A Time for Unity
Coming together as a class to honor those we lost and the selfless heroes of the day can lead to profound lessons in empathy and unity.
NEW Lesson: Health Impact & Advocacy
Help students understand the long term impacts of the 9/11 attacks and rescues on the physical and mental health conditions for first responders, survivors, people living near the World Trade Center, and those involved in rescue, recovery, and clean-up activities
Students will use personal narratives, health statistics, photos, and videos to learn about the continuing physical and mental health effects from the 9/11 attacks.
Complete an advocacy activity to help students demonstrate their knowledge and advocate on behalf of those affected.
Tell the Story of 9/11 through Media, Texts, and Oral History
The September 11th Education Program is designed to help you teach this sensitive subject in a way that’s relevant to your students.
The program is available in print and as part of Active Classroom, a digital platform featuring courses, interactive activities, and assignment and grading tools.
Pay Tribute to the Legacy of 9/11 with New Lessons
In honor of the twentieth anniversary, we’ve added two new lessons to the September 11th Education Program: “9/11: Health Impacts and Advocacy” and “Post 9/11 World: From Ground Zero to the War on Terror.”
Your students will build the following skills:
- Primary and secondary source analysis
- Critical thinking and creative response
- Video and image analysis
- Reading and writing
Meet Student Needs with Flexibility
- Lessons can be completed individually or in groups.
- A variety of activities engage different learning styles.
- Built-in language tools support accessibility.
Access Even More Courses
Active Classroom features a number of collections. The U.S. History and Civics Collections engage students with a variety of voices and primary sources to help them explore our country and government.
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