Grade 6 World Geography and Ancient Civilizations I
Grade 7 World Geography and Ancient Civilization II
Topic: World History
PBS Learning Media - a range of grades, videos and interactive lessons on topics in world and U.S. history
Topic: Current Global Issues
Model UN for Remote Learning UNAGB MUN Modules - current global issues (2-4 week program, daily lessons)
Topic: International Relations
iCivics game - Crisis of Nations and Extension Pack lessons and other resources, on international relations
Model UN for Remote Learning UNAGB MUN Modules, current global issues (2-4 week program, daily lessons)
Topic: Migration
Re-imagining Migration - Resources to learn about migration at home
Re-imagining Migration - Addressing anti-Chinese bigotry related to COVID-19
Topic: News and Media Literacy
New England First Amendment Coalition Experts and journalists available for classroom presentations.
News Literacy Project, provides tools to address misinformation about the current health crisis as well as free access to Checkology, an online platform to help students develop media literacy skills
iCivics game - NewsFeed Defenders and Extension Pack lessons; take on the role of curating a social media site to learn media literacy
Newsela provides current and differentiated content in multiple subject areas. Currently offering free access to all of their resources to individual teachers.
CNN 10 (formerly CNN Student News) - news of the day in 10 minutes
Multiple Topics/Instructional Strategies
Emerging America’s accessible lesson plans integrate Disability History into grades 6-7 Ancient and World History.
Reimagining Migration - Thinking Routines promote Civic Action in a World on the Move. These routines are designed to help young people reflect on a repertoire of civic engagement tools to take informed and compassionate action to create more welcoming, inclusive, and sustainable communities.
Reimagining Migration - Joe Maddon and the Hazelton Integration Project - How a white baseball manager built support for immigrants in a community that had seemingly forgotten its immigrant roots.