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Lesson Plans
Resources for University of Chicago Teachers
This plan includes lesson plans connected to the work of journalists that presented at the UChicago Summer Teacher Institute in June 2016.
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Lesson Plans
Waste disposal
What is the most efficient way to reduce the amount of waste? Can we ever reach the point of waste elimination?
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Lesson Plans
The Nanny's Child
This 45-minute lesson uses a radio piece and photo essay to prompt discussion about immigration and the phenomenon of transnational parenting.
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This lesson plan features resources highlighting practices related to food waste both in the U.S. and abroad in order to facilitate a discussion about how to address this issue.
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Pulitzer Center Update
This Week: Reporting on Your Neighborhood
How to do slow journalism: Earn trust and don't assume.
June 21, 2016 -
Lesson Plans
Rearming: Critics vs. Backers
This lesson plan uses current debates surrounding U.S. defense policy to help middle and high school students practice the Common Core Social Studies standards.
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Lesson Plans
Food Deserts
Our topic under the umbrella of food insecurity is the existence of food deserts in both rural and urban areas within the U.S. and how they compare and/or contrast in their causes and potential...
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This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 "Guernica" with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
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Pulitzer Center Update
Louie Palu Photography Exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery
Juried competition results in exhibition at Smithsonian museum of about 50 finalists, which this...
June 1, 2016 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Circus Without Borders: Acrobatics and Life Lessons in Illinois
"Once teachers see the possibilities that interactive learning can bring to educating their students...
May 26, 2016