It can be hard to understand the lived experiences of different groups of people, especially if you've never met a member of that group. Newsela has a great set of resources that introduce students to different perspectives, both current and historical. Some of the focus groups are refugees, veterans, Muslim Americans, Native Americans, and groundbreaking [...]
Since the election, pundits have been making big claims about how America is splitting into two radically different sub-populations--those who live in the cities and those who live in rural areas. Turns out that educational attainment shows a similar pattern with Master's degree holders clustered in the larger cities. You can see how your neighborhood [...]
Helping students understand the journey that water takes to get to the taps in their house can be a daunting task. The EPA has put together a great list of resources to help explain the water cycle and the ways that human activities can affect the water that we use for drinking, bathing, and cleaning. [...]
Place-based education is a new way of teaching that centers the students' education on their local environment in an effort to get them to be better stewards of their communities. If you're confused or concerned about this method, you're not alone. The STAR school in Arizona has been working on a place-based curriculum for the [...]
Just like February is Black History Month, March is Women's History Month. Time for Kids has put together another collection of articles, activities, movies, and books to give students information about influential women and the struggles that women have faced throughout history. Website: http://www.timeforkids.com/minisite/womens-history-month Subject: History, Social Studies Grade Level: K-6 Price: Free, subscribers get additional features including [...]
Today is Dr. Seuss's birthday and the National Education Association celebrates this man who taught many of us to read by providing resources for Read Across America, an initiative that encourages everyone to stop and read a book. The website includes audiobooks, printables and lesson plans to incorporate reading into your classroom today. Now get [...]
In honor of Black History Month (and to keep black history relevant for the other eleven months of the year) Time for Kids has put together a great collection of resources about the lives and contributions of influential African-Americans. There are videos, websites, activities, and book lists to share with students to help give them [...]
It'd Digital Learning Day today! Time to put all those skills you've developed to good use in creating a rich digital learning environment for your students. Hop over to the Digital Learning Day website to see what teachers around you are doing to celebrate and what has been done in the past, and even add [...]
When you're working on planning an event or a focus unit with someone else, there are a lot of things to coordinate and complete. If you've got multiple people in your team, this usually means a lot of reply-all emails and a Google Doc or two. Samepage gives you a place to collaborate with your [...]
In the spirit of Valentine's Day, this week we invite you to share the reasons why you love being a teacher with the #LoveTeaching project. You can blog, tweet, chat, or post pictures on social media using the hashtag #LoveTeaching, create posters and share Valentine's cards with your coworkers, and view responses from teachers from [...]