Dec 1, 2023
Educators in K-12 schools need resources to teach students about the current war in Israel which include critical thinking questions and which allow students to consider the complexity of geopolitical relationships. This document serves as a list of resources from reliable and well vetted sources that teachers can use to address the history, current news, and propaganda and mis-information related to the war. An explanation of the organizations providing materials can be found at the end of this document.
For more information or to add to this list, please contact Aimee Loiter, Education Director at Temple Sinai, South Burlington, VT: aimee.loiter@templesinaivt.org
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ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING RESOURCES
Ad Fontes Media is a public benefit corporation based in Colorado. Being a public benefit corporation means we are a for-profit business with a stated public mission, which is to rate all the news to positively transform society.
AllSides Technologies Inc. strengthens our democratic society with balanced news, media bias ratings, diverse perspectives, and real conversation. We expose people to information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so they can better understand the world — and each other. We serve news consumers here at AllSides™ and provide patented technologies, tools and services to media companies, nonprofits, businesses and other organizations at AllSides.com/services.
The ADL is an organization that has worked to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all since 1910.
Echoes & Reflections is dedicated to reshaping the way that teachers and students understand, process, and navigate the world through the events of the Holocaust. The Holocaust is more than a historical event; it’s part of the larger human story. Educating students about its significance is a great responsibility. We partner with educators to help them introduce students to the complex themes of the Holocaust and to understand its lasting effect on the world.
Institute for Curriculum Services
The Institute for Curriculum Services (ICS) is dedicated to improving the accuracy of K-12 instruction and instructional materials on Jews, Judaism, Jewish history and Israel in the United States. We do this by developing standards-aligned curricula and providing professional development to teachers around the country. We believe an excellent education is essential to building a strong civil society, where all people can flourish.
Learning for Justice seeks to uphold the mission of the Southern Poverty Law Center: to be a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements and advance the human rights of all people.
The News Literacy Project, a nonpartisan education nonprofit, is building a national movement to advance the practice of news literacy throughout American society, creating better informed, more engaged and more empowered individuals — and ultimately a stronger democracy.
Solutions Not Sides aims to tackle Anti Semitism, Islamophobia and polarization around the issue of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the UK. The non-partisan programme has been formulated with the input of both Israelis and Palestinians as well as senior members of Jewish and Muslim communities, and is designed to prepare students to make a positive, solutions-focused contribution to debates on Israel-Palestine.