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PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom Lesson: What the United Nations means today

It's #UnitedNationsDay today!

Use this lesson w/ your students to choose one of the Sustainable Development Goals to explore.

#sschat #whapchat #TeachSDGs #SDGs #UN https://loom.ly/3lF7jA8

Lesson plan: What the United Nations means today

Explore what the United Nation's means to your students today by examining the U.N.'s 17 Global Goals

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 1d

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson —

The Trump administration tore down the East Wing of the White House this week. But what is its history, and what is the history of remaking the executive mansion? #sschat #EDUSky

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East Wing of White House torn down as Trump clears space for his ballroom

Learn of the White House exemption to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966

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Vic Pasquantonio @vicpasquantonio.bsky.social · 2d

We hope you'll join us! These zooms are teacher/librarian-driven (@awakenlibrarian.bsky.social 📚;-) #DigCitWeek

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 2d

TEACHERS: Do you have **concerns** about AI in your students' learning?

Join this PBS News Hour Classroom to share those concerns & hear from other educators on AI's role in school.

Thurs. Oct. 30, 2025 7-8pm ET

RSVP: https://bit.ly/PBS-AI-Zoom10-30 #DigCitWeek

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 2d

What is 'AI slop' and how does it impact users? — PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom Lesson

Ask students: How has "AI slop" changed your experience online? How can you tell if something has been created by AI?

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What is 'AI slop' and how does it impact users?

Learn about ways AI content supercharges confusion and spreads misleading information

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Vic Pasquantonio @vicpasquantonio.bsky.social · 3d

Teachers/librarians/admin:

Come join us for a chance to be heard & listen to real stories about concerns over AI and school.

#sschat #engchat @historians.org @newslit.org

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 3d

EDUCATORS: Join this PBS NewsHour Classroom zoom to share *your concerns* about AI in a supportive, caring space. We will not be recording this mtg.

Thur. Oct. 30, 2025 7-8pm ET | #MediaLiteracyWeek @pbsteachers.bsky.social

RSVP: https://bit.ly/PBS-AI-Zoom10-30

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 3d

EDUCATORS: Join this PBS NewsHour Classroom zoom to share *your concerns* about AI in a supportive, caring space. We will not be recording this mtg.

Thur. Oct. 30, 2025 7-8pm ET | #MediaLiteracyWeek @pbsteachers.bsky.social

RSVP: https://bit.ly/PBS-AI-Zoom10-30

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Sarah Fackrell @design-law.bsky.social · 4d

If you have to say you're a "thought leader," you aren't.

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Sara Ziemnik @sziemnik2198.bsky.social · 5d

I'm glad some more are joining me over here. It was lonely for a while.

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 5d

Educator Voice: Generative AI has no place in my classroom via PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom

"Not every student will cheat, but it’s naïve to think more won’t."

by David Cutler, HS teacher, Mass. https://loom.ly/0DPnpBQ #edtech #sschat #medialiteracy #newsliteracy

Educator Voice: Generative AI has no place in my classroom

"I’m done assigning large take-home papers. The tech is too advanced, too easy to use and too aggressively marketed."

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 4d

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson —

Hear how one student invented a camera to help track wildlife in salt marshes, an important but threatened ecosystem. #sschat #invented #EDUSky

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Young photographer documents disappearing salt marshes to inspire action

Soren Goldsmith, a 20-year-old photographer, uses an underwater amphibious camera trap to study the salt marshes

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 4d

EDUCATORS: Join this discussion to share **your concerns** about AI related to privacy, cheating, racial and gender bias, copyright, chatbots, jobs, the environment -- and what your say is as a teacher.

#sschat #apush #apgov #MediaLiteracyWeek

RSVP: https://bit.ly/PBS-AI-Zoom10-30

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 29d

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson —

Meet the citizen historians who are documenting everything in the Smithsonian ahead of a federal review of exhibits. Ask students: who decides what history we remember? #sschat #EDUSky

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Citizen historians preserve details of Smithsonian exhibits

Learn why some volunteers are documenting exhibits in Smithsonian museums

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 6d

#MediaLiteracyWeek is coming up!

Teachers, librarians, admin: Join this PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom discussion on concerns you have about artificial intelligence.

Thurs. Oct. 30, 2025 7-8pm ET | #sschat #apgov #apush #EduSky

RSVP: https://bit.ly/PBS-AI-Zoom10-30

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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 11d

I've updated my document that tackles four of the common arguments used to encourage teachers to use AI.

I hope this will be helpful to those educators wanting to push back on AI mania.

Resisting School AI Mania Help Sheet

Help Sheet: Resisting AI Mania in Schools K-12 educators are under increasing pressure to use—and have students use—a wide range of AI tools. (The term “AI” is used loosely here, just as it is by man...

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 5d

Educator Voice: Generative AI has no place in my classroom via PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom

"Not every student will cheat, but it’s naïve to think more won’t."

by David Cutler, HS teacher, Mass. https://loom.ly/0DPnpBQ #edtech #sschat #medialiteracy #newsliteracy

Educator Voice: Generative AI has no place in my classroom

"I’m done assigning large take-home papers. The tech is too advanced, too easy to use and too aggressively marketed."

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 6d

PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson: Supreme Court hears arguments that could upend Voting Rights Act and reshape electoral maps

Ask students: Why would politicians want to redraw electoral maps?

#civicED #sschat #apgov #EduSky https://loom.ly/xeKaonc

Supreme Court hears arguments that could upend Voting Rights Act and reshape electoral maps

Arguments focused on whether lawmakers can use race as a factor when drawing congressional districts

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 4d

PBS NewsHour Classroom Lesson: How this non-profit attracts both liberals & conservatives, bucking trend

Feat. Judy Woodruff's America at a Crossroads series

Inc Museum of the American Rev's "People of the Revolution lesson" exploring diff groups in America ca. 1776 #sschat https://loom.ly/pSdjO8s

How this non-profit attracts both liberals and conservatives, bucking trend

Learn about the challenges that "bridging groups" face as they grow across the U.S.

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 5d

#MediaLiteracyWeek is coming up!

EDUCATORS: Join this PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom discussion to share your concerns/questions about AI.

Thurs. Oct. 30 @ 7-8pm ET

RSVP: https://bit.ly/PBS-AI-Zoom10-30

#ela #engchat #elachat #englishclass #medialiteracy #EduSky

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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 5d

welp

"A near-record number of cars are being repossessed as Americans continue to fall behind on their auto loans amid mounting financial strain...over three million cars could be repossessed in 2025, a level only reached in 2009 during the Great Recession."

Car repossessions approaching record high as delinquency rates soar

If current trends hold, 2025 car repossessions could reach levels last seen during the financial crisis.

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Vic Pasquantonio @vicpasquantonio.bsky.social · 5d

If you're an educator who has concerns around AI, this zoom is for you.

Join us for a PBS News @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social Educator Chat during #MediaLiteracyWeek w/ @jasonkoebler.bsky.social, David Cutler & @lutzfernandez.bsky.social and YOU, our educator experts.

#sschat #EduSky Sign up ⤵️

PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 5d

#MediaLiteracyWeek is coming up!

EDUCATORS: Join this PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom discussion to share your concerns/questions about AI.

Thurs. Oct. 30 @ 7-8pm ET

RSVP: https://bit.ly/PBS-AI-Zoom10-30

#ela #engchat #elachat #englishclass #medialiteracy #EduSky

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 7d

EDUCATORS: Join PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom for #MediaLiteracyWeek w/ @jasonkoebler.bsky.social, David Cutler & @lutzfernandez.bsky.social 10/30 @ 7-8p ET.
RSVP: https://bit.ly/PBS-AI-Zoom10-30

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 7d

PBS @pbsnews.org News Hour Classroom Educator Voice: Generative AI has no place in my classroom

"This is different. This is dangerous. And I’m finally sounding the alarm."

by David Cutler, teacher https://loom.ly/0DPnpBQ

Educator Voice: Generative AI has no place in my classroom

"I’m done assigning large take-home papers. The tech is too advanced, too easy to use and too aggressively marketed."

www.pbs.org

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PBS LearningMedia @pbsteachers.bsky.social · Sep 21

For 15 years, Mission US has transformed the way students experience history. These interactive role-playing games put students at the center of pivotal moments in America’s past, while helping them build empathy and critical thinking skills. Explore this collection for your classroom today.

Mission US | PBS LearningMedia

Mission US engages young people in the study of transformational moments in American history. Each mission consists of an interactive narrative game and curriculum materials aligned to national standa...

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 17d

PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson: Trump considers $10 billion bailout for farmers as tariffs disrupt the market

Ask students: Do you think it is a good idea for the federal government to bailout farmers?

w/ @elizlanders.bsky.social #sschat #EduSky #CTE www.pbs.org/newshour/cla...

Trump considers $10 billion bailout for farmers as tariffs disrupt the market

Explore how past bailouts and trade wars affected farmers

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 10d

PBS @pbsnews.org Classroom Lesson: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier on adjusting to life at home after decades in prison

Ask students: Why do you think Leonard Peltier's case has drawn so much attention over the years?

#sschat #EduSky https://loom.ly/d3F9tKo

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier on adjusting to life at home after decades in prison

Learn about an indigenous leader who was pardoned by President Biden at the end of his term

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PBS News Classroom @pbsnewsclassroom.bsky.social · 16d

NEW @pbsnews.org Educator Voice —

Hear from teacher Heather Gauck about how she uses AI in her classroom to support special needs students: "We have the tools today to make inclusion more than an aspiration." #EDUSky

https://loom.ly/S9Ls8_w

Educator Voice: AI can help fulfill the promise of inclusion for students with disabilities

Heather Gauck, a special education teacher in Grand Rapids, Mich. shares how AI technology has helped her students

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