We are honored and excited to return to SXSW EDU 2022 to present a session about the “Power of Place: Exploring Local Events In Class.” A big thank you to #SXSWEDU for including our team again, and to all of our #ExplanationKids community for supporting our session! #students

#TBT Check out this clip from our SXSW EDU 2021 session “Virtual Classrooms: How To Talk Politics With Kids.” Will we see you at SXSW EDU next year? We hope to see you there! #sxswedu2022 #sxswedu #sxsw #explanationkids #politics #students #parents #teachers #civiced

From our friends to you and your friends! Our team is grateful for your generosity and support. Happy Thanksgiving! #thanksgiving

As another year comes to a close, we would like to take the time to wish you Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year! We hope to have the opportunity to work together in 2022!

Happy New Year! We are grateful for you, our incredible community! All that we achieved for teachers, students, and families was because of your support. Thank you for helping us cross the finish line in 2021! Click here for our 2021 highlights: bit.ly/EKNewYear

1yr ago, some kids witnessed a violent attack in our nation's Capital. We heard from heroic teachers about how their local media environment played a role in how their school discussed the Jan 6 insurrection. See link for stories and Q's for your class: bit.ly/EKTeachersJan6

Today we published best practices for educators and families on how to talk about the insurrection with kids. Discussing Jan 6 with kids can be productive and community-oriented when we rely on what we know, explore what we don’t know, and learn together. bit.ly/EKJan6

Talking to kids about the Jan 6 insurrection is a chance to increase empathy, trust, community, flexibility, efficacy for civic engagement, develop media literacy skills to & more. Michelle J. Millben at explanationkids offers 3 ways to support students’ learning: bit.ly/3n4afof

We are so excited to be speaking at SXSW EDU this year! Come check out our session: March 8, 2022 Austin Convention Center Room 17AB 11:00am - 12:00pm #SXSW #SXSWEDU

So excited to present SXSW EDU with Michelle J. Millben and Lacey J Hilliard PhD on strategies for discussing tough topics in classrooms, with research from explanationkids!

Happy #internationalwomensday to the wonderful women who power our research, and to all women and girls! We will continue to value, uplift, and work to make the world more equitable for you and for everyone. #dreamteam #sxsw #sxswedu Lacey J Hilliard PhD Michelle J. Millben Joy Jenkins

We hope everyone enjoyed our presentation at #sxswedu! Teachers are the qualified balancing act of teaching history and the firewall to the risks of bias/divisiveness students may encounter in their search for facts. We’ll keep creating + supporting teachers in this space! #sxsw

#sxswedu We shared a lot of resources with educators during our session SXSW EDU. But #sxsw doesn’t have to end here! Use this QR code to access the resources we shared and connect with us here bit.ly/EK-ContactUs. Thanks to everyone who attended our session.

Thanks for the warm welcome back, @SEESr3! We loved being virtual with you last year and ecstatic to be in-person/in class with your K-1st teachers and students. BONUS: finally meeting in-person with Fairfax Schools 🌟 most inspiring principal @EllieContreras5 + VP April Martin (she/her/hers)! 🦄🦅"

Happy #EarthDay, everyone!

It's #TeacherAppreciationDay! We're partnering w/#Alexandria biz leaders #allinforteachers through the #alxbizgivesback initiative. #teachers: here's a list of discounts & services just for you in ALX this wk: bit.ly/ALXGivesBack. #Biz: join us here bit.ly/ALXBizGivesBac…

We're partnering with Made By Us to host a #CivicSeason event! Join us this Sat, June 18, 2022, 10am - 11am at Beatley Alexandria Library to celebrate #juneteenth! Families will enjoy a fun FREE morning of art, music, and games. Register here: bit.ly/JuneteenthCele…

Stop by the Alexandria Library this weekend to celebrate #Juneteenth with explanationkids as part of #CivicSeason!!

Watch ALX kids vs ALX City Council members tackle this tricky tongue twister! Do you think you can say this 10 times fast? You can try tomorrow! Register here to attend our #civicseason event: bit.ly/JuneteenthCele… Made By Us #civiceducation #americanhistory #education