Cable resources and timely topics make for exciting learning.  These teaching tips bring life to current events and topics in the news.

A World of Water
It’s all things water-related this month, as cable channels and their websites offer a wave of programs and online resources about oceans, islands, and things that live under the sea.

How America Was Invented
History's 12-part series, America: the Story of Us, celebrates the spirit and inventiveness of Americans.  Educators can explore the whole series or focus on individual aspects.

Strong Women
Women's History Month is a chance to examine the lives of famous and not-so-famous women. What obstacles did they overcome? What's different today?

Doomsday vs Reality: Going to the Ends of the Earth
The hit movie Doomsday, the Mayan calendar, and the end of the world. Take this teachable moment and examine the predictions and the science.