The news always seems to be moving a thousand miles an hour, with much of it impacting our students’ lives—either now or in the future. This two-part series will explore ways we connect those current ...

As a teacher of a high-school current-events course, I encourage other social-studies teachers not to shy away from including current events in the curriculum (“Teachers Leave Current Events Out of ...

We’ve all been there. Students presenting current events, reciting the “news” but not having any idea what it actually means. The problem is that students’ lack of background knowledge, which is often ...

Discussing current events has always been an important practice in schools, with lessons tailored to the developmental level of the specific grade. This is not only critical in preparing students for ...

Wars, humanitarian crises, politics, shifting COVID-19 regulations, and many other issues dominate the media and public discourse week in and week out. To better help students fully utilize their ...

“Don’t talk about it."Reports of leaders instructing teachers to not talk about sensitive issues are growing. Here a comment from a reader of Madeline Will’s post, The Election Is Over, But for ...

KASSON -- The worldwide pop star Shakira helped drive home a lesson on Monday for a class of Kasson-Mantorville High School students. Elizabeth Averbeck, teacher of the Advanced Placement Human ...

Not even a week into summer vacation, Ron DeGregorio’s students were asking to be back in the virtual classroom. As protests unfolded following the May 25 death of George Floyd, DeGregorio, 31, who ...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Conversations and support surrounding the crisis in Ukraine continue to be seen across the DMV. It has also been front and center in many local lesson plans. At Langley High ...

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