How to Teach With the Art and Artifacts in Our New Book,‘Coming of Age...
Work by teenagers — photos, comics, diary entries, charts, texts, recipes and rants — tells the story of an unforgettable year.
Film Club: ‘What the Pandemic Can Teach Us About Endings’
Do you think we will ever feel like the pandemic is really over? Or, do we need to rethink our need for Hollywood endings?
8 Webinars on How to Teach Writing With The New York Times
Our library of writing webinars explores how to teach the kinds of real-world writing found in newspapers, including editorials, reviews, profiles, personal narratives and more.
Live Webinar: Teach Profile Writing With The New York Times
Register for the live webinar on Thursday, Dec. 9, at 4 p.m. Eastern.How can writing profiles of local community members teach students useful skills like researching, asking effective questions, listening, note-taking, fact-checking, storytelling, connecting with experts and, of course, writing and editing with clarity, voice and style?In this webinar, we will introduce our brand-new Profile…
Teach Us What We Need
This essay, by Norah Rami, age 17, from Clements High School in Sugar Land, Texas, is one of the Top 10 winners of The Learning Network’s Eighth Annual Student Editorial Contest, for which we received 11,202 entries. You can find the work of all the winners and runners-up here.Teach Us What We NeedMy one year…
Film Club: ‘Why I Won’t Teach My Son ‘Black Codes’’
Find all our Film Club films here.“Why I Won’t Teach My Son ‘Black Codes’” is a four-minute animated film that touches on themes of race and parenting. It profiles Debra, a new mother, who describes her hopes and fears about raising a black son in America. Although her son is just 1, she knows soon…
Do We Need a Better Way to Teach Math?
How do you feel about mathematics? Have you ever found math to be fun or meaningful to your life? Are you ever confused, frustrated or intimidated by math? How do you feel about the way your school teaches math? Is it engaging or motivating? Does it make sense to you? What do you think would…
Should Schools Teach Mindfulness?
Have you ever tried mindfulness or meditation, practices that focus on the present moment and being aware of your thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations? If so, what was it like for you? If not, does it sound like something you’d like to try? Do you think that such practices have a place in schools? Why…
