Teaching About Egypt Today, 6-12

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/ways-to-teach-the-unrest-in-egypt/?src=twrhp
The New York Times Learning Network blog offers suggestions and resources for including the latest developments in lessons. One suggestion is to post text about Egypt and its history in the classroom and lead students on a gallery walk as they read and take notes. Then students can be divided into groups to study questions about the issue. The blog also suggests having students study varying viewpoints and the roles of technology, media and U.S. diplomacy in the unfolding events.