Capitol Forum on America's Future

• Curriculum
• Organizing
• Resources
• Class Statements
• Ballot
• Ballot Reports
• Video
• Calendar

 

Indiana Capitol Forum

Approximately twenty Indiana high school teachers are participating in the Indiana Capitol Forum. Activities are provided to engage all students in participating classes in consideration of the issues. Teachers select student representatives from their classes to participate in the Capitol Forum program at the state capitol.

To assist them in preparing for and participating in the forum, teachers are provided with:

• Two free professional development workshops to introduce the Choices methodology which is the basis of the forum
• Choices curriculum unit U.S. Role in a Changing World
• Two additional free Choices curriculum units of your choice. For a complete list of Choices units, go to the Curriculum section of the Choices website.
• Classroom materials specially designed for the forum
• Report of the Student Ballot on America's Future
• Certificates of Participation for student representatives

A National Capitol Forum Ballot Report and state breakdowns are available online.

See Alignment with State Standards for a description of how the Indiana Capitol Forum aligns with Indiana Standards.

The 2009-10 Teacher Application is available from the Center for the Study of Global Change.

Indiana Capitol Forum Events
Date	Event	Location
10.14.2009	Indiana Introductory Workshop A one-day professional development workshop introduces participating teachers to the Choices approach. Extensive classroom resources are provided. Teachers use the resources in their classroom prior to the next planning meeting. Place: Indiana Humanities Council	Indianapolis, IN
1.25.2010	Indiana Pre-Forum Planning Meeting A one-day meeting during which teachers review the Forum agenda and make final plans for the Capitol Forum. Teachers continue to use the curricular resources and facilitate specific lessons in their classrooms prior to the Forum day. This meeting will take place at the Indiana Humanities Council.	Indianapolis, IN
4.15.2010	Indiana Capitol Forum Student teams from participating schools report on the international concerns of their classmates and engage in a deeper exploration of alternative policy directions. The two-day program culminates in a dialog among students, teachers, and elected officials and policymakers.	Indianapolis, IN

State Sponsors

• Center for the Study of Global Change, Indiana Universtiy-Bloomington
• Indiana Humanities Council
• Geography Educators' Network of Indiana
• Indiana Bar Foundation
• Indiana Council for the Social Studies
• International Center of Indianapolis
• Covenant Christian High School, Indianapolis
• Indiana Secretary of State, Todd Rokita

For information regarding Indiana Capitol Forum, please contact:

Deb Hutton
Center for the Study of Global Change, Indiana University-Bloomington
201 N. Indiana Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47408-4001
812-856-4827
huttond@indiana.edu