American Education Week

November 12–18, 2006

Online Toolkit: Successful Past Activities

Local associations have shared dozens of tried-and-true ideas from past American Education Week observances. Browse through these media and celebration activities to gather ideas for your American Education Week events.

Successful Media Activities

• The teachers association ran an AEW ad on the city's closed-circuit TV channel.

• A local radio station posed "quiz" questions about the city's schools.

• The local association and school district cosponsored billboards with pro-public education messages.

• A local president wrote a letter of thanks to the community. It was printed in the local newspaper as a "letter to the editor." (View a sample letter.)

• The local association president was interviewed on the radio.

• The local daily newspaper published an editorial by the local Association president who expressed the pride Association members took in "working hard to teach children to think and dream."

• Students read motivational quotes from past and present heroes on a local radio station and on the school's public address system. (View sample quotes.)

• A local association bought a newspaper ad that featured students saying what they liked best about school and describing their dreams for the future.

• Two students were guests on a local radio talk show. They recited the poem Nothing Stops a Dreamer and discussed American Education Week activities at their school. Many listeners called in to commend the students and ask them questions. They turned out to be great ambassadors for the school.

• A newspaper featured a two-page American Education Week spread that included photos of students involved in learning activities, plus essays from all grade levels.