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
Majority Rules: How Propositions Get on the Ballot in California (with Lesson Plan)
presented by: KQED
Think of it as a proposition extravaganza. Love ’em or hate ’em, ballot propositions are an ingrained part of California’s political system. Te...
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- Curriculum
15 Great Digital Media Projects for the Presidential Election Season
presented by: KQED
I’m a high school social science teacher with many years of teaching experience (World History, U.S. History, and U.S. Government), and I am certain...
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- Curriculum
Debate Bingo and Other Essentials for the Second Presidential Debate
presented by: KQED
NFL players won’t be the only ones pummeling each other this Sunday night. Teach with the Lowdown Suggestions for nonfiction analysis, writing/...
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- Curriculum
What Would You Tell the Next President?
presented by: KQED
Letters to the Next President 2.0 asks students to take a stance on an election issue and share their experiences through written letters, videos, aud...
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- Activity
What Is the President’s Actual Job Description?
presented by: KQED
Presidential candidates make lots of campaign promises, but do they have the power to act on them once elected? This post and lesson plan ask students...
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- Curriculum
How Has Technology Changed the Way Candidates Run for President? – Lesson Plan
presented by: PBS NewsHour Extra
The purpose of this lesson plan from PBS Learning Media, called, “How Has Technology Changed the Way Candidates Run for President?” is to ...
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- Curriculum
Talking Across Divides: 10 Ways to Encourage Civil Classroom Conversation On Difficult Issues
presented by: New York Times Learning Network
The New York Times Learning Network has put together a great list of activities and actions you can take to talk about difficult issues with students...
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- Activity
Media Literacy: How to Watch the Debates
The debates provide rich teaching opportunities in social studies, language arts and media literacy. In addition to helping students understand the ro...
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- Curriculum
National Action Civics Collaborative: Action Civics Toolbox
The National Action Civics Collaborative (NACC) is an expanding network of practitioners and researchers whose mission is to implement Action Civics i...
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- Tools/Toolkit
Teaching Presidential Elections (from NAMLE and Teaching for Democracy Alliance)
presented by: The National Association for Media Literacy Education
View the archive of this NAMLE and the Teaching for Democracy Alliance co-streamed webinar about Teaching Presidential Elections, which originally...
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- Professional Learning