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How is the Pope Elected?
When 85-year-old Pope Benedict XVI announced on Feb. 11 that he was stepping down from the papacy, the leaders of the Catholic Church became tasked to do what had never been done in the modern era:...
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DOWNLOAD VIDEO Pope Francis is visiting the United States this week and thousands of faithful are traveling to Washington, Philadelphia and New York to glimpse the man described as a “breath of fresh...
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Holocaust Remembrance Day Lesson Plans and Activities
May 5, 2016, is Holocaust Remembrance Day or Yom HaShoah. The following collection is designed to provide teachers with rich and meaningful resources on the Holocaust, engaging lesson plans and...
View ArticleMuslim American students face high rates of bullying
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Essential question What does it mean to be an American? Some 50 percent of all Muslim students in the U.S. have been bullied by their peers, according to surveys by the civil rights...
View ArticleThis nine-year-old boy is destined to become a spiritual leader
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Essential question Why do many world religions have spiritual leaders? Jalue Dorje is not your everyday nine-year-old Minnesota boy. While Dorje enjoys soccer, swimming and Pokemon, he...
View ArticleYoung conservatives: Climate change is an issue for all of us
DOWNLOAD VIDEO For the purposes of time, we recommend watching through 5:53. The causes of climate change is one of many issues seen as dividing Democratic and Republican lawmakers. While members of...
View ArticleAfter 70 years, voices of Holocaust survivors sing again
DOWNLOAD VIDEO When the concentration camps of Europe were liberated at the end of World War II, David Boder, a psychologist from Chicago, recorded interviews with dozens of former prisoners....
View ArticleHow to discuss anti-Semitism in the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: Read the summary with your students, watch the video (if helpful, follow along with the transcript) and then answer the discussion questions. Teachers’ note: PBS Learning...
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Teacher’s guide: Notre Dame Cathedral fire
DOWNLOAD VIDEO Directions: Read the summary, watch the videos and answer the discussion questions below. You may want to turn on the “CC” (closed-captions) function and read along with the transcript...
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Educator Voice: Supporting students online during Ramadan
by Rusul Alrubail Ramadan is a month in the Islamic calendar when Muslims observe fasting from sunrise to sunset. And it can be a difficult month for many to get through, especially students who have...
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5 facts to know about the Muslim holiday Eid
by Fariya Farah, college senior and NewsHour Classroom summer intern As a Muslim Bengali-American, I grew up celebrating Eid, a major holiday in the Islamic faith. The next Eid, Eid al-Adha, is...
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