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Current events site for grades 6-12 based on the PBS News Hour. Media literacy, civics, STEM, arts. Student and Educator Voices' blogs. See also .
ATTENTION EDUCATORS! Interested in invention education? Interested in civics? Join us on Thursday, July 23rd from 1-2 PM for a discussion on ways invention and civic engagement can go hand-in-hand. Featuring Doug Scott and Leigh Estabrooks! #invented RSVP: https://bit.ly/PBSInventionCivics7_23
America 250 🎖️: Student Voices video series — A nation in progress Ask students: Which values do you think were most important during World War II? Why? LINK: https://loom.ly/L60bgMg #America250 #sschat #EduSky
America 250 🎆: A PBS News Hour Classroom student series — A nation in progress Ask students: Which of the founding documents on tour do you think has had the greatest impact on the United States? Why? LINK: https://loom.ly/L60bgMg #America250 #July4th #sschat #EduSky
STUDENTS, we want to hear from YOU for America's 250th birthday! Join us in reflecting on U.S. history and for a chance to be published on PBS News Hour Classroom! LINK: https://bit.ly/PBSNewsStudentA250 #America250
**Hey TEACHERS!** We want to hear from you!📢 Join PBS News @pbsnews.org Classroom in reflecting on America's history over the last 250 years -- see below! LINK: https://bit.ly/PBSNewsTeacherA250 #sschat #EduSky #America250
EDUCATORS, we want to hear from YOU for America's 250th birthday! Join us in reflecting on U.S. history by sending in your 100-150 word response by June 30! LINK: https://bit.ly/PBSNewsTeacherA250 #A250 #America250 #apgov #civics #ela
PBS News @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson — History of Juneteenth and why it became a national holiday Ask students: What does Juneteenth celebrate? Why did it take so long for enslaved peoples in Texas to finally be emancipated? https://loom.ly/X3ZeM-w
Hey middle & high schoolers!!📢 Join PBS NewsHour Classroom in reflecting on America's history over the last 250 years by submitting a short text piece or video by June 30 -- and a chance to be published on News Hour Classroom! LINK: https://bit.ly/PBSNewsStudentA250 #sschat #EduSky #America250
PBS News Classroom @pbsnews.org Daily News Lesson — Why 'teen takeovers' are taking off Ask students: Why are teens engaging in these teen takeovers? https://loom.ly/Q3zjJd8
It's officially #CivicLearningWeek! Still time to sign up for TONIGHT's PBS News' Zoom on the Constitution & Comics 📜 w/ teacher Tim Smyth @historycomics.bsky.social 💫 RSVP: bit.ly/PBS-CivicLearningWeek
Join us for #CivicLearningWeek!💫 Plus a chance for a copy of Tim Smyth's @historycomics.bsky.social book "Teaching w/ Comics & Graphic Novels" ---> in this case, the Constitution!!📜 RSVP: bit.ly/PBS-CivicLearningWeek | #apgov #apush #civics
Teachers & students: Join our LIVE "Virtual Field Trip" to Antarctica with PBS News' @pbsnews.org's Miles O'Brien & our friends at PocketLab! Explore glaciers, sea ice and climate solutions🌏 TOMORROW Tues. Feb. 10, 2026 at 12pm-ET RSVP: https://loom.ly/WzPdZ_o
Join this LIVE discussion from Antarctica🧊🐧 with PBS News' @pbsnews.org Miles O'Brien and our friends at PocketLab! Feb. 10, 2026 at 12pm-ET RSVP: https://loom.ly/WzPdZ_o
Happy #NewsLiteracyWeek! Teachers: Check out our #JournalismInAction "Create Your Own Story" activity 💫 📰 Students develop their critical thinking and communication skills by creating an news op-ed or magazine cover. #sschat #apush #EduSky #newsliteracy LESSON LINK: http://bit.ly/3H94VgE
PBS News Hour Classroom Educator Voice: Teachers, if we don’t teach Maduro’s capture in Venezuela, TikTok will. Here’s my plan. "If you teach any subject touching on power and law, this is your curriculum. Not next week. Tomorrow." by David Cutler, teacher #sschat #EduSky https://loom.ly/hUkl28E
ICYMI: @pbsnews.org Classroom News Lesson— Discuss Ken Burns' American Revolution series and connect to historic documents with our News Then & Now feature! #sschat #AmericanRevolutionPBS #EDUSky https://loom.ly/MwFhkTs
Missed Dr. Mark Finchum's session on Teaching Current Issues Affecting Native Americans at #NCSS #NCSS2025? Check out our interview w/ Finchum here on ways to teach Native American culture and this media literacy activity to try with your students. LINK: https://loom.ly/Kc25EeA
Missed Dr. Mark Finchum's session on Teaching Current Issues Affecting Native Americans? #NCSS #NCSS2025 Check out our interview w/ Finchum here discussing ways to teach Native American history and the need for media literacy & journalism. #sschat LINK: https://loom.ly/Kc25EeA
Classroom Educator Zoom this TUESDAY, NOV 18 at 7 EST. Learn about invention education from the great @christine.lawlorking and discuss how invent ed can work for you! https://bit.ly/PBSInventZoom11-18
Educators: It's #MediaLiteracyWeek📱 Do you have serious concerns about AI in education? Join this discussion w/ @404media.co's Jason Koebler, David Cutler & @lutzfernandez.bsky.social. RSVP: https://bit.ly/PBS-AI-Zoom10-30
EDUCATORS: Join PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom for #MediaLiteracyWeek w/ @jasonkoebler.bsky.social, David Cutler & @lutzfernandez.bsky.social 10/30 @ 7-8p ET. RSVP: https://bit.ly/PBS-AI-Zoom10-30
NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson — Former head of the National Archives Colleen Shogan has taken on a new role — a national, bipartisan effort to teach civics. Discuss with students why civics education is critically important. #sschat #EDUSky loom.ly/xJ_xViI
NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson — Gen Z citizens of Nepal have toppled the government following a move to cut off social media. Discuss why it happened, and why young people led the protests. #sschat #EDUSky https://loom.ly/5yZfndQ
EDUCATORS: Join us tomorrow (Wed) Sept. 17 on zoom to explore the latest version of www.JournalismInAction.org 🗞️ These chats are uplifting & a great way to meet fellow teachers, inc our lesson writers for the Native American history unit! RSVP: https://bit.ly/pbsnewszoom9-17 #Edusky #sschat
Launch party of PBS @NewsHour Classroom's www.JournalismInAction.org 2.0 site! EDUCATORS: Join us Sept. 17 to discuss these exciting topics: 🗽Civic engagement 📰Primary sources 🌎Native American history 📱Media Literacy mini-lessons Free RSVP: https://bit.ly/pbsnewszoom9-17 #EduSky #sschat
Just ONE WEEK away! EDUCATORS: Join us Sept. 17 via zoom for the latest version of www.JournalismInAction.org — PBS @NewsHour Classroom's site on the role of civic engagement & journalism in US history. RSVP: https://bit.ly/pbsnewszoom9-17 #sschat #medialiteracy #apgov #apush #EduSky
EDUCATORS! This THURSDAY at 7 EST, join us for a conversation about invention competitions and showcases, featuring friends from @inventitforward and @project_invent. Learn how you can build invent ed into your classroom. #invented #EDUSky Sign up: bit.ly/PBSInventZoo...
NEW @pbsnews.org Lesson: How Ben & Jerry’s is recycling food waste into energy Using our "News: Then & Now" section, students explore connections btwn sustainable practices during WWI & current sustainable practices to better understand how history shapes the future.🌟 Link: bit.ly/3HhYTdR #sschat
NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson: How to beat AI-driven custom pricing Ask students: How does the use of AI affect the trust between airlines and customers? bit.ly/3J16IFm #sschat #currentevents #apgov #civics
NEW Lesson @pbsnews.org: Jesuit priest describes seeing ICE agents target migrants at immigration court Using our "News: Then & Now" section w/ Library of Congress #primarysources, students explore the links btwn the Chinese Exclusion Act and current events📜 Link: bit.ly/45dUcLf #sschat #EduSky