2025 Common Sense Education Resources

January 2025

Resources for Teachers

Articles

• Inside Out 2 and SEL: A Movie Guide and Lesson Plan for Your Classroom: Use this sequel to explore kids’ evolving emotions, anxiety, and sense of self.
• Free Learning Resources for Black History Month (and Beyond): Help learners celebrate Black history with these videos, lessons, podcasts, and more.
• Talking with Students About Shocking or Disturbing News: Try these tips as you address kids’ concerns about current events.

Reviews

• Inner Explorer: Accessible mindfulness exercises can calm and increase well-being.
• Eduaide.AI: This no-frills generative AI tool can simplify teacher tasks.

Curated List of Tools

• Top Interactive Whiteboard Apps: Thinking and presentation tools that make sharing and collaborating easy.

Lesson

• Caring for Our Devices: Set expectations around taking care of classroom technology.

Professional Development

• Engaging Gen Alpha and Gen Z: Strategies That Slay!: Get some ideas for resources, tools, and strategies to engage these digital-forward students