Resources for Educators
Media Make: #WhatsMyIssue Video (How-to Hangout)
presented by: BAVC
As part of a special series designed for the Letters to the Next President 2.0 project, this “Media Make” how-to hangout offered an invitation fo...
- Resource Type:
- Professional Learning
Do Now: What Does Feminism Mean to You in this Election?
presented by: KQED
Do Now is a weekly activity hosted by KQED for students to engage and respond to current issues using social media tools like Twitter. Do Now aims to ...
- Resource Type:
- Activity
Media Constructions of Presidential Campaigns
presented by: The National Association for Media Literacy Education
This kit was developed by Project Look Sharp for high school through college-aged youth. The kit helps to teach about the role of media in 28 U.S. ele...
- Resource Type:
- Curriculum
Voices of the Future
presented by: National Speech & Debate Association
Voices of the Future, a program developed by the National Speech & Debate Association, is designed to encourage student involvement in democratic ...
- Resource Type:
- Tools/Toolkit
NPR’s Morning Edition Live from Youth Radio
presented by: Youth Radio
Host David Greene and the NPR crew partnered with Youth Radio’s local young reporters to co-produce and co-host stories covering Bay Area and natio...
- Resource Type:
- Professional Learning
Student Video Project: What Big Election Issues Matter Most to You?
presented by: KQED
KQED’s News Education project recently asked middle and high school students to consider some of the major political issues at play in the 2016 pres...
- Resource Type:
- Activity
Zoom In!
Zoom In is a free, Web-based platform that helps students build literacy and historical thinking skills through “deep dives” into primary and seco...
- Resource Type:
- Curriculum
iCivics Drafting Board
Drafting Board, and online tool from iCivics, walks students through the process of writing an argumentative essay, showing them how to understand an ...
- Resource Type:
- Tools/Toolkit
Make an Election Meme
presented by: Mozilla Foundation
Use this meme generator from Mozilla to make and remix your own election-related memes. Quickly describe in pictures and words what you’d want t...
- Resource Type:
- Activity
Candidate Quote Project
presented by: Mozilla Foundation
Remix this page, built with Mozilla’s Thimble, to quote a candidate and share your own political message in a fun, spreadable way.
- Resource Type:
- Activity
Campaign Poster Remix Project
presented by: Mozilla Foundation
Use this template, developed with Mozilla’s Thimble, to create and remix your own colorful poster for a candidate running for office near you.
- Resource Type:
- Activity
Composing and Annotating with Thimble and Hypothes.is
presented by: Mozilla Foundation
This hour-long lesson plan from Mozilla supports educators and learners in composing letters to the next president in Thimble. The plan then encourage...
- Resource Type:
- Activity
The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE)
Longitudinal data, interactive maps, and visualizations of trends in youth civic engagement, including some resources specifically related to the 2016...
- Resource Type:
- Informational
The Living Room Candidate
This archive compiled by the Museum of the Moving Image contains presidential campaign commercials from 1952 to the present. It’s organized by...
- Resource Type:
- Curriculum
Letters to the Next President 2.0 Kick-off Webinar
presented by: Educator Innovator
In this hangout, educators described the power of participating in the previous iteration of L2P and highlighted the growing set of opportunities and ...
- Resource Type:
- Professional Learning
How Washington Post used Instagram to tell the stories of first-generation voters in Miami
On March 9th, the Washington Post hosted a debate in partnership with Univision and Facebook that took place at Miami Dade College’s Kendall campus...
- Resource Type:
- Professional Learning
The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden
The Smithsonian National Museum of American History currently features an exhibition called “The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden” a...
- Resource Type:
- Informational
Why the Classics Matter in Today’s Political Landscape
In this blog post for KQED Education, educator Chris Sloan talks about how books and movies that have stood the test of time can provide natural segu...
- Resource Type:
- Professional Learning
L2P 2.0 Media Make: Developing and Discussing Diverse Political Views In the Classroom and Beyond
presented by: KQED
As part of a special series designed for the Letters to the Next President 2.0 project, this kickoff “Media Make” featured Writing Project educat...
- Resource Type:
- Professional Learning
Madeline’s Story: The Human Cost of Tough Immigration Policies, Through the Eyes of One Oakland Student
presented by: KQED
KQED’s News Education project recently asked local middle and high school students to consider some of the major political issues at play in the 201...
- Resource Type:
- Informational
24 Tools for Digital Art and Music Creation | Mix It Up
Librarians Stacy Dillon and Amy Laughlin recommend free or inexpensive apps and websites that support young people in creating, remixing, and experi...
- Resource Type:
- Tools/Toolkit
Compare 2016 Presidential Candidate Positions
ProCon.org is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public charity that provides well-sourced pro, con, and related research on more than 50 controversial issues, ...
- Resource Type:
- Informational
2016 Distilled: The Atlantic
2016 Distilled is a collection of short, conversational videos covering Election 2016 from The Atlantic’s politics and policy team. Each video t...
- Resource Type:
- Informational
MAP: When Is Your State’s Primary or Caucus (and How Much Will It Actually Matter)?
presented by: KQED
This interactive map from KQED’s The Lowdown allows you to determine when your state’s primary or caucus is held and whether the events ar...
- Resource Type:
- Informational
New Hampshire Teen Tells Young People to Get Out and Vote
Encouraged to “go out and meet a candidate” by her social studies teacher, New Hampshire high school student Allison Perkins describes att...
- Resource Type:
- Professional Learning
Letters to the Next President: Literacy and Elections
In this post for the International Literacy Association, high school English and media teacher Chris Sloan talks about his experiences participating ...
- Resource Type:
- Professional Learning