GET INVOLVED

1. Follow us on social media

• Amplify our posts by sharing, reposting, and retweeting.

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• Make your own posts about opening schools.  Be sure to tag us, and use the hashtag #Teacher4OpenSchools

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 2. #Teacher4OpenSchools Video

• Share why you are a #Teacher4OpenSchools by recording a short video.  Post it to your social media account(s), tag us, and use the hashtag #Teachers4OpenSchools.

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• Consider including the following information:

  • professional background, current role/title

  • decision making process for opening schools or keeping them closed in your area

  • how did you feel when you found out you were going back in person/staying virtual?

  • how do you feel now after teaching in person/virtual?

  • why are you a teacher for open schools? 

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3. Write an Op-ed

• Write an article explaining why you are a teacher for open schools.  E-mail your article to teacher4openschools@gmail.com.

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 4. Write a Letter to State and Local Leaders

• Identify the leaders in your state and locality that make decisions about your school (governor, mayor, city council, school board, school administrators, etc.)

• Make a copy of this template and personalize it.

• E-mail it to each of the identified decision makers and then recruit other teachers and families to do the same.

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5. Join the Conversation

• We are hosting discussions between educator, parents, and experts on a variety of topics surrounding school reopening.  See our events page for the next one.

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• If you would like to be part of the discussion or have a suggestion for someone we should be talking to, please email us at teachers4openschools@gmail.com.

6. Start a Local Chapter​​

• If you are interested in starting a local #Teacher4OpenSchools coalition, please email us at teacher4openschools@gmail.com.

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