mohamed_hassan / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION : Election 101 is from CNN. Lesson of the Day: How Does the Electoral College Work and Why Does It Matter? is from The NY Times Learning Network.
is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Four educators consider how to explore politics in the classroom, including by incorporating multiple perspectives and ensuring all student voices are heard. Here are some excerpts:
It continues to be time for end-of-year “Best” lists. Now it’s time for the Best Videos For Educators. You can see all my previous “Best” lists related to videos and movies (and there are a lot since I’ve doing this since 2007) here. Note that they’re also continually revised and updated. Here are my picks from the second half of 2020: A few months ago, I posted Implicit Bias Training Doesn’t See
lynn0101 / Pixabay Last year, I published “What the Constitution Means to Me” Sounds Like A Great Play With Lots Of Teaching Potential. I just learned that they taped one of the performances and it will be available on Amazon Prime this Friday! You can read more about it at: Heidi Schreck says she now feels “100 years older” than she was when she filmed the Broadway version. is from Slate. Here’s
FirmBee / Pixabay I have over 2,100 frequently revised and updated “Best” lists on just about every subject imaginable, and you can find them listed three different ways in three different places (see Three Accessible Ways To Search For & Find My “Best” Lists ). I’m starting to publish a series where each day I will highlight the “Best” lists in a separate category. Today, it’s on Infographics: T
Three Ways to Help Students in Distance Learning Develop an Intrinsic Desire to Read is the topic of my latest ten-minute BAM! Radio Show. I’m joined in the conversation by Sawson Jaber, Melissa Butler, Jennifer Orr and