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Month: August 2025

Lesson Plan: Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize

August 26, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Grade Level / Audience Upper-level secondary or university-level students—teachers, education professionals, or politically literate learners. In this day and age,

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Lesson plan; Ask a Journalist: A Monthly Series for Teenagers

August 22, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Ingress Curious what it’s like to be a journalist?The New York Times Learning Network launches “Ask a Journalist,” a new

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Lesson Plan: Canine Cognition and Communication – How Dogs Understand Humans

August 21, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Target Audience Upper elementary to secondary school students (ages 10–16) Learning Objectives Scientific UnderstandingStudents will explore how dogs perceive human

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Lesson Plan: Journalism, Risk & Resilience – The Story of Alec Luhn

August 20, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Objective Students will examine the real-world risks faced by climate journalists, explore the blend of adventure and investigation in the

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Lesson Plan: “Representation and Courage in Media: The Case of Franklin in Peanuts”

August 8, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

How a teacher’s letter and a cartoonist’s quiet courage brought racial representation to one of America’s most beloved comic strips.

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Sweden’s prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, said he used AI quite often, ‘if nothing else than for a second opinion’. Photograph: Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

Lesson Topic: The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Politics: Opportunities and Ethical Challenges

August 7, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

The Case of Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson and Ethical Challenges Objective: Students will understand a real-world example of AI use

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There are about 30,000 garment workers in Lesotho, mostly women, with 12,000 making clothes for US brands in Chinese- and Taiwanese-owned factories. Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

Lesotho Is on the Map: A Mini-Campaign on Global Trade, Trump’s Tariffs, and Forgotten Workers

August 4, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Lesson Plan: Lesotho, Tariffs, and the Human Cost of Protectionism Grade Level: High School (Grades 10–12)Subjects: Social Studies, Economics, Global

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How to Shoot an Interview on a Smartphone | HIKI NŌ Tutorial Series 89 Views Learn how to shoot professional-quality interviews using just your smartphone. This tutorial cov

Lesson Plan: How to Shoot an Interview on a Smartphone

August 1, 2025 Ann S. Michaelsen

Grades: 6–8, 9–12Video Resource: HIKI NŌ Tutorial Series by PBS HawaiʻiSubject Areas: Digital Media, Language Arts, Media Literacy, Visual Arts,

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