Use these resources on voting, media literacy, polarization, and bias for remote and in-person learning to talk about the 2020 US presidential election with your high school and middle school students.
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The Aftermath Project: War is Only Half the Story
War is only half the story. Use these evocative photographs with your students to explore the human stories that emerge in the aftermath of war and violence.
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The Weimar Republic: The Fragility of Democracy
This rich collection of readings, artwork, primary documents, and biographies, documents the creativity and catastrophe of Germany’s Weimar Republic (1919-1933). How did individual choices shape the events that led to the rise of the Third Reich and collapse of democracy?
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Using Bully in the Classroom
Use clips from the film BULLY, along with additional classroom resources, to address issues of ostracism, bullying, and encourage upstander behavior in your school and classroom.
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What Makes Democracy Work?
Explore definitions of democracy, citizenship, and civic participation through new lessons, readings, audio interviews and more.
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Assessing the Strength of Democracy
This Teaching Idea provides students with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of democracy and a framework for making meaning of news stories about the tensions and conflicts in democracies today.
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Teaching in the Wake of Violence
This teaching idea contains strategies and activities for supporting your students in the aftermath of a mass shooting, terrorist attack, or other violent event.
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A New Generation of Young Voters Emerges
While young people have a huge stake in US elections, historically they don’t show up when it comes time to vote. These teaching ideas allow students to explore youth voter turnout trends and how young people are trying to change them.
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Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance
Race in US History
Acts of Hate in Schools
Use this Teaching Idea to inform students about recent episodes of racism and antisemitism in schools across the US, probe their causes and impact, and consider positive ways that communities can respond to hate.
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Art, Imagination, and the Quest for Racial Justice
In this Teaching Idea, students learn about the power of art as a tool for social change and explore how Black Lives Matter activists are using art in the fight for racial justice.
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Attacks on Houses of Worship
Facilitate discussion in your classroom around the recent attacks in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim places of worship, and explore with students how communities respond after incidents of hate.
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Back to School with Current Events
Use this Teaching Idea to review the events of the summer with your students, learn about how they're processing the news, and discuss what issues resonate most with them.
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