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Current events site for grades 6-12 based on the PBS News Hour. Media literacy, civics, STEM, arts. Student and Educator Voices' blogs. See also http://JournalismInAction.org.

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 22h

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson —

The Trump administration is trying to send the National Guard to cities like Portland and Chicago, arguing that support is needed for ICE operations. What do residents say? #sschat #EDUSky

https://loom.ly/J3GN4ZM

ICE escalates aggressive raids in Chicago as Trump moves to deploy National Guard

Learn more about ICE's raids and Trump's use of service members in American cities

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 1d

Teachers: A lesson on #MediaLiteracy —

See this PBS News Hour piece (2017) by teacher, David Cutler, on Columbus Day: "My students felt betrayed..." https://loom.ly/TicHRHI

Then see this post on Trump signing a "Columbus Day" proclamation Thursday: "We're back, Italians." https://loom.ly/bbN0_hc

Teaching kids about Thanksgiving or Columbus? They deserve the real story

My students felt betrayed, angry even, that throughout their elementary and middle school years, teachers had pushed a fake narrative, or had done little, if anything, to correct the record.

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 1d

NEW @pbsnews.org Educator Voice —

Hear from teacher Heather Gauck about how she uses AI in her classroom to support special needs students: "We have the tools today to make inclusion more than an aspiration." #EDUSky

https://loom.ly/S9Ls8_w

Educator Voice: AI can help fulfill the promise of inclusion for students with disabilities

Heather Gauck, a special education teacher in Grand Rapids, Mich. shares how AI technology has helped her students

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 1d

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson —

For #BannedBookWeek hear about a new documentary that focuses on school librarians and school book bans. Ask students — who should decide what books they can read? #sschat #EDUSky

https://loom.ly/4ZOTmnI

Documentary explores the fight against book bans by public school librarians

Learn about a new film that explores the work of public school librarians facing scrutiny by parent groups and politicians

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 2d

PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson: Trump considers $10 billion bailout for farmers as tariffs disrupt the market

Ask students: Do you think it is a good idea for the federal government to bailout farmers?

w/ @elizlanders.bsky.social #sschat #EduSky #CTE www.pbs.org/newshour/cla...

Trump considers $10 billion bailout for farmers as tariffs disrupt the market

Explore how past bailouts and trade wars affected farmers

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 2d

PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom News Lesson: Trump considers $10 billion bailout for farmers as tariffs disrupt the market

Ask students: Do you think it is a good idea for the federal government to bailout farmers?

#sschat #econchat #EduSky https://loom.ly/C-RSQBc

Trump considers $10 billion bailout for farmers as tariffs disrupt the market

Explore how past bailouts and trade wars affected farmers

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 3d

PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson: Hamas and Israel begin talks to end two-year conflict

Ask students: What are some of the proposed conditions for a ceasefire?

#EduSky #sschat #whapchat #apgov https://loom.ly/nT9l0Z4

Hamas and Israel begin talks to end two-year conflict

Learn about the latest prospects for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

Reposted by PBS News Classroom

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 5d

Are you a federal worker concerned about the government shutdown? https://bit.ly/3Kw2GVY

PBS News graphic with text asking, "Are you a federal worker concerned about the government shutdown? We want to hear your experiences as part of our reporting. Please fill out our form."

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 4d

PBS @NewsHour Classroom Daily News Lesson: A look at the major cases the Supreme Court will take up in its new term

Ask students: What is separation of powers? Do you think the system of checks & balances is working currently?

#sschat #apgov #civicEd #EduSky https://loom.ly/DxaQOio

A look at the major cases the Supreme Court will take up in its new term

Examine the system of checks and balances and the meaning of separation of powers

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 7d

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson—

Hear from one university president on how colleges *are* doing the job of protecting free speech on campus. #sschat #EDUSky

https://loom.ly/H6wgnkM

Princeton president argues colleges are encouraging free speech

Hear from the president of an Ivy League university about how college campuses can work to protect free speech and student safety

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 8d

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson —

Remembering Jane Goodall, whose work helped us understand what it means to be human and how our lives are connected to the animals and environments around us. #sschat #EDUSky

https://loom.ly/Kanzs9U

Remembering primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall

Learn about the life and legacy of Jane Goodall

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 9d

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson —

Failure to pass a continuing resolution by Oct 1 means the federal gov is shut down. Why are negotiations stalled, and what does a shutdown mean for federal workers and others? #EDUSky

https://loom.ly/pXDJUTA

US government shuts down after Congress fails to pass budget resolution

Learn what has led to a government shutdown and what the impact might be

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 10d

NEW! PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom Lesson: How artists and musicians are responding to Trump’s 2nd term

Ask students: What issues in your life have art or music helped you pay more attention to?

#artsED #artED #musicED #sschat #apgov #EduSky https://loom.ly/_mH7PeE

How artists and musicians are responding to Trump’s 2nd term

Including how traditional art institutions have reacted

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 11d

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson —

Discuss why the UN Security Council is imposing new sanctions on Iran, and ask your students what a body like the United Nations can do to shape world affairs. #sschat #EDUSky

https://loom.ly/vPGWu74

UN Security Council prepares for sanctions against Iran for nuclear program

Learn why members of the United Nations are set to impose sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 13d

NEWS! PBS @pbsnews.org NewsHour Classroom Daily News Lesson:

How peace has held since the Troubles and what the U.S. can learn

#AmericaAtACrossroads w/ Judy Woodruff #sschat #whapchat #EduSky https://loom.ly/2DhjpHk

How peace has held since the Troubles and what the U.S. can learn

Explore civil dialogue as a tool for bridging divides

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 14d

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson —

Meet the citizen historians who are documenting everything in the Smithsonian ahead of a federal review of exhibits. Ask students: who decides what history we remember? #sschat #EDUSky

https://loom.ly/0Ltk8xA

Citizen historians preserve details of Smithsonian exhibits

Learn why some volunteers are documenting exhibits in Smithsonian museums

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 14d

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Educator Voice — "How I teach students to work in community"

Kids know how to play together, but "they often do not intuitively know how to work together"

https://loom.ly/OoVA8lE

Educator Voice: How I teach students to work in community

Hear from one educator on ways to work with students — and their parents — to develop the skills needed to work with others

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 16d

PBS @NewsHour Classroom News Lesson: What is antifa & why Trump wants to label it a terrorist organization

Ask students: How do you think political extremism affects American society? What could be the result of labeling Antifa in this way?

#sschat #apgov #civics #EduSky https://loom.ly/7_hlZMw

What is antifa and why Trump wants to label it a terrorist organization

Learn more about the history of political extremism in the United States

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 17d

PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom Lesson: Health experts respond to Trump's claims linking autism to acetaminophen

Ask students: How would you evaluate the claims made by Trump & Kennedy? What about the scientists interviewed?

#sschat #EduSky https://loom.ly/Cx3CVGw

Health experts respond to Trump's claims linking autism to acetaminophen

Experts also reiterated no credible evidence linking vaccines to autism has been found

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 17d

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Lesson:

What is "originalism"? What does it mean for the Constitution to be a living, amendable document? Hear from two scholars on differing philosophies of interpreting the Constitution.

#sschat #apgov #EduSky https://loom.ly/2DY8O88

Two perspectives on originalism and the Constitution

Hear from two Constitutional scholars on interpretations of the document and competing judicial philosophies

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 21d

PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom Lesson: Israel ambassador on what it would take to end operation in Gaza

Ask students: What do you think would be the consequences of Israel annexing (taking full control of) Palestine?

#sschat #whapchat #EduSky https://loom.ly/Lz34qg8

Israel ambassador on what it would take to end operation in Gaza

Hear from Israel's ambassador on how his country's government sees conflict in Gaza ending

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 21d

PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom Lesson: U.N. commission accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza. Lawyers offer opposing views on findings

Explore 2 lessons by CFR Education on "What is genocide" & "What are human rights?"

#sschat #whapchat #EduSky https://loom.ly/wxZzbW8

U.N. commission accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza. Lawyers offer opposing views on findings

Examine the history of the term genocide using a reading from CFR Education

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 22d

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson —

Former head of the National Archives Colleen Shogan has taken on a new role — a national, bipartisan effort to teach civics. Discuss with students why civics education is critically important. #sschat #EDUSky

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 23d

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson —

Gen Z citizens of Nepal have toppled the government following a move to cut off social media. Discuss why it happened, and why young people led the protests. #sschat #EDUSky

https://loom.ly/5yZfndQ

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 23d

Today is #ConstitutionDay!

Check out @pbsnews.org Classroom lessons, including this one by the great Syd Golston! 📜

Lesson plan: The Constitution and voter suppression

#sschat #apgov #apush

https://loom.ly/zS1OnTk

Lesson plan: The Constitution and voter suppression

In this lesson, students take a historic "literacy test" to understand voter suppression