
News judges
In this lesson, students use four key criteria to explore how journalists determine which events to cover.
The historic upheaval that dominated previous headlines — including a global pandemic, a national reckoning over racial injustice, a contentious presidential election and the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol — underscored the deep divides separating much of the country and the world. In such a polarized era, partisanship and vitriol can easily seep into the classroom when current events come up.
But the challenges of teaching news literacy in today’s polarized climate — including charged reactions from students and parents over controversial news events — also present opportunities for learning and growth.
These eight strategies can help you teach the most important stories and issues of the day while navigating social and political differences to make classroom conversations worthwhile:
In addition to these eight tips, this infographic includes classroom ideas and hyperlinked resources to help put these strategies into action.
Teaching news literacy amid so many controversial news events and political polarization can feel overwhelming, but approaching classroom discussions with these strategies in mind can help defuse partisanship while empowering students to identify credible news and information.
In this lesson, students use four key criteria to explore how journalists determine which events to cover.
In this lesson, students learn about the vital role the First Amendment protections of free speech.
Let’s examine several news reports and consider how different news organizations handled corrections.
In this edition of News Goggles, let’s turn our gaze to a key standard of quality journalism — sourcing.
This week, we talk to Candace Buckner of The Washington Post about her role as a sports columnist. Buckner