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In light of the events of last week in Haiti, I guided my students in a discussion of scientific and historical significance of the earthquake and trying to understand how and why it occurred. I like using current events as much as possible because my students are much more engaged. It helped in this case that about half of my students are from the Dominican Republic and therefore wanted to know how their country would be affected by the event. In general, however, I have found that my students are eager to discuss current events. Perhaps it seems less like work to them.
I try to read the Science section of the New York Times as regularly as possible to get articles. However, I recently discovered the the Times has a whole online section of resources for teachers, complete with lesson plans for adaptation of news articles to the classroom. The site also has quizzes based on the front page current events and other resources for teachers. While this may sounds great for history or social studies teachers, it is also great for science and English.
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