Engage students in activities that get them to think broadly and critically about the Black experience in all of its complexity.
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Teach students about the Brown v. Board of Education ruling and analyze the modern day “school-to-prison pipeline” and the opportunity gap that exist in our public schools.
This middle and high school lesson provides some teaching ideas for watching, discussing and analyzing the Presidential inauguration.
Eight ideas for honoring National Hispanic Heritage Month in your classroom. This list of K-12 activities helps students understand the Latino experience in its complexity, incorporating literature, history, art, civil rights, film, music and more.
In light of the 2007 Supreme Court decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District and Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education,this four-part high school lesson examines the debate over school integration within the broader context of the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954 and the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, AK in 1957.
Teach students about the benefits and drawbacks of hashtag activism while developing their own position on its effectiveness.
Teach students about historical and current immigration policies and how anti-immigrant bias, nativism and nationalism have impacted these policies in the United States.
Throughout history, athletes have used their power and influence to stand up for social justice.In this lesson plan, students explore different opinions about the role that professional athletes should play in politics and activism.
Students use primary and secondary sources to learn about ballot initiatives and how they were used to expand voting rights in the 2018 midterm elections.
Students learn about Nike's decision to feature N.F.L. player Colin Kaepernickin adandexplore and express what they strongly believe in through creative writing.
Teach students about Bellen Woodard, how she became a "crayon activist," and how they can change something they think is unjust.
This high school lesson provides an opportunity for students reflect on theirs and others points of view of Confederate monuments as they learn more about them and the push to remove them.
Students curate a digital storyboard using a variety of media sources relating to a social justice issue. The curation will reflecthow perspective and bias are seen in various sources on the selected issue.
With a steady increase among young adults who vote, help high school students explorethe role and importance of the youth vote, consider barriers to the youth vote, and propose ideas for taking action.
The multi-grade lessons included in this curriculum unit seek to challenge myths and stereotypes about people with disabilities and to promote awareness of various forms of disability.