Town Hall Events
Defining US, Children at the Crossroads of Change is now available for download across all major VOD platforms, including Apple TV, Prime Video, iTunes, and many more. The film, distributed by Gravitas Ventures, is the first in a documentary series focused on helping youth, families, educators, and communities engage in constructive conversations that build the critical thinking skills needed to help solve crucial issues.
Defining US is also being presented in town hall gatherings nationwide. Highlights of a few of these events follow.
Defining US Trailer
Defining US Extended Trailer
NYC Town Hall
Washington, D.C. Town Hall
Do Something!
The Do Something Membership Community is your catalyst to deeper constructive conversations on crucial issues that affect us all. Here you will find multimedia and text supports that can strengthen relationships, foster critical discussion for deeper understanding on tough to talk about topics, and enhance your own understanding on issues of equity and inclusion, access and achievement. These learning resources support the development of necessary 21st Century skills designed for facilitators, mentors, educators, and any adult looking for ways to learn and engage in a way that helps build better meaning for yourself and others. Your membership will be an important tool to ignite learning for yourself, other adults, and youth with advisory classes, youth equity teams, and professional development! Joining the community gives you immediate access to:
Home Page
Table Talk Cards
Defining US Film Guide
Webinars
Podcast Learning Companion
Digital and Live Professional Development
Our digital professional development courses are designed for self-guided learning. Each course takes the learner through a series of modules, that include In-depth videos with subject matter experts and/or youth testimonials; active participation through a series of video and text learning experiences for users with time to reflect, journal, and answer multiple choice questions to check for understanding; and Badging, Analytics and 24/7 Help Desk Support. Please see two examples below. Our Mental Health Awareness Course and our DUS Equity Course.
Our live professional development courses may include in-person presentations, online Powerpoint presentations or webinars. Each will likely include powerful graphics, in-depth videos with subject matter experts and/or youth testimonials, and active participation learning experiences. Please see examples below.
Equity Professional Development
Power of Stories Professional Development
Live Professional Development
DIY Movie Making Kit and Student Documentaries
Create your own films to add to the Defining US local initiative!
Everyone has a story to tell! What’s yours? With our DIY Movie Making Kit, your team of administrators and students can participate in creative filmmaking projects to document their own stories.
DIY Movie Making
DIY Movie Making Kit
