1 For All First Amendment Challenge entry form now available
Entries for the 1 for All First Amendment Challenge are now being accepted through the 1 for All website. The challenge rewards creative ways to teach and raise awareness about the First Amendment.
Forty talented teachers or groups of teachers will win a $1,000 prize, and 40 dedicated schools will receive a plaque to display their accomplishment.
“We encourage every teacher and every school to enter,” said Le Anne Wiseman, director of the American Society of News Editors’ Youth Journalism Initiative. “Teachers and schools simply submit teacher lessons plans, some samples of student projects and describe the First Amendment activities they implemented. It’s that easy.”
Teachers can encourage students to write a news story or design a campaign ad highlighting First Amendment violations. Schools can host events that make the five freedoms entertaining for faculty, staff and students of all ages. 1 for All suggests teachers assign news stories, photo essays, blogs, short documentaries and other media, but it also hopes to see teachers be creative. Everything teachers need to plan First Amendment lesson plans and activities can be found at 1forAll.us.
Teachers and schools can enter until March 1, 2015 by submitting their entry form. All students can participate by using #1forAllUS to share their work.
Contest rules, lesson plans and recommendations for student projects are available online. Visit 1 for All’s Facebook and Twitter pages for challenge updates.
The 1 for All First Amendment Challenge is funded by a generous grant from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation and administered by the American Society of News Editors’ Youth Journalism Initiative. The Journalism Education Association has endorsed the 1 for All First Amendment Challenge.
1 for All is a national nonpartisan program designed to build understanding and support for First Amendment freedoms. 1 for All provides teaching materials to the nation’s schools; supports educational events on America’s campuses; and reminds the public that the First Amendment serves everyone, regardless of faith, race, gender or political leanings. It is truly one amendment for all.
