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Educator Voices January 15 2024

Educator Voice: How rhyming can help students understand historical writing

"This is one of those ideas that hit me in the middle of the night," teacher Scott Petri says
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Daily News Lesson December 07 2023

The science behind random acts of kindness

Why doing good makes us feel good
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Educator Voices November 06 2023

Educator Voice Recap: Teaching and celebrating media literacy

Watch these clips of how media literacy education helps us navigate our current media landscape
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Educator Voices October 17 2023

Educator Voice Recap: Understanding books bans in your state
More than 70 educators from across the country joined NewsHour Classroom's Educator Voice onli…
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Daily News Lesson October 17 2023

How a translation of ‘The Iliad’ into modern-day language reinforces its relevance

How a translation of ‘The Iliad’ into modern language reinforces its relevance
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Daily News Lesson July 31 2023

Hear from these high school graduates on what they think the future holds for them
Talk with a friend or classmate about your possible future self. Then make your own Brief But Spectacular video!
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Daily News Lesson May 18 2023

Navigating the stress of middle school
Listen to a podcast on mental health and write a letter to your middle school self
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Educator Voices March 30 2023

Educator Voice: Artificial intelligence attempts Black history (and fails)

Read about one school librarian's experiment in artificial intelligence
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Post December 30 2022

Classroom activity: Write a New Year poem inspired by Amanda Gorman's 'New Day's Lyric'
Read Amanda Gorman's poem marking the end of a difficult year and then write your own
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Lesson Plan September 01 2022

Lesson plan: For Labor Day, explore this labor/management 'negotiation' scenario

In this NewsHour lesson plan, learn about the role unions played in workers' rights and why we have Labor Day.
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