News Currents® is the ONLY Inclusive
Educator-Led Current Events
Program for Learners in Grades 3-12+
Develop Citizens of the World Through Differentiated Current Events Instruction with News Currents®
Teaching current events helps learners develop critical thinking skills, understand different perspectives, and become informed citizens of the world. Lessons that incorporate news articles are also a way to incorporate nonfiction text, and develop communication and language skills.
Sharing news about a discovery in space, animal behavior, or a sports achievement can be used by educators to foster communication and classroom engagement. Providing background knowledge about current and world events helps all learners in reading comprehension, can be applied across subject areas, and prepares learners to participate in discussions in classrooms and with peers.
News Currents® and Newstopia™
connect classrooms to the world.
News Currents is an online current events program for educators. New issues, which include custom news articles for students, are posted online every Friday afternoon with instructional materials, including videos and instructional slides. Educators in inclusive classrooms can also access additional supports for learners with complex learning needs to participate in current events instruction.
Benefits of Using
News Currents® with Newstopia™
Accommodate ALL Learners
Instructional materials are provided at multiple levels to provide differentiated instruction and equitable access to the same instruction by all learners, including those who are non-speaking using the Newstopia portal.
Background Knowledge
Expand knowledge of the world for reading comprehension and global awareness including geography, cultures, government, people in the news, history, science and nature.
Communication and Discussion
Encourage critical thinking skills and communication through educator-led discussion. Engaging topics help learners share opinions and learn about different perspectives.
Educator Efficiency
Teach current events with done-for-you instructional materials, saving educators time and providing consistency of instruction.
Learner Engagement
Provide a platform for learners to become citizens of the world through civic engagement and discussion of national and world events.
Vocabulary Development
Provide repetition with variety to increase understanding of word uses and meanings. Learners learn related vocabulary in context in multiple formats with visual support.
What's Included: Supports for Educators and Learners within News Currents®
Differentiated Text Sets
Short news articles for learners in grades 3-high school+ written at multiple reading levels
Learning Demonstration
Lessons and activities for learners to demonstrate knowledge
New Content Each Week
Educators have access to a variety of new articles each week to select from that align with student interest and topical importance.
Rich Media
Videos, instructional slides, and graphics to support close reading
Specific Educator Supports for Learners with Complex Profiles
The Newstopia portal within News Currents includes additional material including a Teacher Guide with prompts to use an anchor/read/apply approach and additional learning activities to provide repetition with variety including fantastic facts and secondary transition lessons
News Currents® Story Features
- Current Events
- Destinations
- New Names, Places & Words
- Faces & Places
- This Week in History
- Who am I?
- Where in the World?
Enhancing Inclusive Education with Unified Resources
Building on our commitment to provide solutions for inclusive classrooms and classrooms for learners with complex learning needs, we are thrilled to announce the integration of News Currents and Newstopia into a unified platform. Both solutions focus on providing educators with curated current event articles and instructional materials to increase background knowledge and knowledge of the world for students. Currently, News Currents serves educators in general education / inclusive classrooms, while Newstopia serves special educators.
By combining these solutions, we have created a streamlined current events platform that effectively serves a wider range of students which ensures educators can meet the needs of students with complex learning needs and learners that are integrated into inclusive classrooms.
News Currents Pricing
News Currents subscribers also have access to Newstopia.
Site Wide
$349/year
(per site)
Homeschool/Parents:
call us at
800-999-4660
for a discounted license.
School District or
Organization
5-30%
Savings
Discounts are
available for
districts/facilities with
multiple licenses or whoselect multi-year options.