This week, we learned …
… there is no apolitical classroom. Resources of the week!
What are some of the best strategies to teach through tragedy?
… Chaucer’s back-to-school advice.

Photograph by Carol Highsmith. Public domain.
Get some ideas for going back to school with geography.
… you can speak elephant!

Photograph by Michael Nichols, National Geographic
What are the communication styles of the African elephant?
… the grown-up joys of reading children’s books.

What books did we read this summer?
… whales are returning to the Bering Sea, and butterflies are returning to Scotland. Hurrah!

Photograph by Ian Kirke, courtesy Wikimedia. CC-BY-2.0
How does species range impact an animal’s endangered status?
… why turbulence is generally nothing to worry about.
Is climate change making turbulence worse?
… a record-breaking ice core is revealing information about the Ice Age.

Photograph by Paul Nicklen, National Geographic
Meet a geologist who uncovers the core secrets of our planet’s atmosphere.
… all about fashion’s “jobber market” supply chain.

Photograph by Robin Hammond, National Geographic
Use the Global Closet Calculator to help students understand the supply chain of their own clothes.
… social and emotional learning (SEL) are key education buzzwords, but no one really knows what they mean.
Get started with this great collection of SEL resources.
… an L.A. mall is defying the retail apocalypse.

Photograph by Nicholas Eckart, courtesy Wikimedia. CC-BY-2.0
Are retail areas defined by tourists or locals?
… where the world is most prone to soil erosion.

“Global rainfall erosivity assessment based on high-temporal resolution rainfall records”. Scientific Reports 7.