"It's not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean." 

-Tony Robbins

 

Newsela is a site founded in the Common Core and enables students to take notes, comment and answer questions based on current events. 

Newsela.com

 

New York Times Learning Network has Common Core aligned articles that engage students in current events and rea life language.

Learning.blogs.nytimes.com

 

Ted Talks help students to understand career and life skills from speakers from all around the world in order to help them become better human thinkers and citizens of the world.

Ted.com/talks