Browse and adapt hundreds of standards-aligned lesson plans for K–12 classrooms. Lessons encourage students to make local connections to global news stories, while strengthening skills such as critical thinking, media literacy, and communication. Click here to send feedback to our team.
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Reading the News Through a Public Health Lens
Students identify social determinants of health in news stories, examine how health connects to other systemic issues, and apply a public health approach to brainstorming solutions.
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Students analyze structural racism and the enduring legacy of U.S. slavery through text analysis and the detailed development of a final research paper and TikTok video reflecting their research.
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Students analyze news stories about evictions and the housing crisis in the U.S., evaluate housing insecurity in their communities, and create a photo and writing project that captures their research.
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Students explore reporting about the lived experiences of BIPOC and historically marginalized people, eventually designing children’s books that tell their own important and underrepresented story.
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Harmfully Relevant History
Students explore how events from the past influence the present, how rhetoric can be used to inspire empathy, and how journalism/media can be used as a tool for justice and reform.
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This podcast listening guide provides tips and reflection opportunities to support education professionals in opening up dialogues on youth mental health in your home, school, and community.
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Evaluating AI's Impact on Everyday Life
Students explore reporting on the many ways artificial intelligence can be used, its potential benefits, and its negative consequences in order to evaluate AI's impact on their lives and communities.
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Agents of Change: Who Am I Among Others?
Students explore their authentic identities by connecting to underreported news stories through text analysis, research, discussion, and art making.
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How Can We Use Surveys to Advocate for Ourselves?
Students explore news stories that center statistics, analyze best practices for using surveys to evaluate underreported issues, and ultimately design surveys focused on their interests and concerns.
