Trailblazer Laura Horwitz
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Grades: 3 - 8
Video Description: Meet Laura Horwitz, co-founder of We Stories and trailblazer for conversations about race and racism. We Stories utilizes the power of children’s literature to create conversations about race and racism. By connecting families across our community, We Stories’ goal is to create a more inclusive community.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: Character-95**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- After viewing the video have students share why they think Ms. Horwitz could be considered a trailblazer.
- Do students know of anyone in their community they would also considered a trailblazer? If so, have them create a video story about them and share that story with the class. Consider publishing student videos on the school district website or in another forum of your choice.
*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.
