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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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
Educators See Election as Boon for Digital Learning
Learn more about how educators and young people are using the election to tell their stories with digital media and learn about the political process ...
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Supporting Digital Literacy in and out of the Classroom
presented by: Educator Innovator
In this Educator Innovator hangout, representatives from the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University discussed the development...
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- Informational
Reflections on National Campaign Coverage: Challenges and Opportunities in the 2016 Presidential Race
presented by: Educator Innovator
Join the News Literacy Project for a special conversation with national political reporters Matea Gold and Abby Phillip from The Washington Post. In t...
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- Informational
Drawn to Political Outsiders, California’s Young Voters Face a Test of Commitment
presented by: KQED
This radio segment produced by KPCC for the California Report examines the impact young people can have at the polls in upcoming primaries—par...
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- Informational
PBS NewsHour: What is Social Media’s Role in Election 2016?
The purpose of this lesson plan is for students to examine the different ways candidates use social media, including Instagram, Facebook and Twitter i...
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- Curriculum
Art of Persuasion and Craft of Argument
presented by: Teaching Channel
Watch how teachers can review rhetorical devices with students in preparation for a writing assignment. This video from Teaching Channel delves into t...
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- Professional Learning
Minneapolis Mayor Learned Political Sparring from Teacher
presented by: Teaching Channel
Effective teachers are the ones who usually encourage students to speak their beliefs and what they stand for. In this resource from Teaching Channel,...
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- Professional Learning
In Philadelphia, Fourth Graders Cope with Gun Violence Through Poetry
This article from The Trace, an independent, nonprofit news organization dedicated to expanding coverage of guns in the United States, focuses on a We...
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- Professional Learning
#DearNextPresident
presented by: Fusion
At Fusion’s #DearNextPresident website, you’ll find a range of videos from teachers, students, activists, and celebrities alike that, muc...
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- Activity
Campaign 2016: Every Teacher’s Guide to Debate, Media, and Speech in the Classroom
presented by: The National Association for Media Literacy Education
This helpful guide, created by the National Association for Media Literacy Education and The National Speech and Debate Association, offers succinct s...
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- Activity