STEM teacher William Reed from Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep in Chicago has shared a multipart lesson—“Coronavirus: What’s the Real Story?”—in a blog post on the website of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA).
Media Literacy
Analyzing media and creating media products.
How deadly is the new coronavirus? And how does this pandemic compare to other infectious diseases? The New York Times Learning Network offers two classroom activities to help students apply media analysis techniques to the coronavirus outbreak.
All photographers, regardless of skill level or experience, are invited to participate in the National Marine Sanctuaries’ 2023 Get into …
Harvard University’s Democratic Knowledge Project will make its yearlong eighth-grade curriculum, Civic Engagement in Our Democracy, open-source this summer. The …
More than 155 million treasures fill the Smithsonian Institution’s vaults. With the help of biologists, artists, historians, archeologists, zookeepers, and …
May the fourth be with you! Celebrate Star Wars Day (May 4, 2023) in the classroom with these free Star Wars teaching ideas for science and engineering, music and mindfulness, physical education—and more!
Educators and researchers at University of Massachusetts Amherst have released a free, open-access, online ebook to help use AI tools, such a ChatGPT, to teach and learn critical analysis.
Written Out Loud is a writing and storytelling program pioneered at Yale University and developed in Hollywood. The organization’s team works with schools and students outside of school to teach writing and empathy skills through collaborative storytelling practices.
Ava DuVernay, the filmmaker behind films for television and theaters, including When They See Us, Colin in Black & White, and Queen Sugar, has released a free online resource that includes lesson plans, or “learning companions,” which teachers can use to accompany instruction about her films.
Violent attacks that target people because of their identities are happening around the world with disturbing frequency. What can educators do to help students reflect on and understand these attacks?