 3 - 8
Video Description: Meet Cristi Cook, co-founder of Be the Change Volunteers and trailblazer for empowering communities. Learn more about Be the Change Volunteers in another video on our website, Character-45.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: Character-91**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- After viewing the video have students share why they think Ms. Cook could be considered a trailblazer. Do they know of anyone in their community they would also considered a trailblazer. Why?
- Have students research “Be the Change” to learn what else they are doing around the world. Are there similar organizations/efforts in your community? Invite guest speakers to come to class and highlight the work they are doing.
*Profile videos use a first-person/first-hand approach to highlight interesting people doing interesting things in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
