University of Maine at Augusta: The ELL Zone: A new English Language Learning Webseries at UMA. “The ELL Zone is a web series developed to help non-native English speakers improve their English. Each episode focuses on one concept of English. The ELL Zone is designed to be engaging and entertaining and offer a fun way of learning English. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/02/the-ell-zone-a-new-english-language-learning-webseries-at-uma-university-of-maine-at-augusta/

Future of Privacy Forum: FPF Publishes Infographic, Readiness Checklist To Support Schools Responding to Deepfakes. “Today, the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) released an infographic and readiness checklist to help schools better understand and prepare for the risks posed by deepfakes. Deepfakes are realistic, synthetic media, including images, videos, audio, and text, created using a type of […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/01/future-of-privacy-forum-fpf-publishes-infographic-readiness-checklist-to-support-schools-responding-to-deepfakes/

Poynter: Poynter’s MediaWise and PBS launch AI literacy video series for teens. “Artificial intelligence is everywhere, from chatbots and search engines to video games and face-swap apps. Young people are leading users of the tools, but many don’t know the limitations or how to use them ethically and responsibly. That’s why the Poynter Institute’s media literacy initiative MediaWise, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/28/poynter-poynters-mediawise-and-pbs-launch-ai-literacy-video-series-for-teens/

DigitalNC: New Primary Source Set on Native Americans in NC, 1900 to the Present. “DigitalNC is excited to introduce a new primary source teaching set on Native Americans in North Carolina. While Native Americans have long inhabited the land that now makes up North Carolina, this set focuses on the group’s history from 1900 to the present day.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/08/digitalnc-new-primary-source-set-on-native-americans-in-nc-1900-to-the-present/

Celebrate Islam with film! Teach with films centering Muslim stories plus our Story of God unit about Islam for Ramadan and all year long. Get our free teaching guides with cross-curriculum lessons for award-winning global education films.

https://journeysinfilm.org/articles/teach-about-islam-with-film/

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Smithsonian Folkways: Smithsonian Folkways Launches Music Pathways, an Innovative New Teaching Tool. “Smithsonian Folkways has announced the launch of the Smithsonian Folkways Music Pathways, an innovative new teaching tool designed to illuminate lesser-known corners of music history using the sounds and resources available in the label’s iconic catalog.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/19/smithsonian-folkways-smithsonian-folkways-launches-music-pathways-an-innovative-new-teaching-tool/

United States Courts: New Tool Helps Public Find Local Court Civics Resources and Programs. “Federal courts regularly engage in public outreach and civics education efforts. A new interactive civics map is helping the public more easily find court educational resources and civics program information nationwide. The tool, developed by the Federal Judicial Center (FJC), the education and […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/14/united-states-courts-new-tool-helps-public-find-local-court-civics-resources-and-programs/

Capital B News: HillmanTok Is Bringing Black Academia to the Masses on TikTok. “Call it a Freedom School for the social media age. Hundreds of Black professors are making their classes available to the public for free on TikTok. Just as their analog predecessors sought to teach African American children through an informal network of Black-led classrooms beginning in the 1960s, this digital […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/02/capital-b-news-hillmantok-is-bringing-black-academia-to-the-masses-on-tiktok/

EIN Presswire: First Comprehensive Searchable Database of Holocaust Educational Resources Launches (PRESS RELEASE). “Known as the only organization that provides grants nationwide directly to teachers, the MSHEF funds Holocaust resources and programming for their classrooms, such as books, field trips to Holocaust Museums, and Holocaust survivor speakers. Their new database was created in […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/01/ein-presswire-first-comprehensive-searchable-database-of-holocaust-educational-resources-launches-press-release/

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Google Blog: Easily find educational resources in your preferred language.. “As part of our commitment to expand access to great learning experiences around the world, today we’re sharing that Education Navigator — our web experience with no cost resources for Google for Education tools like Chromebooks and Google Workspace for Education (including Google Classroom) — is now available […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2024/12/26/google-blog-easily-find-educational-resources-in-your-preferred-language/

Teach with Steven Spielberg films across the curriculum! The Oscar-winning director was born on this day in 1946. Get our free teaching resources for Bridge of Spies, Schindler's List, and The Post. These are powerful tools for boosting student engagement in English, Film Literacy, Government, History, Journalism, and Social Studies classes. Free from our library. https://journeysinfilm.org/library/

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Central Florida Public Media: Florida will spend $15 million to build searchable database of classroom materials. “Florida will spend millions over the next four years to work with a third party to create, maintain and monitor a system that makes it easier to review K-12 classroom materials. The Florida Department of Education has entered into a $15 million dollar contract with Maryland-based […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2024/12/13/central-florida-public-media-florida-will-spend-15-million-to-build-searchable-database-of-classroom-materials/

It's Word Futures Day! Teaching about futures literacy and sustainability is easy with our free film-based teaching resources. You can find the SDGs for each resource at the bottom of its respective page. For example:

- Teach about SDG 3 Health and Well-Being with Happy;
- Explore SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities with Chevalier;
- Learn about SDG 13 Climate Action with Climate Emergency: Feedback Loops.

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For Simplify Your Life Week, we’re highlighting the ways we make teaching easy. Our free curriculum guides for award-winning films contain ready-to-teach lessons for elementary school, middle school, and high school instruction. Teaching with film across the full STEAM curriculum has never been easier!

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