How to engage students in civil discourse following events at the U.S. Capitol
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Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis In this…read more
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Educator Voice: Teaching government amid false claims of voter fraud
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“Facts are stubborn things”: A teacher’s perspective By David Cutler, history, government and journalism teacher, Brimmer and May School “If you count the legal…read more
Four Election 2020 Kahoots! to engage your students
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Exciting announcement! PBS NewsHour EXTRA began a collaboration with Kahoot! Academy focused on making learning about current events engaging, accessible and fun for students.…read more
Top 10 songs for Election 2020
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Photo of John Lennon with Yoko Ono behind wearing blindfold, performing Instant Karma. Photo by Ron Howard/Redferns Early voting has reached record numbers in…read more
NewsHour EXTRA launches interactive learning resource covering journalism history in America
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NewsHour EXTRA, PBS NewsHour’s website devoted to news in the classroom, has developed a new interactive learning resource called Journalism in Action designed to help…read more
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Educator Voice: Dr. Peter Hotez takes questions from educators about the vaccine
Dr. Peter Hotez, vaccine scientist, and teacher Sari Beth Rosenberg, PBS NewsHour EXTRA host. …
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“Invention Education” lesson series where students are the inventors
Learn how inventions are solving problems around the world and then have students design their own inventions that help their communities. Continue reading
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Classroom Resource: Answering questions about COVID-19 vaccines
This NewsHour lesson on vaccinations asks students: How can helping people overcome vaccine skepticism help your community? Continue reading
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Educator Voice: Why this educator doesn’t shy away from teaching the day after a traumatic event
Pro-Trump protesters clash with Capitol police at a rally to contest the certification of the…
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Classroom resource: Civil rights leader Vernon Jordan dies at age 85
Learn more about the life of Vernon Jordan, civil rights leader and lawyer, who died on Monday at the age of 85. Continue reading
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