Are you a teacher? Click the button below to check out our education library. The 2023-2024 school year is in full swing. As a teacher, you may be overwhelmed with planning lessons and finding engaging new resources. Retro Report can help. Here are ways to incorporate Retro Report resources into your lessons: 1. Show a […]
Caroline Watkins
Caroline Watkins is an Audience Engagement Manager at Retro Report. Previously, she served as the lead audience growth producer for McClatchy’s South Carolina papers, based out of The State Newspaper in Columbia, SC. Watkins graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism in December 2019, where she majored in international convergence journalism and interned at outlets such as CBS News in London and CNN International.
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Are You Planning a Lesson About the Terrorist Attacks of 9/11? Educators Share Their Experiences Using Retro Report Resources.
Are you a teacher? Click the button below to check out our education library. Teachers looking for ways to hold meaningful discussions with students about the terrorist attacks of 9/11 should take a look at the Teaching About 9/11 Education Collection. Year after year, this is one of Retro Report’s most widely used resources. The […]
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Collaboration and Exploration: Retro Report’s Council of Educators Meet in New York
Are you a teacher? Click the button below for our related education resources. Retro Report’s Council of Educators arrived in New York from across the country earlier this month for the second Council of Educators Summit. As they did at last year’s summit, teachers with backgrounds in Social Studies, Environmental Science and English/ELA shared how […]
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Retro Report Holds a Screening for “How Saba Kept Singing,” Airing April 18 on PBS
Are you a teacher? Click the button below for our related education resources. More than 70 people attended a preview screening of “How Saba Kept Singing” on April 11 at Retro Report’s newsroom in Midtown Manhattan. The film, directed by Sara Taksler, tells the story of David Wisnia, a Holocaust survivor who returns to the […]
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At Retro Report, a Day of Learning and Professional Development for NYC Educators
Dr. Yohuru R. Williams, an expert on the civil rights and Black power movements and an education activist, opened the day with examples of how racism was intertwined with topics like property ownership, democracy and the prevention of violence in America. Dr. Williams is the founding director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University […]
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Teaching About the Civil Rights Era
Are you a teacher? Click the button below for our related education resources. We’d like to thank the more than 30 educators and panelists who attended the event last Tuesday where Retro Report and PBS Frontline showcased classroom resources about the Civil Rights Era at our newsroom in New York. The evening began with a […]