Learning Network: New Resources for Teaching About the Israel-Hamas War

Dueling historical narratives, media literacy and more [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlh-uP4QwAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS9keW5hbWljL3JlbmRlcj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDI0MDEyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTM0Nzkmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcHJvZHVjdENvZGU9TE4mcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NjQ2MyZ0ZT0xJnVyaT1ueXQlM0ElMkYlMkZuZXdzbGV0dGVyJTJGMWE0NmQwOGUtZTAxYy01NmViLTk1ZGItMzM2MThjNmJjYmQ1JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbGumrNlITTtwlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlh-uP0S4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMTI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMzQ3OSZubD10aGUtbGVhcm5pbmctbmV0d29yayZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU2NDYzJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0Qgplsa6as2UhNO3CUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~)[Continue reading the main story](#) [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlh-uP0SfaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTYyMDk5JmxpPUxOJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1MTl8yMDI0MDEyNiZ0ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjQwMTI2VwNueXRCCmWxrpqzZSE07cJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlh-uP0TIaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vc2VjdGlvbi9sZWFybmluZz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDI0MDEyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTM0Nzkmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NjQ2MyZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZbGumrNlITTtwlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) January 26, 2024 Dear Reader, In the week after Hamas’s deadly attack on Israel on Oct. 7, we published an extensive teaching resource and a forum for students to help classrooms learn more about the conflict. Nearly four months later, with the subsequent Israeli bombardment and ground war that have killed thousands of civilians in Gaza, we know that schools are still wrestling with how — and whether — to talk to their students about the Israel-Hamas war. We hope that [this updated teaching resource](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlh-uP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMjUvbGVhcm5pbmcvbGVzc29uLXBsYW5zL25ldy1yZXNvdXJjZXMtZm9yLXRlYWNoaW5nLWFib3V0LXRoZS1pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtd2FyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyNDAxMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEzNDc5Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTY0NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWxrpqzZSE07cJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), with new articles, videos and Opinion essays from The Times, can help. We organized the collection into [seven sections](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlh-uP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMjUvbGVhcm5pbmcvbGVzc29uLXBsYW5zL25ldy1yZXNvdXJjZXMtZm9yLXRlYWNoaW5nLWFib3V0LXRoZS1pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtd2FyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyNDAxMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEzNDc5Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTY0NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWxrpqzZSE07cJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), covering almost four months of war, dueling historical narratives, international responses, media literacy, peace proposals and more. Each section includes a summary with links to selected Times resources, along with critical thinking questions to help students engage with some of the most important issues. Sincerely, The Learning Network RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS [[Smoke rising from bombed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip on Oct. 29.] Hannibal Hanschke/EPA, via Shutterstock](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnlh-uP4QTAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjQvMDEvMjUvbGVhcm5pbmcvbGVzc29uLXBsYW5zL25ldy1yZXNvdXJjZXMtZm9yLXRlYWNoaW5nLWFib3V0LXRoZS1pc3JhZWwtaGFtYXMtd2FyLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyNDAxMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTEzNDc5Jm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTY0NjMmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWxrpqzZSE07cJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) [Current Events New Resources for Teaching About the Israel-Hamas War Here is an updated collection of New York Times articles, essays, podcasts and videos to help students learn about the war, media literacy, dueling historical narratives and more. 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