What to Teach This Week

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It's a buzzword among business professionals, motivational speakers, and athletes. But growth mindset pioneer Carol Dweck herself feels that this theory is often misunderstood. In this new Discussion Starters lesson, students practice using adverbs while and whereas to contrast growth and fixed mindsets and discuss strategies for reframing challenges as opportunities. 

In this week's That's News to Me lessons (Low Int, Int, Adv) featuring content from The Associated Press, students read about how a fire near London's Heathrow Airport interrupted travel plans for hundreds of thousands of people.

Who flew the first aircraft? The Wright Brothers, of course! But wait! What about Alberto Santos-Dumont? Learn about Brazil's Father of Aviation and find out why Parisians called him "le petit Santos." Students review adjective suffixes.

A historic library that straddles the border between the US and Canada faces new restrictions amid border crackdowns. In this digital-only lesson, students watch a short video from The Associated Press about this unique space that has always operated under the honor system.

Climate change is not all about temperatures rising. Weather events on our planet can range from extreme highs and lows to torrential rains and dry spells. This week's Associated Press video in our Current Events section focuses on how climate change can cause a "whiplash effect" when it comes to precipitation.

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