Dagmar Rothschild

Retro Report’s upcoming documentary covers the epidemic of social isolation and how restructuring our communities could be a solution. Over 70 people gathered at Retro Report’s office on Tuesday, May 22, for an exclusive screening of the new short film, followed by a panel discussion moderated by award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien, The discussion was centered […]

Here are the documentary videos, lesson plans and interactive resources that our teacher advisors incorporated into their lessons in the past school year. Bookmark a few for next year’s curriculum. History  “9/11 Heroes: Surviving the Biggest Attack on U.S. Soil” and its accompanying lesson plan were favorites among teachers for navigating a complex topic. Another […]

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 […]

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 […]

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to shed light on how mental health has been addressed through history. Effective treatments for depression, anxiety and dissociative identity disorder were pioneered in the late 20th century. Before that, a lack of intervention options often led to misguided treatments.  Watch these six Retro Report videos to […]

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 […]

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. 

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 […]

Civic Learning Week is here. We know how much care and thought you put into ensuring that your students become informed and engaged citizens. We also know how great a role the retelling of history can play in achieving that goal. This week we’re highlighting Retro Report videos with resources that dive into the complexities […]