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With the new school year underway, here’s a quick refresher on how SITC can support you in the classroom. You may have go-to favorites, but there may be others you haven’t tried or used in a while. Take a look—you just may find the right resources for your lessons throughout the year. |
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Video Library: Bring a Topic Into Focus |
Choose from hundreds of short videos covering economics, government, history, current events, and more. Use them to introduce a topic and support discussion, analysis, writing, and assessment.
Did you know? Many videos include Teacher’s Guides with discussion questions and other ready-to-use activities, quizzes in PDF and Google Docs formats, and kahoots. Plus, our redesigned Standards Alignment Tool makes it easier to find videos that map to your required standards.
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Both Sides of the Issue: Help Students Compare Perspectives |
Each Both Sides pairing brings together two videos presenting different perspectives on the same issue, giving students a starting point to compare arguments, weigh evidence, and form their own conclusions.
Did you know? A growing number of pairings now include MiniGuides with discussion questions, vocabulary, activities, and more.
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Student Contests: Give Students a Goal Beyond the Grade |
Our Essay Contest, Video Contest, and AI Challenge offer a way to engage students with important issues—and give them a chance to compete for over $31,000 in cash prizes. Use them as class assignments, offer them as extra credit or enrichment, or share them with individual students.
Now Open: AI Challenge entries are due January 18, 2027. Essay and Video Contest entries are due March 12, 2027.
This year’s topics: Presidential Powers, Digital Privacy, Fraud in Government Spending, and Democratic Socialism / Communism
Did You Know? You can earn rewards too! Participating teachers can receive a guaranteed $50 gift card with 30+ student entries, $150 for the most entries, plus chances to win one of ten additional $50 gift cards.
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Lessons in Lyrics: Make Big Ideas More Memorable |
Bring core ideas to life through short, original music videos in genres such as Pop, Rap, Country, and Rock. Use them as warm-ups, lesson hooks, or enrichment to help students connect with concepts in economics, civics, and more.
Did you know? Every Lessons in Lyrics video includes a Teacher’s Guide with resources tailored to the concept, such as discussion questions, vocabulary, learning objectives, activities, project ideas, and more.
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Modules: Take a Deep Dive on Topics |
Modules bring together related content from across SITC.org, including Video Library entries, Both Sides pairings, Lessons in Lyrics, and other classroom resources, all organized around a broader topic. |
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Blog: Find Ideas and Inspiration for Your Classroom |
Discover teaching tips, classroom ideas, and practical guidance for engaging students with meaningful topics. Find new insights, fresh approaches, and ideas you can put to use right away. |
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