Teaching from the Headlines: Educators Turning Breaking News into Teachable Moments

Today's headline from the New York Times: "Local Newspapers Are Closing. Local News Is Surviving."

A great headline to share with your students to help them learn the importance of local news and their responsibility and opportunity to share their voice.

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Today's headline: "AI tutoring outperforms in-class active learning: an RCT introducing a novel research-based design in an authentic educational setting"

Today, we begin with a heartfelt message to teachers who are working under unprecedented conditions. Then we dive into this week's headline about AI vs active learning.

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Headline from the AP: "Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It’s protection against Russian propaganda"

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The Headline: 2025 Word of the Year: Slop

Today, we're joined by a special guest! Amy White, a high school Journalism teacher from Fort Collins, Colorado. She shares with us the conversation she had with her students about AI slop, especially as it relates to journalism.

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Headline from the Associated Press: ‘Rage bait’ named Oxford University Press word of year as outrage fuels social media traffic in 2025

Today, Susan and Bo discuss rage bait, what it is, and why it's important for your students to know about. Let's take a look at feeling and fact to increase our media literacy and critical thinking skills.

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Today, we're looking at a New York Times piece from a Boston English Professor who see's the benefits of A.I. in the classroom.

Headline from NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/magazine/ai-higher-education-students-teachers.html

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A brief, seasonal message from Ed, Susan, and Bo!

The Blue Strawberry Cookbook, as promised!

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Headline from NPR: Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows

Today, we look at some new findings on how the digital world impacts developing brains. The study, published in JAMA, found that even low levels of social media use can impact young users' cognition. What does this mean for educators and their students in this age of social media?

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Headline from Time Magazine: ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills, According to a New MIT Study.

Today, we look at new findings from researchers at MIT's Media Lab. The study shows decreased levels of brain activity in participants who used AI to write SAT-style essays. What does this mean for educators looking to incorporate AI tools like ChatGPT in their instruction?

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