For Educators

In this lesson plan, students will discuss the complex issues of whether and why those who take pictures (or video) of others need to obtain the consent of their subjects.

In this lesson, students will explore the challenges that adults with Down syndrome face as they struggle to establish independent lives and relationships as "grown-ups."

In this lesson, students will explore the value of connecting across generations and the power of music to both heal and inspire.

In this lesson, students will explore creativity and self-expression and the ways online culture has created new forms of artistic expression. Sharing and using online content in creative and new formats raises numerous ethical dilemmas regarding conditions and permissions, making it a ripe topic for classroom conversations.

In this lesson, students will investigate the factors that determine a community's diet and consider who should control food culture, especially when it pertains to foods that are considered unethical or dangerous.

This lesson provides students with a way to examine policy and practice and learn about birth control methods, without getting mired in controversial debate, personal religious beliefs or their own embarrassment.

This lesson invites student to gain a deeper understanding of moral injury and develop greater empathy for the challenges returning veterans face.

In this lesson, students will gain a deeper understanding of how historical narratives develop by exploring the relationship between place, memory and identity.

In this lesson, students will learn about the global refugee crisis and how to be apart of a community that responds.

This lesson combines these global and media studies concerns by using clips from The War Show to deepen students’ media analysis skills. It asks students to grapple with multiple types of news and information sources, including an examination of the ways in which documentary films can humanize statistics, policy statements and news reports.