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Teaching and learning resources on U.S. time periods, from the Department of Education.

Full lesson plans on a variety of topics related to the arts from the National Endowment of the Humanities.

From the Smithsonian, lesson plans and resources for teaching and learning about American culture, art, history, and other topics.

This resource can be used by teachers and learners. It includes notes for teachers and activities to use in the classroom at the end of each story.

This section includes a table of contents, information about the project, and how teachers can use these comics in their classrooms.

The stories in Why English? Comics for the Classroom – written by teenagers and young adults – will appeal to learners of all ages. These stories provide an enjoyable opportunity to increase vocabulary, reading comprehension, listening, speaking, and writing.

This session, "Unleashing Your True Teaching Power: Interaction in Online Learning Environments," demonstrates how to engage learners in online environments by transforming traditional classroom tools.

This webinar demonstrates the universality of comics for any language classroom, showing how multi-skill comic activities can be used with students of all ages and ability levels.

This session, ""What was it about?" Supporting Text Retelling and Response," discusses the importance of scaffolding techniques in post-reading tasks and showcases a tool, the story retelling wheel, which provides support for learners while giving them opportunities to be creative and take ownership of their reading.