Resources for Educators
Local Election Toolkit
presented by: KQED
Letters to the Next President 2.0 asked students to share their views on an issue that mattered to them during the 2016 election. But students don’t need a presidential election to make their voices...
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- Tools/Toolkit
PBS Election Central: After the Election
presented by: PBS Education: Election Central
After a winner is announced in a Presidential election, the U.S. begins a peaceful transition of power from the President to the President-elect in order to sustain our democracy. How can being a good...
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- Activity
Resources to Gear Up for the Inauguration and First 100 Days
presented by: KQED
January 20 will mark the 58th inauguration in our nation’s history. President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign and subsequent election was inspired in part by widespread frustration with business as ...
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- Activity, Informational
How did first-time voters see this year’s conventions?
presented by: PBS NewsHour Extra
The Student Reporting Labs team covered the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, exploring each host city to find a diverse range of youth ...
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- Informational
What’s the Point of Political Party Platforms?
presented by: KQED
If you want to cut through some of the election spin and get an idea of what each political party “officially” stands for, party platforms are a g...
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- Informational
It’s Elementary! Writing letters to the next president in the primary grades
presented by: National Writing Project
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. When I was the counselor at a small, elementary school in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Phila...
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- Curriculum, Tools/Toolkit
Teaching With Cartoons – A Visual History Of Donkeys, Elephants, Parties, & Politics
This post from the ASIDE blog – Innovation and Design in Education – which is curated by educators Mercer Hall and Patricia A. Russac, giv...
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- Activity
The Presidential Convention and Nomination Process: A Cartoon Guide
presented by: KQED
Comic journalist Andy Warner explain the race for the nomination in this cartoon guide for KQED’s The Lowdown. Warner provides information about...
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- Informational
Teaching Debate and Media Literacy in a Polarized Political Climate
presented by: Educator Innovator
In this hangout, participants asked what impact the current political climate, often characterized by its divisiveness, has on teaching debate and me...
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- Professional Learning
Hosting a Presidential Debate
presented by: PBS Education: Election Central
Students will watch one of the 2016 debates and then hold a debate of their own focusing on the major issues that emerged from that debate. Students w...
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- Activity
The General Election
presented by: PBS Education: Election Central
Every four years, voters across the United States cast ballots to decide who will be the next president. This video helps students to make sense of th...
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- Informational
Youth Radio on-the-ground reporting from the National Conventions
presented by: Youth Radio
Young people from Youth Radio will provide on-the-ground reporting from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland July 18-20 and the Democratic ...
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- Informational
Make Cycle #5 Archive: Make a Video Letter with your Phone
presented by: Educator Innovator
The fourth summer Make Cycle for Letters to the Next President 2.0 encouraged us to make a short video that tells a story about how an election issue...
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- Make Cycles