Juliette Kayyem answers your questions on school reopenings
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Juliette Kayyem, former asst. secretary of Homeland Security UPDATE, Dec. 2020: We wanted to resurface this clip with Prof. Kayyem recorded in late July.…read more
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Educator Voice: Supporting students online during Ramadan
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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
Educator Voice: What EduTwitter means to #worldgeochat teachers
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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
Youth-led climate protests connect students around the globe
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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
“A date which will live in infamy”: Pearl Harbor remembered — Class Discussion
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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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Inauguration special: Gen Z discuss hopes for the future of democracy
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: Read the summary, watch the videos and answer the discussion questions below.…
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Lessons and stories from Inauguration Day
Flags line the National Mall on Jan. 19, as preparations were underway for President-elect Joe…
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Lesson Plan: Discuss 22-year-old Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem “The Hill We Climb”
In this NewsHour lesson, students will examine the message and goals of poet Amanda Gorman as she prepares to speak at the presidential inauguration. Continue reading
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Brooks & Capehart classroom resource: A transformative two weeks for the U.S.
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Teachers: This past two weeks have been full of news that can be…
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Lesson Plan: History of presidential inaugurations and how to plan your own ceremony
Plan an inaugural ceremony fit for the moment. Continue reading
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