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Several billionaires are thinking of running for president - and one is already in office. Is this good for democracy? In this activity, students learn about and discuss the debate over billionaire presidential candidates - and the impact of the growing wealth gap between elected leaders and the rest of us.
This primer includes six short, interactive, multimodal lessons to help middle school students learn, think, and write about climate change – and consider how to take action.
In February 2019, community organizations declared victory when Amazon withdrew its plans to open a second headquarters in Queens, New York. Students explore what happened and the arguments for and against the Amazon deal that went down.
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Mar 20, 2019
This series of lessons helps students (grades 3-5) learn about why is climate change is happening, why it matters, and what they can do about it.
Mar 13, 2019
Students examine three current youth movements to fight climate change by dramatizing each strategy’s benefits and risks.
Mar 12, 2019
Through a quiz and discussion, students consider quotes by women activists, from Helen Keller to Aretha Franklin.
Mar 12, 2019
Gratitude can reduce stress and reshape the brain. Here are two steps for practicing it.
Mar 10, 2019
Several billionaires are thinking of running for president - and one is already in office. Is this good for democracy? In this activity, students learn about and discuss the debate
Mar 09, 2019
This video outlines three tiers of Restorative Practices: 1. Community and relationship building, 2. Community and relationship repair and conflict resolution, 3. Reintegration
Mar 07, 2019
This primer includes six short, interactive, multimodal lessons to help middle school students learn, think, and write about climate change – and consider how to take action.
Mar 01, 2019
Administrations and school staff talk about their experience rolling out Restorative Circles in their school over the course of the year.
Feb 27, 2019
In February 2019, community organizations declared victory when Amazon withdrew its plans to open a second headquarters in Queens, New York. Students explore what happened and the
Filter TeachableMoment Lessons By:
Mar 20, 2019
This series of lessons helps students (grades 3-5) learn about why is climate change is happening, why it matters, and what they can do about it.
Mar 13, 2019
Students examine three current youth movements to fight climate change by dramatizing each strategy’s benefits and risks.
Mar 12, 2019
Through a quiz and discussion, students consider quotes by women activists, from Helen Keller to Aretha Franklin.
Mar 12, 2019
Gratitude can reduce stress and reshape the brain. Here are two steps for practicing it.
Mar 10, 2019
Several billionaires are thinking of running for president - and one is already in office. Is this good for democracy? In this activity, students learn about and discuss the debate
Mar 09, 2019
This video outlines three tiers of Restorative Practices: 1. Community and relationship building, 2. Community and relationship repair and conflict resolution, 3. Reintegration