TeachableMoment Lessons

Students learn about and discuss the current state of the youth climate movement and how young people are helping to shape our nation's response to the climate crisis.

Students practice identifying and using stress management strategies to better cope with upsetting news.

Students hear the story of one Asian American family, consider some key dates in the history of racism against Asian Americans, and learn about and discuss their own family history

Students learn about and discuss why people around the world are calling for a “people’s vaccine” to protect everyone against Covid.

Students explore the accelerating move toward electric vehicles and consider how we might address some of the remaining obstacles to this transition.

In this two-minute video, staff developer Iris Laurencio demonstrates a breathing technique that can help both young people and adults reduce stress on the spot. 

Students engage in inquiry to uncover the history of redistricting and gerrymandering and discuss the provisions of H.R.1, which proposes an end to partisan redistricting.

Students grapple with numbers in the news, from the minimum wage bill to Bezos's billions.

Through guiding questions and inquiry, students collectively gain an understanding of a new monument, the artwork, the artist’s intentions, and some of the history influencing the