What is the NYT learning Network?
The Learning Network site is dedicated to helping people teach and learn with Times content. Every school day since 1998, it has offered fresh classroom resources — from lesson plans and writing prompts to news quizzes, student contests and more — all based on articles and images published on NYTimes.com.
How can teachers bring the world into their classroom?
Media is the main tool used by teachers to bring the real world into the classroom. With the help of YouTube, streaming videos, podcasts, and news feeds, it is much easier to bring the material to life and gain the students’ interest.
What is a learning network?
A learning network is a facilitated, peer-to-peer learning approach that can be highly effective at documenting and sharing knowledge between donors and implementing partners to help strengthen a particular technical area.
Is the learning network a reliable source?
Bottom Line: Driven by a trusted news organization with its finger on the pulse of the world, this free resource can be a reliable source of activities and ideas for current event discussions.
What’s new on the learning network this year?
For 10 years now, The Learning Network has been running contests that offer students a chance to share their ideas and opinions with the world. Thanks to enthusiasm from schools about these opportunities to spotlight student voice, this year we’re offering more opportunities than ever before.
What is the New York Times classroom?
A weekly collection of lesson plans, writing prompts and activities from The Learning Network, a site that helps educators and students teach and learn with The New York Times. Bring the high-quality news and multimedia features of The New York Times into the classroom to encourage critical thinking, inspire discussion and widen perspective.
What is the Times blog?
In October 2009, we re-launched it as a Times blog. We hope teachers will use our blog to get and exchange ideas, parents to share how news stories have resonated at home, and students to express themselves on everything from politics to popular culture.
What is the New York Times Educational Resources Center?
Our mission is to offer rich and imaginative materials for teaching and learning using New York Times content. Every weekday we offer new educational resources based on the articles, photographs, videos, illustrations, podcasts and graphics published in The New York Times – all for free.