The graphic memoir They Called Us Enemy by George Takei is a great resource for teaching the Japanese American World War II experience. JANM is proud to share a teacher’s guide they developed for IDW Publishing to accompany Takei’s book.

Democracy Class is a free, nonpartisan curriculum that educates high school students about the importance and history of voting and pre-registers and registers them to vote. Educators will have access to additional lesson plans featuring the history and importance of voting, modern-day voting rights, the importance of local elections, how voting can impact issues in communities, and the 2020 Census

The 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act puts an even greater focus on ELLs because both their achievement and their progress toward English proficiency are included in accountability measures. That means teachers of every subject and at every grade level need to know how to help their ELLs reach full academic English proficiency as quickly as possible while learning important content along the way. Using research as well as examples from years of classroom observations, author of the ASCD book Dispelling Misconceptions About English Language Learners: Research-Based Ways to Improve Instruction, Barbara Gottschalk will give educators the knowledge they need to add to the experience they already have with English language learners.

After reading this article students will be able to explore examples of Pulitzer Center-supported reporting in which the reporter used family history to frame or complement a story, define oral history and learn about the techniques and value of oral history by looking at examples used in reporting, connect historical events to events in their family or community history, and use oral history skills to carry out their own interviews at home or in their community.

In the 5 Day Healthy Kickstart for Teachers you will be given tips and tricks to help you start the year off right! It consists of 5 videos (to view each day or all at once) that include a recipe and action step for you to take. By the end you will have what you need to begin a healthy kickstart no matter where you may be on your journey. This challenge is completely FREE and our goal is to encourage teachers and people everywhere to be healthy this year.

These resources are appropriate for students from pre-kindergarten to high school. Student Tools for Emergency Planning (STEP), for grades four and five, and Teen Community Emergency Response Team (Teen CERT), for high school, include lesson plans that can be expanded and adapted for core classes and electives. Other resources on this page can be used in class and free time to begin engaging students in emergency preparedness. Embedded with real-world connections, these multidisciplinary lessons teach what to do before, during, and after an emergency while fostering critical 21st-century skills such as problem solving, teamwork, creativity, leadership, and communication.