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From our popular Visual Learning series, use this photo to push your perception of Iran's people.
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Curriculum & Resources: World Savvy
posted Feb 01, 2013
- World Savvy prepares the next generation to learn, work, and thrive as responsible and engaged global citizens. It provides curriculum and other classroom-ready resources, professional development, and an educator network to boost student global competency.
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What Climate-Driven Hurricane Sandy Teaches about Cooperation
by Sarah van Gelderposted Nov 01, 2012 - It’s 3 a.m. and the wind’s howling. Do you know your neighbors?
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Curriculum and Resources: Trash-Out
posted Sep 17, 2012 - What can you learn about a family by examining the things they're left behind? Watch this short 5-minute film by POV and explore other PBS resources about the foreclosure crisis.
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Curriculum and Resources: Poetry Foundation
posted Sep 17, 2012 - October 17 is Black Poetry Day. Poetry Foundation offers a bounty of poems, lesson plans, essays, and more to teach students the fundamentals of African American poetry, and poetry in general.
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YES! Recommends: Dream of a Nation
posted Sep 17, 2012 - Dream of a Nation explores today's challenges with new ideas and solutions through the perspective of on-the-ground thought leaders. It generously offers educators a range of free, downloadable resources, including lesson plans, interviews, videos, and discussion guides.
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Visual Learning: Gauze for Concern
posted Sep 17, 2012 - This Visual Learning activity will get students thinking about the foreclosure crisis in this country and what it might feel like to lose your home.
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Changing the Course of Dyslexia
by Bob Broudoposted May 02, 2012 - President and headmaster Bob Broudo of Landmark School passionately believes that we have a civic responsibility to help students with language-based learning disabilities discover who they are as learners and how they can learn.
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Curriculum & Resources: The Teacher Salary Project
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Words That Inspire: You Have My Permission to Wear a Hoodie Every Day
posted May 02, 2012 - In the wake of Trayvon Martin’s death, what advice should a mother give to her young, brown son? Use Rasha Hamid's words to start a discussion with your students about what this tragedy means.
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Curriculum & Resources: Global Oneness Project
posted Mar 14, 2012 - Global Oneness Project is offering free film screening kits to educators. Take advantage of this great opportunity to explore interconnectedness and promote social wellness.
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Visual Learning: Who Is That Masked Man?
posted Mar 14, 2012 - Visual literacy lesson plan focusing on Guy Fawkes mask image and the issue of corporate power and deception.
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Curriculum & Resources: Teaching Social Movements
posted Feb 29, 2012 - A collection of YES! resources for teaching about Occupy and other social movements.
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Curriculum & Resources: Academy of Achievement
posted Jan 30, 2012 - With biographies, personal interviews, and powerful images, the Academy of Achievement provides the opportunity for students to find a modern hero that resonates with their life. A content-rich Achiever Gallery of photos and a well-organized curriculum are terrific resources for hero projects or studies.
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When You Tell Them My Story, Please Mention That I Like Flaming Hot Cheetos
posted Dec 21, 2011 - What happens when students are given the honor and onus of writing a complete stranger's story in poetry form? Middle school students from rural and urban Oregon took the risk, transforming preconceived notions—from gangs to trailer trash, stuck up rich people to redneck hicks— into bridges.
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YES! Recommends: Americans Who Tell The Truth
posted Dec 21, 2011 - Americans Who Tell the Truth spotlights 170 portraits of truth tellers—people who fought for all people's rights with courage and determination—to teach students of all ages not only about their heritage, but also to stand up for what they believe in.
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