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PBS News Hour Classroom March 28, 2019

Teaching resources for talking with teens about suicide

 #7 Top News Lesson of 2019

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Facing History & Ourselves March 25, 2019

Help Your Students Reflect on the New Zealand Mosque Shootings

On Friday, March 15, 50 people were murdered in a terror attack on two mosques in Christchurch,

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PBS News Hour Classroom March 25, 2019

What opportunity looks like for these three teens: Trades, dance and service

Essential question: Why might trade schools be an important option for students?

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PBS News Hour Classroom March 21, 2019

What does opportunity look like? Student journalists explore pipeline jobs in West Virginia

Essential question: How have natural energy projects like the gas pipeline impacted young people in West Virginia?

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PBS News Hour Classroom March 19, 2019

Pristine Rapa Nui (Easter Island) battles tons of plastic pollution

Essential question: Why is plastic so harmful to the environment?

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PBS News Hour Classroom March 18, 2019

How teachers can discuss New Zealand, violent extremism and anti-muslim sentiment

Trigger Warning: This resource contains sensitive content. Please review thoroughly to determine if this is right for your individual classroom.

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Learning for Justice March 18, 2019

American Slavery Simulation: We Can and Must Do Better

A recent simulation of an auction during a fifth-grade lesson about slavery is just the latest illustration of why we need better ways to teach hard history.

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Julia Thompson March 18, 2019

Students Don't Have to Misbehave to Get Assistance When They Need It

We all know the scenario: First, we give instructions.

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PBS News Hour Classroom March 14, 2019

Greece seeks to bring back ancient Parthenon sculptures from Britain

Essential question: How should museums treat art that they acquired in controversial ways?

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