The National Geographic Society, with support from Allen Family Philanthropies, is launching the 2026 Slingshot Challenge, which provides a platform for youth to voice ideas about the future of conservation work.
At National Geographic Learning, part of Cengage, we believe that when students explore the world, they expand their minds. That’s why we launched the Meet a National Geographic Explorer contest—to celebrate educators who are making global learning a reality in their classrooms.
The Advanced Placement program has seen rapid growth in recent years. With increasing student participation (10% increase in tests taken over all courses in 2024), shifts in exam formats, and an influx of new AP teachers, the program landscape has gone through some significant changes.
At National Geographic Learning, part of Cengage, we are dedicated to providing high-quality digital learning solutions that are accessible, effective, and aligned to the needs of today’s educators and students.
Over the course of my teaching career, one of the best ways to increase student engagement is to keep them moving. When students are actively involved, they retain more information and develop deeper connections to the material.
Founded in 1991, the National Consortium for Health Science Education (NCHSE) is a collaborative network of secondary and postsecondary educators and industry professionals and leaders. Originally serving as the career cluster advisory committee for health science, NCHSE continues to provide national leadership to advance quality health science education.
As HOSA Advisors and Health Science Educators across the nation prepare students for HOSA’s International Leadership Conference, I’m delighted to highlight the invaluable role of National Geographic Learning | Cengage DHO Health Science textbook.
Help students build active citizenship skills with a practical lesson on registering to vote. Through critical thinking prompts, real-life scenarios, and hands-on practice analyzing voter registration forms, learners explore both the purpose and process of civic participation.
Prepare students for civic life with an engaging lesson that explores the right to vote and the responsibilities of citizenship.
Unlock students’ understanding of landforms, bodies of water, and their impact on early civilizations through active, inquiry-driven lessons that connect physical geography to real-world relevance.
Help students understand the “why of where” with this lesson on spatial thinking—an essential skill in geography and global citizenship.
In this hands-on environmental science engineering project, students explore the real-world challenge of soil contamination by designing and testing a method for removing heavy metals using sunflowers.