Ebola Outbreak: A Student Resource and Lesson Plan

With the recent outbreak of Ebola in Western Africa and the confirmed cases of Ebola in the United States, students are bound to have some questions. The following answers have been fact-checked with the information currently being provided to the public from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The “student” questions are in bold and the “teacher” answers are written below.

Inspiring Global Citizenship and Youth Agency - Blog

On Oct. 10, at just 17 years of age, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize.A tireless champion of children’s rights, Malala’s personal struggle to access education as a female child growing up in a Taliban-influenced area of Pakistan was met with an attempt on her life at the age of 12.Having survived a gunshot wound to the head, Malala has become a symbol of the triumph of modern democratic values over fundamentalism and religious extremism.

Do You Want to Join the Coolest Readers Ever Club? - Blog

The first thing I pay attention to when I walk into your house isn’t if the floors are clean. God knows mine usually aren’t.

Share My Lesson Blog

When I was a graduate student at the University of New Hampshire in 1997, I remember my boyfriend, who was a bit of a computer “enthusiast,” telling me he made me an email address.

Bullying Awareness - Blog

I’m going to come right out and say it: Many schools don’t do enough to prevent bullying behaviors. Schools try—through assemblies, policies, positive culture, conflict resolution and swift interventions. But, inevitably, institutions fall short, and the costs are high. In my first years of teaching, I unwittingly created the perfect storm of circumstances...

Today's News, Tomorrow's Lesson - October 6, 2014

PBS Newshour ExtraThe first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. during the current outbreak is being treated at a hospital in Dallas, Texas.

Disguised as Indifferent Teenagers - Blog

Complex Societal Issues - Blog

Every year, there’s the week or two when the stomach bug hits, or strep throat makes the rounds. I remember an October a few years ago when Western New York had an excessive number of students with swine flu, including my son. The emergency room was like a war zone—parents were lying on the floor with their children, afraid to leave the room for fear they’d be called and skipped if not present. We wore facemasks. At one point, one of my eighth-grade classes had more students absent than present.

Today's News, Tomorrow's Lesson - September 23, 2014

Jinnie Spiegler, Director of Curriculum, Anti-Defamation League

Today's News, Tomorrow's Lesson - September 18, 2014

PBS NewsHour ExtraThe increased number of children crossing the border from Central America has education and health care systems scrambling to provide care.