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Daily Video April 17 2020

Brief But Spectacular: One COVID-19 survivor's story
In this NewsHour EXTRA lesson plan, watch the uplifting story of a COVID-19 patient, and learn how you and your students can make your own Brief But Spectacular videos.
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Daily Video April 16 2020

Super Civics 2020: Fmr President Barack Obama endorses Joe Biden
In this NewsHour lesson plan, learn if presidential endorsements matter and find out the latest endorsements for likely Democratic nominee former Vice President Joe Biden.
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Daily Video April 13 2020

Social dis-dancing, anyone? Lessons of empathy and uplift from COVID-19
In this NewsHour Extra lesson plan, discuss these stories of uplift and empathy from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Student Voices April 13 2020

Student Voice: Advice on how to manage remote learning from students who've been there
In this Student Voice, hear from educator Jori Kulder and her students who offer advice about COVID-19 after living through the Paradise wildfires in California.
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Post April 10 2020

Teaching in the age of coronavirus: Week 2 -- Vibe check
Photo credit: Maximillian Re-Sugiura by Sari Beth Rosenberg “How is everyone feeling?,” I …
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Daily Video April 09 2020

PBS news summary: Choose your own current event activity
In this current events lesson, check out the PBS NewsHour's 2-minute news wrap from April 8, 2020.
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Post April 03 2020

Teaching in the age of coronavirus: Week 1 -- The start
Photo credit: Maximillian Re-Sugiura By Sari Beth Rosenberg “Welcome to my apa…
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Daily Video April 02 2020

Social justice and the coronavirus
In this NewsHour Extra lesson plan, learn how the coronavirus relates to issues of social justice.
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Lesson Plan April 02 2020

Lesson plan: What is the role of civil disobedience today?

Learn about the practice of civil disobedience with examples like Cesar Chavez and Rosa Parks
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Student Voices March 31 2020

Student Voice: Students share what learning is like under COVID-19
Hear from middle school to college-aged students in the U.S. and China about the effects of coronavirus on their education.
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