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This collection of short videos and accompanying lesson plans is designed to empower students to participate confidently in civic life. In these videos, high school students demonstrate essential skills and strategies for civic engagement, critical thinking and respectful communications that have value far beyond the classroom. Civics Skills: Strategies for Analyzing Challenging Texts Learn how […]

This collection of resources contains original short films, each accompanied by a lesson plan and student activity. In addition, you will find a recording of our Educator Webinar and links to our partner resources. 9/11 Heroes: Surviving the Biggest Attack on U.S. Soil Seconds after the World Trade Center towers were attacked on Sept. 11, […]

Esta colección contiene un mapa interactivo y 17 vídeos con transcripciones y subtítulos en español. Héroes del 11 de Septiembre: Sobrevivir al mayor atentado en tierra estadounidense Segundos después del ataque a las torres del World Trade Center, el 11 de septiembre de 2001, la ciudad de Nueva York puso en marcha el mayor operativo […]

This collection contains more than 40 videos with accompanying lesson plans and activities that help students connect ethnic studies to today’s current events. Latinx Studies How a 1968 Student Protest Fueled a Chicano Rights Movement Dictators and Civil Wars: The Cold War in Latin America How Prop. 187 Transformed the Immigration Debate and California Politics […]

This collection contains videos with accompanying lesson plans and activities that help students connect women’s history to today’s current events. The Birth Control Pill, Approved in 1960, Helped to Reshape Modern America The contraceptive pill, approved in 1960, had a profound political, economic and social impact on modern America. The pill gave many women something […]

This collection helps students connect African American history to today’s current events. It also contains a webinar exploring the early civil rights movement with our partners at New American History. Shirley Chisholm Was a Trailblazer for Change In 1972, Shirley Chisholm made history as the first Black woman to run for U.S. president. This video […]

Two “superpowers,” the United States and the Soviet Union, emerged from the devastation of World War II. Mistrust, fear, and deep ideological differences between the two nations led to a Cold War that lasted more than 40 years – and still reverberates today. Teachers, create your free account today to access the related lesson plans […]

Human actions and interactions with ecosystems across the globe, like the construction of nuclear power plants, deforestation and the reintroduction of species to old habitats, have significant consequences. This collection helps students explore the effects of environmental policies and processes, giving an understanding of the profound impact humans have on the planet. Choking Smog. A […]