STEM, STEAM, Make, Dream explores the ways that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics can transform all young people’s lives through learning. This includes reimagining our collective relationship to STEM by presenting it as more accepting and accessible than previously acknowledged. Beginning with the ways that STEM has been…
Union Talk Podcast: Engaging Students Through Career and Technical Education
In this excerpt from the “Union Talk” podcast episode “Engaging Students Through Career and Technical Education,” AFT President Randi Weingarten talks with Brent Parton from the U.S. Department of Labor and Billie Helean from the Rio Rancho (N.M.) School Employees Union about…
Share My Lesson: ‘Understanding Perspectives in the Israel-Palestine Conflict’
With the conflict in the Middle East and its global impact on everyone’s mind, Share My Lesson has created a new resource page to help those seeking to foster empathy and encourage respectful dialogue. Share My Lesson’s curated resources include…
Pawt. School Committee Meeting, 10-26-23
Union Talk Podcast: The Real Lives of Teachers with Author Alexandra Robbins
AFT President Weingarten hosts a session with influential journalist and author Alexandra Robbins, known for impacting various areas, including changing baby food labels and revealing hidden academic records of a U.S. president. They take a candid look at today’s teaching…
Best Practices in Reading Comprehension: – Modules
AFT Learning This 10-hour module’s overall purpose is to address the overarching question of how to effectively teach comprehension and focus on elements of best-practice instruction. It is based on a synthesis of research taken from AFT’s Reading Comprehension Instruction…