I think Newsela is terrific, and highly recommend it to our teachers. Great
selection of articles, with new articles published each weekday. I love the
way students can choose the reading level that's right for them. They have
also just started a great integration with Google Classroom, which we'll be
using in Berkeley. Here's my write-up on it:
http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com/2016/01/newsela-engaging-news-stories-for-kids.html
I also like the NYT resources, but they tend to be more difficult to read
so I don't recommend them for elementary kids. Your 6th graders might find
them engaging. Here is a very interesting series of documentary videos on
race:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/your-stories/conversations-on-race
And I'd like to learn more about KQED's education services:
http://ww2.kqed.org/education/
On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 12:17 PM, Jenny <jenny_andrus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dear Colleagues, I hope that you are all having great summers! Our new
sixth grade teacher has asked for help identifying websites, podcasts,
databases, or other sources with solid information on current events. Do
you have any favorites that you would recommend? Thank you for your
suggestions. Jenny Andrus, Live Oak School, San Francisco
