Main focus: Canada, Australia, and the UK This lesson is made to be easy to follow. You will do lots
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Lesson plan; Analyzing Mark Carney’s WEF Davos Speech (rhetoric, argument, and “rupture” politics)
EU leaders would do well to meditate on the seminal lesson that the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, delivered at this year’s
Lesson plan: Greenland — and why the world is focused on Greenland
What can the EU and Nato do to stop Trump from trying to claim Greenland? The Trump administration has said repeatedly
Lesson plan; the Queen how the Monarch struggles to represent tradition, stability
It is 1997, in London, England. Tony Blair’s New Labour Party wins the election in a landslide, Diana, Princess of
Lesson plan: Democracy Under Pressure
This lesson plan uses the NYT video “Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capitol” together with the
Lesson plan; World ‘may not have time’ to prepare for AI safety risks,
World ‘may not have time’ to prepare for AI safety risks, says leading researcher AI safety expert David Dalrymple said
Lesson Plan: Rhetoric, Literary Devices, and Interpretation in Contemporary Political Commentary
Core Text: “The January 6th Insurrection Didn’t Fail, it Just Took Five Years” by John Pavlovitz (as provided)Recommended Level: Upper
Lesson plan; Teaching students how to reflect on the book they are reading
Double Entry Journal? This is a great task to use in class during and after the students have read their
Lesson Plan: The Politics of Plaques — Public Memory, Rhetoric, and Media Framing
Lesson overview Students analyze reporting on new, highly partisan plaques added to a White House “Presidential Walk of Fame,” a
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Leadership, Power, and How You Treat Your People: A Case Study of Senator Mark Kelly and Donald Trump
Leadership, Power, and How You Treat the People Who Work for You How a leader speaks and acts toward the
AI in school: from exposure to evidence-based professional judgment
How can teachers justify the use of AI? Should teachers know how to use evidence-based digital judgment in the use
Lesson Plan: Academic Integrity in the Age of AI
My core message in “The Ultimate Plagiarism Guide: How to Detect and Prevent It” (Ann S. Michaelsen, November 4, 2021)
Lesson Plan: Reading Political Cartoons in Times of Global Conflict
Lesson Overview & Objectives Title: Visual Literacy in Times of Conflict — Interpreting Political CartoonsAudience: Upper-secondaryDuration: FlexibleDisciplinary Lens: Media Literacy,
Lesson plan; Reading a book in class
Independent Reading & Literary Reflection: Individual Task Purpose Students independently choose a book and produce an in-depth, multi-part reflection that
