Viewers who were scanning cable news on Tuesday might have thought they’d stumbled onto a sort of bizarro coverage of professional wrestling. “I got elbowed in the back, and it kind of caught me off guard, ’cause it was a clean shot to the kidneys. And I turned back and…there was Kevin,” the tan-jacketed man, […]
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‘Another Player Down’: How Concern About Injuries Is Changing Sports
As concussions plague football, are there lessons from earlier concerns about boxing?
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The Perfect Pair: Reading and Retro Report
For every required school reading there is a perfect Retro Report video to add context. Here are some popular books often assigned by E.L.A/English teachers, and the videos that offer historical background and connections to current events. Team up with a teacher across the hall to enhance your students’ critical thinking skills and content knowledge. […]
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AP Psychology Collection
This collection features over 20 films and lessons for the AP Psychology course. Aligned with the help of educators, many of the films may fit into more than one unit of the course. Unit 2: Biological Bases of Behavior The structures of human biological systems and their functions influence our behavior and mental processes. These […]
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AP U.S. Government & Politics Collection
This collection features over 50 videos and lessons that align to all five AP Gov units. Unit 1: Foundation of American Democracy The Retro Report resources here focus on debates in Federalism, including immigration and disaster response. Sanctuary Cities: An Uproar That Began Long Ago Immigration in the 1990s: Proposition 187 The Minneapolis Bridge Collapse […]
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AP Human Geography Collection
This collection features over 30 films and lessons for use in AP Human Geography, across nearly all units for the course. Unit 1: Thinking Geographically This first unit is about examining the essential ideas and skills used by geographers. Most of the resources in this section examine Human-Environmental Interaction. Tracking the Python Threat in the […]
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AP Environmental Science Collection
This collection features an array of resources that will help students make connections between Environmental Science concepts and the complex factors that accompany creating policies and responding to environmental concerns. Unit 3: Populations Populations change due to a variety of factors. The resources aligned with this unit examine what happens when human and ecological factors […]
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AP United States History Collection
This collection contains over 75 films for use in the AP United States History course. The resources for Units 8 and 9 are separated by topic. Pre-1900 (Periods 4-6): The films and lessons in this section focus on two political party conventions of the 1800s and an essential period of indigenous history that began during westward […]
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Environmental Education Collection
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. Healing the Ozone: […]