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Teaching Labor History is a self-paced course for educators who want to bring the story of American workers into their classrooms. Across ten topics, you’ll explore the labor movement and working class from the Colonial Period to the present. Topics include early systems of labor, the Gilded Age, the Great Depression and New Deal, the World War II and Cold War era, public sector organizing, immigration, and the global economy. You’ll read primary and secondary sources, watch films, and reflect on how each period connects to your standards and your students. Along the way, you’ll build two lesson plans and share them with a colleague for feedback. No prior background in labor history is needed. Read more

Work Smarter with Google Workspace: Integrating Tools for K-12 Efficiency moves you past basic tool use and into connected, time-saving workflows. You will organize shared drives, protect and manage student data, and build more dynamic Docs and Slides. You will also track student growth in Sheets, link Forms and Sheets for efficient assessment, and use Google Classroom for differentiation and analytics. Along the way you will streamline communication with Calendar, Gmail, Meet, and Chat, and apply accessibility and UDL practices to support every learner. The course ends with a capstone project: a connected unit hub you can use right away. Read more