In New York’s Soho neighborhood, a small museum hopes to stimulate dialogue and spur the public to push for change across the globe. A passerby looks at the front of the pop-up site of the Climate Museum in Soho, New York City. All photos by Enrique Shore for...
More than half a century ago, the world began devoting one day a year to celebrate the earth. For Kathleen Rogers, that turned into a decades-long mission. Earth Day Network President Kathleen Rogers, right, looks on as actress Gabrielle Union, left, signs her name on...
In celebration of Earth Day (April 2023), we published an interview with Kathleen Rogers, president of Earth Day Network. Rogers emphasizes the importance of climate education and youth participation in ameliorating the climate crisis. Get your students involved in solutions-based actions in service of our planet.
Exercise: After reading the article, assign a climate profile task to students. Their goal: interview someone in their local community who has contributed to fighting climate change. What has this person done to promote sustainable actions? Students will then transcribe the interview and write a brief summary in a written assignment, using the News Decoder article as a model.
When the business model for news corporations depends on blurring the lines between fact and opinion, how can we move from partisanship to problem solving? Photo illustration by News Decoder. In 2017, the political landscape collectively scoffed at Donald...
With news media inundating our feeds with content, youth guest author Skyler Kelley Duval dissects the blurred lines between fact and fiction. Central to being able to responsibly consume media is investment in critical thinking and media literacy education in schools. Are your students media literate?
Exercise: Read the article with your class, then introduce the CRAAP test to your students as a tool to evaluate media sources. The CRAAP test assesses sources for Currency, Relevancy, Authority, Accuracy and Purpose — with a goal of determining trustworthiness. You can find an example of the CRAAP test here. Consider analyzing a media source together as a class using the test.
We ask young people what they want to be in life. But do we allow them to become the best person they can be? This can’t be done in a single class lesson. Illustration by News Decoder What kind of learning do we seek? That’s what Veronica Boix Mansilla asked an...
Journalists are in danger in many parts of the world. Young people must be taught why we should protect and support the news media. Illustration by News Decoder The deadline for nominations for the 2023 Press Freedom Teaching Award has been extended. The new deadline...