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The Learning Network
The Learning Network publishes 1,000+ teaching resources each school year, all using NY Times articles, essays, images, videos, graphics and podcasts. While the intended audience is high school, content is also appropriate (or can be modified) for university-level courses.

There are thousands of activities for students, including Lessons of the Day, Writing Prompts, Daily News Quiz, What’s going on in this picture?, What’s going on in this graph?, Student Opinion, Writing Contests, and more.

Curriculum Ideas

From the NY Times:

Assign a podcast for homework: Visit nytimes.com/podcasts and uncover podcasts on the most crucial issues of our time across technology, world news, culture, and more. Assign a podcast to students to serve as a listening exercise, and then discuss the subject together.

Recommend a relevant newsletter: Visit nytimes.com/newsletters and discover more than 80 newsletters available on a daily or weekly basis. Find a subject relevant to your discipline and encourage students to sign up so they can get insights from The Times directly in their inbox. Some newsletters are subscriber-only, and so they require that students have activated their access.

Encourage your class to attend a virtual event: Visit nytimes.com/events and learn more about The New York Times investment in “live journalism.” The New York Times Events team presents hundreds of virtual events across a myriad of topics. Find those relevant and encourage students to either register and watch live or see a recording. Some events are subscriber-only, and so they require that students have activated their access.