Browse and adapt hundreds of standards-aligned lesson plans for K–12 classrooms. Lessons encourage students to make local connections to global news stories, while strengthening skills such as critical thinking, media literacy, and communication. Click here to send feedback to our team.
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DCPS Study Abroad Photography Contest
The following describes a photography contest for students that will be studying abroad this summer as part of the DC Public Schools Global Education department's study abroad program.
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Rearming: Critics vs. Backers
This lesson plan uses current debates surrounding U.S. defense policy to help middle and high school students practice the Common Core Social Studies standards.
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Food Deserts
Our topic under the umbrella of food insecurity is the existence of food deserts in both rural and urban areas within the U.S. and how they compare and/or contrast in their causes and potential...
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This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 "Guernica" with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
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Irregular Migrants in Britain
Students explore how journalists use various mediums to analyze the experiences of communities migrating to Britain.
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Afghanistan by Choice
This lesson plan outlines reflection and processing exercises connected to Alexandria Bombach's film "Afghanistan by Choice,” which follows five people deciding whether or not to leave Afghanistan.
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Out of Eden Walk Curricular Resources
Links to curricular resources for the Out of Eden Walk project.
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Ireland 100 Years after Easter Rising
Students read an article, watch a film, and ultimately engage in a discussion comparing financial challenges facing Irish communities to financial challenges facing their own communities.
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Ukraine's Internally Displaced
Students investigate educational resources using diverse media in order to understand how journalists use various mediums to tell different accounts of Ukraine's internally displaced persons.
