We asked Retro Report’s teacher advisors to share their thoughts about teachers who influenced them. Here’s what they had to say: Kevin Jackson Is Grateful for Mr. Ellison and Mr. Stedman. “I have the unique privilege of teaching at the school I attended. My current classroom was previously used by our 30-plus year AP U.S. […]
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Four Videos That Add Context to Debates on the Second Amendment
The anniversaries of the Waco siege in Texas (April 19) and the Columbine high school shootings in Colorado (April 20) are an opportunity to address Second Amendment topics with students, using four Retro Report videos and their accompanying free resources. Equip your students with historical context by revisiting key events that have influenced the debate […]
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Four Tips for Teaching About Climate Change and Global Policy on Earth Day
Classroom resources for addressing climate change and environmental policy were the focus of a webinar this month with the Foreign Policy Association (watch the recording below). Retro Report’s Director of Education, David Olson, was joined by Eliza McClelland, the director of education at the F.P.A., and Carolyn Kissane, the associate dean of the Center of […]
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Use These Free Retro Report Resources for AP Review Prep
In a few weeks, hundreds of thousands of students across the country will demonstrate their learning and attempt to earn college credit. Here are two ways to use our free resources during AP Exam prep season. 1. Learn and Review with Retro Report AP Collections Help students learn and review key concepts for a variety […]
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‘We Lived a Very Quiet Life’: The Late Mary Ann Zielonko’s Reflections on a Murder
Mary Ann Zielonko, the partner of Kitty Genovese, the Queens bar manager whose brutal murder in 1964 shocked New York, died last week, The New York Times reported. She was 85. Zielonko and Genovese had lived together for about a year when Genovese was stalked, raped and stabbed to death as she walked home after a work shift on […]
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Here’s What Teachers Have to Say About Retro Report’s Cold War Resources
Are you a social studies teacher looking for engaging classroom resources on the Cold War? Learn what other teachers have said about Retro Report’s popular Cold War videos. How a Cold War Airlift Saved Berlin With Food, Medicine and Chocolate A Soviet blockade around Berlin cut the city off from the West. But in 1948, […]
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Five Reasons to Join the “Exploring Climate Change in the Classroom” Webinar
Climate change and the policies being developed to confront it are evolving rapidly, making addressing the subject in secondary classrooms a challenge. Retro Report and the Foreign Policy Association will present a webinar on April 11 to explore free resources for teaching about climate change and global environmental policy. Here are five reasons to join […]
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Six Retro Report Videos to Share for Earth Day
Earth Day is April 22, a reminder of warning signs that the earth’s environment has been sending over the past decades. Share these six Retro Report short films and free resources with your students to introduce past and current environmental issues that have ties to today’s fight against climate change.
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Retro Report Introduces the 2024 Civics Teacher Fellows
Twenty-five educators from across the country have been chosen to join Retro Report as Civics Teacher Fellows. These accomplished secondary school teachers will help to create, pilot and promote free interactive resources focused on civic education skills. Each fellow will receive a $500 stipend, along with an invitation to attend a July workshop in New York led by the education team.
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Use Retro Report Resources to Teach About the History of Nuclear Energy
When students think of nuclear energy, their minds may go to accidents at Hiroshima, Chernobyl or Three Mile Island. Nuclear energy is a force so powerful that it poses an existential threat, but many people have a minimal understanding beyond headlines about accidents. From its complex role in the geopolitical tensions during the Cold War […]