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In this lesson we'll examine the work of Daniella Zalcman and introduce her project about the legacy of Canada's residential schooling system.
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Lesson Plans
Lesson Plan: Vanishing Groundwater
This lesson plan examines the effects of rapidly depleting groundwater reserves around the world using photos, video, interactive maps, startling statistics and rich interviews.
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In this global affairs lesson plan, students will explore the article Humanitarian Raid and debate the role that large corporations should play in helping to end poverty.
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Education Resource
Meet the Journalist: Saul Elbein
In the last decade 41 journalists have died covering the environment—more journalists than were...
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Lesson Plans
News Bite 5: Ebola's Legacy
In this lesson, students will learn about the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the people who worked to slow the epidemic, and the aftermath the disease has wrought upon the region.
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Students will read a piece by Pulitzer Center grantee Alice Su and discuss a contentious issue: refugees and extremism.
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Lesson Plans
Altobello: Getting the Word Out About Food Waste
Students analyze reporting about food waste in DC and South Korea. They then create their own media plans on reporting food waste issues in their communities.
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Education Resource
Meet the Journalist: Uri Blau
American dollars have tremendous impact on the ground in Israel and Palestine. Investigative...
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Lesson Plans
The Journey North: Exploring reasons behind migration to the U.S. from Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala
Using evidence from multiple sources, students will address the question “How do you think the United States should respond to migrants fleeing systemic violence and poverty in their home countries?”
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Education Resource
Meet the Journalist: Sam Knight
"Dream of REDD" tells the story of the UN's ambitious project to try and bring forests and...
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Lesson Plans
News Bite 2: Climate Change on the Tibetan Plateau
Will the people of the Tibetan Plateau be represented at COP21? If so, by whom?
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Lesson Plans
News Bite 1: Syria's Future
In this lesson, students will read and respond to a photograph and article excerpt by Lauren Gelfond Feldinger, published in the BBC Magazine, about Syrian refugee children in Jordan.