Who’s Got the Power? Reflecting on Healthy and Abusive Relationship Dynamics
An activity intended to help teenagers identify the characteristics of an abusive relationship and explore support resources. Written in collaboration with the nonprofit group Scenarios USA.
View ArticleActivism or Slacktivism? The ‘Stop Kony’ Campaign as a Teachable Moment
Six ways to examine the "Stop Kony" phenomenon.
View ArticleThe Odds Ever in Your Favor: Ideas and Resources for Teaching ‘The Hunger Games’
Ideas for teaching the trilogy, as well as lists of resources from The Times, the Learning Network and around the Web -- including many fan tributes from young adults.
View ArticleGuest Post | 10 Ways to Talk to Students About Sensitive Issues in the News
A guest post from TeachableMoment with 10 tips for making your classroom a safe and productive place to discuss difficult and sensitive issues in the news.
View Article100 Years Later: Ways to Teach About the Titanic With The Times
Classroom activities for considering what is perhaps the most storied shipwreck in history.
View ArticleOn Bullying: Resources and Questions for Writing or Discussion
An updated collection of resources on a topic regularly in the news for the past two years. Has all the attention on this subject helped? Tell us your thoughts.
View ArticleGraphic Language: Reviewing and Creating From the Work of Christoph Niemann
In this lesson, students analyze the work of Christoph Niemann, as shown in his Abstract Sunday blog. They then make illustrations in small groups and on their own that are a response to, or inspired...
View ArticleYear-End Roundup | Language Arts, Journalism, the Arts and Academic Skills
Our lessons are on summer vacation, but here are all the lessons in reading, writing and culture we published this school year.
View ArticleCollateral Damage? Researching a Connection Between Video Games and Violence
In this lesson, students read about studies exploring how video games affect gamers, and then evaluate the evidence that both supports and rejects the connection between violent video games and...
View ArticleSpace Oddities and Singing Astronauts: Renewing Interest in Space Exploration
In this lesson we offer three activities inspired by the astronaut Chris Hadfield's use of social media to renew flagging interest in space.
View ArticleGuest Post | Practical Tools for Teaching News Literacy
The Center for News Literacy shares a video of middle schoolers practicing some principles of news literacy, and suggests practical tools any teacher can use to help students become savvy news consumers.
View ArticleYear-End Roundup, 2014-15 | Language Arts, Journalism and the Arts
Links to all our lessons and features published this academic year in these categories.
View ArticleTeaching the Sochi Olympics | English Language Arts, Journalism and Fine Arts
Ideas for using the Sochi Games to teach literature, journalism, media studies, and fine arts and English-language learning classes.
View ArticleGuest Post | 10 Ways to Talk to Students About Sensitive Issues in the News
A guest post from TeachableMoment with 10 tips for making your classroom a safe and productive place to discuss difficult and sensitive issues in the news.
View Article100 Years Later: Ways to Teach About the Titanic With The Times
Classroom activities for considering what is perhaps the most storied shipwreck in history.
View ArticleOn Bullying: Resources and Questions for Writing or Discussion
An updated collection of resources on a topic regularly in the news for the past two years. Has all the attention on this subject helped? Tell us your thoughts.
View ArticleGraphic Language: Reviewing and Creating From the Work of Christoph Niemann
In this lesson, students analyze the work of Christoph Niemann, as shown in his Abstract Sunday blog. They then make illustrations in small groups and on their own that are a response to, or inspired...
View ArticleYear-End Roundup | Language Arts, Journalism, the Arts and Academic Skills
Our lessons are on summer vacation, but here are all the lessons in reading, writing and culture we published this school year.
View ArticleCollateral Damage? Researching a Connection Between Video Games and Violence
In this lesson, students read about studies exploring how video games affect gamers, and then evaluate the evidence that both supports and rejects the connection between violent video games and...
View ArticleSpace Oddities and Singing Astronauts: Renewing Interest in Space Exploration
In this lesson we offer three activities inspired by the astronaut Chris Hadfield's use of social media to renew flagging interest in space.
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