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

PBS NewsHour Extra Election 2016: News for Students and Teacher Resources

presented by: PBS NewsHour Extra

At PBS News Hour Extra, find the full archive of information, videos, and lesson plans related to the 2016 Election, including news on election events...

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Curriculum

10 Ways to Engage Summer Learners in the Election

presented by: KQED

Summer is upon us and the 2016 political conventions are not far behind. While we have one eye on the campaign trail, we’ve got the other fixed on t...

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Informational

Opinion: Why Younger Voters Could Have Stopped Brexit and Trump

presented by: Student Voice

This blog post for EdSurge by Andrew Brennen, Student Voice National Field Director and current student at UNC Chapel Hill, centers around engaging ...

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Informational

L2P 2.0 “Finding a Topic” Mini-Unit from NWP’s College-Ready Writers Program

presented by: National Writing Project

When students are faced with the challenge of writing a letter about an issue to an audience they have never met, roadblocks such as what is included...

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Curriculum

Students Share Personal Stories about Election Issues

presented by: BAVC

Lovina Okoronkwo, Rigo Valadez-Bigler and Alexis Hernandez are all part of a recent cohort to earn certificates in video post-production from BAVC’s...

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Activity

Video: Could Facebook Rig the 2016 Election?

This video from The Atlantic discusses the impact Facebook could have on electoral politics, citing the ways Facebook has dramatically changed how we ...

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Informational

Webinar: Remix to Speak Back to Media

presented by: Educator Innovator

In the midst of the 2016 US President Election cycle, how can we support the youth we work with in being critical media creators and agents around to...

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Professional Learning

Election 2016: 10 Ways for Students to Stay Engaged This Summer

presented by: New York Times Learning Network

Election news will dominate the headlines all summer long. Here are a few ways students can keep up with the candidates, campaigns, conventions and co...