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Juliette Kayyem, former asst. secretary of Homeland Security by Carolyn McCusker As we’ve heard consistently throughout our Summer Teacher Zoom Series, educators and community…read more
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by Rusul Alrubail Ramadan is a month in the Islamic calendar when Muslims observe fasting from sunrise to sunset. And it can be a…read more
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by James Caudill, #worldgeochat co-moderator and social studies teacher, Calhoun, Kentucky In a recent Saturday Night Live skit called “Game of Game of Thrones,”…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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Watch this short clip about Pearl Harbor from Ken Burns’ The War: http://www.pbs.org/video/war-pearl-harbor-attack/ Early in the morning of December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the United States naval…read more
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As election season turns up the dial on online misinformation, how can students determine truth from fiction? Continue reading
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How one high school senior developed an app that can help students manage stress—and their schedules—in a stressful time Continue reading
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Explore what makes a debate format work and why presidential debates are important to voters, then watch the next presidential debate Continue reading
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Explore why swing states become the center of attention for presidential candidates and how the Electoral College system works Continue reading
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