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by Melissa Monzyk, English teacher, Ritenour High School, St. Louis, Missouri I love teaching at Ritenour High School, a public school with about 1,700…read more
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by Hayley Breden, high school social studies teacher, Denver, Colorado Every May, there are multitudes of inadequate, or just plain insulting, platitudes about Teacher…read more
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Cover photo: “Taking shorter showers won’t make a wasteland grow flowers. Do more. Stop corporations from killing our earth,” reads the sign from students of…read more
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Directions: Read the summaries, watch the videos and answer the discussion questions below. If strapped for time, choose the video and questions that are most…read more
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Bayard Rustin, seen here in 1964 surrounded by young people before a demonstration, was a a civil rights and a gay rights activist and chief…read more
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STEM Student Reporting Labs: Why this athlete created a sports concussion sensor
In the NewsHour lesson, you’ll learn about a concussion sensor invention to help athletes detect if they may have had a concussion during a game. Continue reading
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How Michigan schools welcome refugees from Syria and Yemen
Use this NewsHour lesson plan to learn about the challenges and the triumphs of recent refugee students to the U.S. Continue reading
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Stories from WWII veterans on D-Day’s 75th anniversary
Learn about D-Day with your students using this PBS NewsHour lesson plan. Continue reading
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Virginia Beach and gun violence through a media literacy lens
Learn how the media covers stories about gun violence, including the Virginia Beach shooting. Continue reading
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Lesson plan: Watergate and the limits of presidential power
August 8, 2019, marks the 45th anniversary of the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Use this resource to teach young people about this period in U.S. history. Continue reading
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