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This Florida Humanities initiative features 25 articles adapted from the FORUM magazine for middle school reading comprehension. The articles use accessible language and thoughtful storytelling to introduce students to the people, places, and moments that have shaped Florida’s past and continue to influence its present. Florida Stories for Young Readers is aligned with Florida’s Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards for English.

• Visit https://floridahumanities.online/forum-for-young-readers

MediaWise launched in 2018 with a goal of empowering 1 million Gen Zers across the U.S. with the skills they need to find trusted sources and make sense of the vast amount of information at their fingertips. Powered by the Poynter Institute, this program strengthens communities around the world with practical media and AI literacy skills that address the information challenges they face in their daily lives. By making media literacy accessible and practical through innovative design, MediaWise empowers communities to make informed decisions and participate confidently in a rapidly changing digital world.

• Visit https://www.poynter.org/mediawise

Discover and discuss the most effective techniques for using Library of Congress primary sources in the classroom. Teaching strategies, outstanding primary sources, lesson plans, teacher resources, and current thinking on effective classroom practice are all open for discussion. The Library of Congress has millions of primary sources available for free online. Teaching with primary sources is powerful way to help students engage with content, build their critical thinking skills, and construct knowledge.

• Visit https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/