New England Classroom Speaker Request Form
Facing History & Ourselves is able to arrange in-person witness to history speakers.
This service is available to educators in New England who have attended Facing History professional development and are actively using our resources in the classroom.
If you are interested in hosting a speaker, please complete this form. A staff member will follow up with you. Please understand that a confirmed speaker is dependent on speaker availability, and we may not be able to fulfill all requests.
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Please select the format you would prefer for the speaker presentation
Virtual
In-person
No preference
Facing History’s speakers are survivors of genocides, their descendants, and civil rights activists. Speaker availability is dependent upon the area where your school is located. Not all regions have all types of speakers.
Please check what type of speaker you would like (you may choose more than one).
Genocide Survivor or Descendant
Holocaust
Armenia
Cambodia
Bosnia
Rwanda
Civil Rights Movement
Civil Rights witness to history
Contact Information
Note: We currently provide classroom speakers only to schools located in one of the following states/areas: Connecticut (zip codes starting 060-067), Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont.
Name:
Email:
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Phone:
School Name:
School Street Address:
City/Town:
State:
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Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
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Scheduling the Visit
Preferred Dates/Times:
# of Students:
Grade Level (Check all that apply):
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Other
Classroom Context
Please respond to the following questions:
What type of speaker would you like and what topic(s) would you like them to address?
What topics are or will your students be studying regarding the speaker you are requesting? For example, are they reading, writing, and learning about historical events related to the speakers’ experiences? How knowledgeable about this history will your students be when the speaker visits?
What Facing History resources are you using with your students?
In-person speakers may require transportation. Will you be able to arrange and pay for transportation if necessary?
We encourage, when financially feasible, that schools offer speakers a $350-$400 honorarium. Can you cover the cost of an honorarium? If so, please indicate an amount.
Please review the
Speaker Visit Checklist
prior to submitting this form.
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I have read the Speaker Visit Checklist.
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I affirm that I am actively using Facing History’s resources in my classroom.
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