AZ City or ZIP
Movies
Dining
TV
NewsSportsMoneyEntertainmentStyleTravelMomsPetsWeatherTrafficPhotoVideo

Contact us | FAQs
Media in Education Blog


Join our conversation on Facebook


Congratulations 2012 ADL Moral Courage Essay Contest Winners

Read the winning essays

7th-8th grade:

9th-10the grade

11th-12th grade


What's new:

In a yearlong series of stories, The Republic, azcentral.com and 12 News examines the welfare of Arizona's children, highlighting the state's many families in crisis.

Read more here

This report includes news, entertainment, travel and business stories about Arizona history; a timeline of Arizona's early years; top 10 lists; a "did you know?" section; slideshows of people, places and things that define Arizona; and Arizona Storytellers - featuring Arizonans telling stories in their own voices.

Get the report

Arizona's American Indians
Arizona is home to 21 federally-recognized American Indian tribes, and nearly 300,000 member live in the state, as their ancestors have for hundreds of years. Each tribe has its own rich history, distinct language and cherished ceremonies. Modern times have jeopardized some of them, yet many members of Arizona's tribes work tirelessly to maintain their connection to the past. It's those rituals that continue to enhance Arizona's rich culture.

Read more here

Downloadable lesson for 05/16/12 
This week's lesson

Click to download lesson

pen60px.gif

Cartoon Evaluation Worksheet
For use with these lessons or with cartoons from your newspaper

Bin Laden raid anniversary spurs barbs

Teachers: Download the lesson and print it out for use in your classroom. (PDF format)

Congratulations 2012 ADL Moral Courage Essay Contest Winners

The Moral Courage Essay Contest asked students to use the lens of the Holocaust to learn the meaning of moral courage. Students were asked to become knowledgeable about people who displayed moral courage when they risked their own lives to act on their values and beliefs to spare the lives of others. Once students understood the meaning of moral courage in the context of the Holocaust, they were challenged to look beyond the examples presented and chose a person from an historical or contemporary period to research. They considered what motivated these people to stand up against injustice. Students then shared how these lessons could be applied in their own lives.

Essay winners

7th-8th grade:
First Place: Sef Norton, What is Moral Courage?, Arizona College Prep, Chandler Unified School District
Second Place: Arianna Williams, Courage Has No Limits, Madison #1 Middle School, Madison Elementary School District
Third Place: Jocelyn Alvar, Change Can be Good, ACP-O, Chandler Unified School District

9th-10th grade:
First Place: Nicolas Vo, With Liberty and Compassion for All, Sunnyslope, Glendale Union High School District
Second Place: Emily Nesbeitt, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Sunnyslope High School, Glendale Union High School District
Third Place: Breslin Sibley, A Hero of the Holocaust, Sunnyslope High School, Glendale Union High School District

11th-12th grade:
First Place: Jake Quintar, Visionary Youth, Thunderbird High School, Glendale Union High School District
Second Place: Gina Griffin, Raoul Wallenberg, Dobson High School, Mesa Unified School District
Third Place: Amanda Heim, A Saint on Earth, Dobson High School, Mesa Unified School District



Special Reports

Science of NHL Hockey
NBC Learn and NBC Sports, in partnership with the National Science Foundation and the National Hockey League, explores the science and math behind the physical and fast-paced sport of professional hockey.

Make science and math more interesting with this informative 10-week video series. Explore the geometry found on the hockey playing surface, examine the physics of a slap shot using the principals of work, energy and power, see how vectors impact the passing game, learn why statistics and averages are important to professional players, and much, much more

View This Week's New Video!


Romney Apologizes for High School Pranks

Discussion prompts & video archive.

Courtesy of NBCLearn, News Video will feature video selections from the NBCLearn series Decision 2012 until the November Presidential election.

Teacher Feature
We know Arizona teachers are doing terrific things in their classrooms. And we want to share those stories. Do you have a story idea about yourself - or another special teacher? Want to tell us what's happening at your school, in your classroom?

Click here to get started.


Thank you for supporting MIE!

Media In Education thanks generous Arizona Republic subscribers who support local classrooms through Vacation Donation and Subscriber Donation programs. These donations help provide classroom newspaper subscriptions, online learning resources and technology grants for Arizona schools. Please remember to donate the credit for your stopped newspapers to the Media In Education program and to check the donation box on your invoice!

SPONSORS

MIE interactive spotlight


Use the Arizona Republic to spark classroom discussions.
This week's quiz
Quiz Archive
Print this quiz