4 ways to promote civics and media literacy

2022 Midterm Elections:
4 ways to promote civics and media literacy

This midterm election season is the opportune moment to empower social studies educators to teach civics and media literacy, both comprehensively and thoughtfully. Here are 4 ways Newsela supports civics and media literacy education.

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Providing trustworthy coverage of top election issues

With vetted content from trusted sources, teachers can build confidence to broach complex issues in the classroom.

Offering diverse, dynamic content

Built with multiple entry points for learning, teachers can equip all students to participate in engaging, skill-building activities

Embedding whole child supports

With CASEL-aligned social-emotional learning supports, Newsela empowers teachers to facilitate these discussions in a healthy, respectful manner.

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Engaging with complex policy and social issues is key to developing democratic citizens. We recognize that educators may feel unprepared to engage in these discussions in the classroom— and just need the right resources to confidently broach these issues in a balanced way. This midterm election season is the opportune moment to empower social studies teachers to teach civics and media literacy, both comprehensively and thoughtfully.