Your October 2020 Teacher's Guide
Dear Teachers,
We’ve heard that for many of you, the most challenging part of your new school landscape is making those invaluable personal connections with your students through a computer screen. But we’ve also heard something else: ideas. Every teacher is trying new things, troubleshooting, and experimenting—and I am blown away by the ingenious workarounds, new routines, and relationship-building activities we’ve heard about.
Scroll to the end of this Digital Resource for a few simple ideas we’ve collected from teachers and other education experts. We hope they’ll allow you to use Action to foster powerful relationships with your students.
And if you have an idea you’d like to share, send me an email or join our Facebook group! You’ll find instructions for that on the back page as well.
Warmly,
Kim Tranell, Editorial Director
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Ready to get started? Here are our favorite teaching packages this month:
In the News: Uniting for Black Lives
How a group of teens helped lead the fight for equality.
Nonfiction: Can This Baby Orangutan Be Saved?
Learn all about orangutans—and why they're in danger.
True Teen: Making Life a Little Sweeter
Meet the 15-year-old baking cupcakes for a good cause.
Fiction: Frankenstein
Read a spooky play based on the classic novel by Mary Shelley.
Paired Texts: Billie Eilish & Lil Nas X
How two of the music world's biggest stars rose to fame.
Debate: Should This Frog Die for Science?
Is it helpful or harmful to dissect frogs in school?