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PBS News Hour Classroom February 04, 2019

Lesson plan: The State of the Union Address

President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union speech on Feb. 5, 2019, a week later than originally scheduled. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi postponed the address during the 35-day partial government shutdown over Trump’s demand for border wall funding.

Julia Thompson February 04, 2019

Five Classroom Procedures to Make Your School Life Easier

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AFT February 01, 2019

Modeling Collaboration for Our Children

Although we teach different subjects and grade levels, as educators we all want the same things for our children. We want them to be happy, healthy, and successful.

Amber Chandler January 31, 2019

Why Don’t They Just Talk to Each Other?: Technological vs. IRL Conversations

Just look at them. Always on their phones. They don’t even know how to have a conversation anymore. They will text each other even when they’re in the same room. Why don’t they just talk to each other?

PBS News Hour Classroom January 31, 2019

Student breakdown on the government shutdown

Essential question: What happened during the federal government shutdown that resulted in President Trump backing down from his demand for a border wall?

Re-Imagining Migration January 22, 2019

Census 2020 Changes and Citizenship Status

Among the most charged civic issues of our time is immigration. While the tempting to duck discussions about it might be tempting, neglecting them would fail to prepare our students for a world in which migration is not just a current event. Migration is our past, present, and future,