RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS
EDUCATORS’ CATALOG
Go beyond the headlines to teach your students about global issues
The Educators’ Catalog delivers a monthly selection of explanatory articles to your inbox, building upon News Decoder’s innovative model of merging education and journalism to unpack complex global topics.
Each edition features four recent articles — written by News Decoder’s correspondents and youth journalists — designed to deepen readers’ understanding of global issues and spur critical thinking. An Editor’s Note accompanies each article to explain the selection and propose classroom exercises. Each article also ends with questions that prompt student discussion around the issues identified in the story.
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EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS
Engage your class in a global discussion
Decoder Dialogues is a series of free public webinars that bring experts and young people together around the same virtual table to tackle big — and sometimes controversial — topics. From climate change and technology to free speech and political movements, join the conversation on the issues that matter most to you.
These events free and open to all, but capacity is limited. Be sure to register your class in advance.
PREVIOUS WEBINARS:
“The War in Ukraine” | 14 March 2022
What does Russia’s invasion of Ukraine mean for the future of those two countries? For Europe? For the world? News Decoder correspondents and students from four continents engaged in a dialogue to tackle these crucial questions. Watch a 4-minute recap above, or the full one-hour discussion.
"Is Democracy Doomed?" | 10 November 2021
Students from Belgium, Romania and the U.S. debated the future of democracy with a leading youth democracy advocate from the U.K. See the full replay here.
Have an idea for a future Decoder Dialogue? Contact us to get involved!
EXEMPLARY GLOBAL EDUCATORS
Nominate an inspirational global educator
Do you know an educator who is passionate about expanding their students’ global horizons? Someone who has introduced innovative tools or techniques into their teaching to help students better understand global issues and develop the skills of global citizens?
We’d love to recognize their work!
News Decoder’s Faculty in the Spotlight Series celebrates educators who are inventing or adopting global education best practices in their classrooms.
Part of being a global citizen is knowing what is happening in the world. If you want to communicate a story about a world event, photography is the best tool to do that… The approach I take in my classes is to challenge my students with finding alternative ways of communicating their message, through using things like still-life setups, photo manipulations or symbolic colors or lighting.
– Caleb Portfolio, Westover School, May 2021 Faculty Spotlight
Visit our Faculty Spotlights Archive to see what previously featured educators are doing to promote global learning in their classrooms.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAYS
Get inspired in a global PD Day
News Decoder helps students expand their global horizons. But we also create opportunities for educators to learn about global citizenship, journalism education and media literacy.
In 2022, News Decoder will host our first Professional Development Day — a virtual session open to educators based anywhere in the world. The seminar will feature experts on global education, breakout sessions to dive deeper into issues and opportunities to learn and share best practices.
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OPPORTUNITIES
Teaching & Education Summit
News Decoder is a proud media partner for the Teaching & Education Summit, held online by Acavent in cooperation with Proud Pen. Education and teaching leaders will come together online to present experience-driven knowledge, actionable insights, and innovative ideas from the teaching and education world.
The summit features a variety of formats to maximize learning opportunities, including lectures, small discussion groups, panels, and breakout sessions. Attendees will learn not only from the panel of speakers but from other participants.
For more information about TESUMMIT 2022, email info@tesummit.org.
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