An Example of Public Engagement Regarding a Public Issue
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Grades: 9 - 12

Video Description: Laurna Godwin, Emmy award winning journalist and Founder/President of Vector Communications, provides an example of the processes her company uses to engage the public on a public issue.

Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Communications-2**

Quick Ideas for Using the Video:

  • Use the video in conjunction with a student activity/project that has them engaging the public in research on a specific subject.
  • Invite a public engagement facilitator to class to answer student questions about the process for creating public engagement events and show this video in advance to help students develop questions to ask.

 

*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.

**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.

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