Aimed at middle and high school teachers and students, PBS NewsHour Extra provides free, quality educational resources to help students better understand current events and the news. Extra works with educators to develop tools for teachers, including lesson plans, classroom videos, worksheets and teacher guides. The Extra website also offers original features written for students and a daily video blog featuring a story from the NewsHour matched with a viewing guide and questions for discussion.
The Extra website also hosts Student Voices. This project publishes students’ reports about how the news affects young people, giving students an outlet to speak out on important issues, as well as improve their writing and communication skills.
NewsHour Extra aligns to Common Core, McREL and ISTE standards, and, through our partnership with PBS Learning Media, with learning objectives in all 50 states. Extra is consistently among the most-visited sections of the NewsHour site, with an average of 170,000 visitors per month. Extra also offers specially-tailored educational services.
For information on currently-available resources or to discuss a special project, please contact Leah Clapman using the form below:
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