Revisiting National Poetry Month 2018
April is National Poetry Month! In this edition of The Moment, we offer three poems to delight, inspire and encourage you and your students. To browse more student-friendly poetry, visit Perspectives Texts (under the Classroom Resources menu) and search for the word "poem."
Celebrate Maya Angelou
Online Exclusive! "Becoming Joey"
Why I Teach: A Poem
Honoring the Columbine School Shooting Victims
Schools and communities across the United States marked the 19th anniversary of the shooting at Columbine High School with walkouts, days of service and other actions and tributes. We commemorated this day by honoring the victims who died on April 20, 1999, and in the numerous school shootings that have occurred in the intervening years. We stand with all students and educators, and encourage school communities to continue having difficult conversations about gun violence, mental health and student trauma.
Gun Violence in Schools
Youth—United! #Enough in South Central Los Angeles
Alleviating the Stress of Testing Season
In this edition of The Moment, we offer a few ways to relieve some of the stress testing season brings. Your students may be struggling with testing anxiety or afraid they’ll be associated with negative academic stereotypes. These resources can help you support them.
Tips for Testing Season
Testing, Testing: How Mindfulness Can Help
Observing the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death
April 4, 2018, marked the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. With this edition of The Moment, we invite you and your students to reflect on his life and legacy and make connections to the modern movements he inspired.
Making King Real for Students Today
The Best of Our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Resources
Dr. King on Poverty: Then and Now
Remembering Linda Brown Thompson
Linda Brown Thompson passed away on March 25. This edition of The Moment is dedicated to her memory and her legacy as the child at the center of the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision 'Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.'