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DOWNLOAD VIDEO Essential question How does the international community respond to disease outbreaks that spread to numerous countries? The World Health Organization issued a strong warning Thursday about the dangers of a new mosquito-born illness known as Zika virus which…
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For middle school student Sean Varner, practicing dance brings peace and relief from anxiety. It’s when he stops dancing that the he hears negative comments about dance from his peers. Continue reading
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Career and technical education, or CTE programs, allow high school students to gain technical skills in a variety of career fields, but some educators disagree with vocational education replacing traditional schooling. Continue reading
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The first major event of the 2016 election season is less than a week away as campaigns ramp up their efforts to pull ahead in Iowa. Continue reading
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You don’t have to travel far for a history lesson. Every neighborhood is filled with history and small business shop owners who want to share their stories, especially with young people! Old storefront signs often have good stories behind them and…
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Small Business in America: What’s the #StoryBeyondTheStore? – Lesson Plan
You don’t have to travel far for a history lesson. Every neighborhood…
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Defying gender stereotypes, NFL hires first female full-time coach – Lesson plan
With news of the National Football League hiring their first full-time female coach in history, classes will explore gender identity and stereotypes using four student-produced videos from PBS Student Reporting Lab’s new series, “Outside the Box.” Continue reading
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech as visual text – Lesson Plan
Subjects English, social studies Estimated Time One 45-minute class Grade Level Middle…
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech as a work of literature
Students will study Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and discuss the rhetorical influences on King’s speech, the oratorical devices that King used in delivering his speech and how a speech is similar to/different from other literary forms. Continue reading
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State of the Union: Comparing Obama’s ‘Four Big Questions’ to FDR’s ‘Four Freedoms’ speech
Analyze the “Four Big Questions” in President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address and reflect on what they say about the present when compared to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” State of the Union Address. Continue reading
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