Plus, new lessons and readings Morningside Center NEWSLETTER Dear Morningside Center friends, In this issue, we share our "Crisis Support Bundle," a collection of lessons and guidelines to support students in the wake of upsetting events. We hope you find it helpful. Also in this issue, a new activity on song-writing, a lesson on youth-led organizing wins at Amazon and Starbucks, and our latest readings. Lessons & Guides Crisis Support Bundle In this pdf, we offer a collection of activities and guidelines to help you discuss what is happening and provide individual and collective support for students in the wake of tragic events. How Can We Use Music to Address the Climate Crisis? This simple process will enable your class to create a song expressing their feelings about the climate crisis - or other issues on their minds. What Do Union Wins at Starbucks & Amazon Mean for Young People? Young people led the way in historic union victories at Amazon and Starbucks. Is labor making a comeback? Students explore through reading, video, and discussion. What We're Reading 362 School Counselors on the Pandemic’s Effect on Children: ‘Anxiety Is Filling Our Kids.' In a New York Times survey, counselors said students are behind in their abilities to learn, cope, and relate. Lifting Every Voice: Valuing Black Language and Culture in Classrooms See this pre-publication piece by Anne H. Charity Hudley, Christine Mallinson, Rachel Samuels, and Kimberly Bigelow in in the AFT's American Educator magazine. What Fact-Checkers Know About Media Literacy—and Students Should, Too. "Professional fact-checkers use a strategy that’s at odds with how we usually teach information literacy. Here’s how to pass it on to your students." By Youki Terada on Edutopia. “You forgot that the people are the ones who make these companies operate.” - Labor organizer Chris Smalls Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility www.morningsidecenter.org ‌ ‌ ‌ Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility | 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 550, New York, NY 10115 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]