Eighth Annual Fighting Words Poetry Contest [K-12]
How can poetry be an effective response to current events and the issues impacting our communities? How can journalism and poetry help us make connections between global issues and our local and personal contexts? Students are invited to explore these questions and make their voices heard in their entries to the Fighting Words Poetry Contest. Students may write in any language; judges will have reading fluency in English and Spanish. More information available here.
Underground Railroad: Pathways to Freedom
The Underground Railroad was a decentralized network of White abolitionists, free Blacks, former slaves, Mexicans, Native Americans, and others opposing slavery in the United States who established secret routes and havens to help slaves escape bondage. The system operated between circa 1780 and 1865, when slavery was abolished by the 13th Amendment. More from World History Encyclopedia
Brisk AI Teaching Assistant
Brisk is an easy-to-use Google Chrome extension, FREE to teachers, that integrates time-saving AI directly into the platforms where teachers spend the most time, like Google Docs, Slides, articles, YouTube videos, PDFs, and more. Brisk simplifies various teaching tasks, offering a range of features such as writing feedback, quiz creation, lesson plan generation, and more.
The Science of Reading in Secondary Schools: Classroom-Ready Strategies
FREE virtual event to explore the Science of Reading at the secondary level. Participants will:
- Examine the Simple View of Reading and the Reading Rope
- Discover the importance of modeling reading across the content areas
- Learn practical strategies for vocabulary instruction
- Review supports for multilingual learners
Bias in Charts: Race, Gender, Education, and Income
Students analyze charts from the New York Times and a blog post for messages about income related to race and gender and about credibility and bias in media construction of charts. Includes lesson plan, slide deck, and supplemental materials.
Reimagining Migration: Resources
Re-Imagining Migration aims to transform the educational ecosystem to ensure that immigrant-origin youth, their peers, and the communities in which they inhabit flourish in a global society increasingly shaped by migration and demographic diversification. Teacher resources available here.
Teach students to use AI responsibly - KQED
Build on your existing expertise to integrate Generative AI into student learning
Students are using GenAI tools like chatGPT and Gemini in their schoolwork, often without understanding the impacts of this technology. KQED's classroom resources and teacher PD build on your professional expertise to help you guide students to think critically about GenAI and act responsibly in how they use it. Click here for free resources from KQED.
The Constitution EXPLAINED: Video Series
This comprehensive series of 35 short videos explains the text, history, and relevance of the United States Constitution, Bill of Rights, and additional amendments in everyday language. Each video is assignable and ends with a call-to-action question, prompting learners to further explore the topics. From iCivics, developed in partnership with the Center for Civic Education.
