State of the Union 2013 Address

Tomorrow, Tuesday, February 12th, at 9:00 p.m. ET, President Obama will deliver the State Of The Union address to Congress. I've highlighted the State Of The Union address before, (here) but I felt the need to blog about it again.  Typically the speech includes an optimistic outlook on all the opportunities for the coming year as well as a list of proposed legislation. It's expected that the 2013 address will focus on a push for new gun regulations and also climate change regulations. Of course the address isn't during school hours but you can watch it the next day via the official White House streaming feed.  Here you'll see TV shots along with supporting data, graphs, and charts making it more visual for students. Be sure to check out my post from last year, State of the Union 2012, for more resources and information. 

This year President Obama will also take part in a series of "Fireside Hangouts" - which is the 21st century take on FDR's famous radio addresses- to talk about his State of the Union Address. The virtual conversation will be hosted by Google, and the President will answer questions from Americans across the county about issues and policies from his speech. You can submit a question for the President and Vote on your favorites on the White House YouTube channel.  Then, be sure to watch the hangout live on Thursday, February 14th @ 4:50p.m. ET Whitehouse.gov, the White House Google+page, and YouTube.com/whitehouse. 

Everyone always says it but it's important more than ever to be aware of what's happening in our country.