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Daily News Lesson February 05 2018

DACA provides all students with a lesson in social justice

Anxiety levels among undocumented students continue to grow due to the Trump administration's promise to crack down on illegal immigration. In response, learn how California educators are receiving training to become advocates for this group of Dreamers.

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Daily News Lesson January 17 2018

Do smartphones cause sleep problems, anxiety and depression in kids?

Earlier this month, two of Apple's big shareholders called on the maker of the iPhone to come up with ways for parents to restrict their kids' phone use and study the effects that heavy usage has on mental health.

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Daily Video June 15 2017

Do you control your phone or does your phone control you?

As we turn to our screens more and more, it is important to understand why modern society finds smartphones so addicting and the implications of this worldwide epidemic on our brains. Download a tracking app such as Moment to monitor how many times you engage with your phone daily and how much time is spent on various apps.

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Lesson Plan June 08 2017

Lesson plan: Build empathy with stories about disabilities

Are you an empathetic person? Use these stories about individuals with disabilities, all conceived …

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Daily Video June 07 2017

Telling fact from fiction amidst media bombardment

Sometimes news is labeled as "fake" because the reader dislikes it or it contradicts their beliefs. However, fake news is when the news information as well as the news organization itself may intentionally be completely fabricated.

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Daily Video May 17 2017

Should seat belts be mandatory on school buses?

School districts around the country are debating whether or not to require seat belts on school buses. Requiring seat belts comes at a high cost for school districts already struggling with tight budgets.

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Lesson Plan August 31 2016

Pokémon and privacy issues your students should know

Are there privacy issues that teachers and students should be aware of?

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Student Voices May 27 2016

A high school senior's top 6 NewsHour-reviewed books to read before college

By Amanda Wilcox The following six books have had a great impact on me not just due …

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Lesson Plan May 27 2016

Historic Presidential Visit to Hiroshima

President Obama became the first sitting United States president to visit Hiroshima, Japan, seven decades after the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the city. Have your students learn more about this historic visit by watching videos and researching images of the Hiroshima bombing then and now.

Co-champions Nihar Saireddy Janga and Jairam Jagadeesh Hathwar hold their trophy upon completion of the final round of Scripps National Spelling Bee at National Harbor in Maryland

Lesson Plan May 27 2016

Can You Define Winning Words from the Scripps National Spelling Bee?

Have students test their obscure word knowledge through a fun Kahoot game. Can they define winning Scripps National Spelling Bee words from the past several years?

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