The Future of Policing in the U.S.: Reform, Transform or Abolish?
Lesson Plan
Help students explore the purpose and role of policing in the U.S. andidentify different categories for their visions of changes in policing (reform, transform or abolish).
For centuries, Black people have faced hair discrimination. Students will reflect on real-life examples and their own perspective on this issue and explore the need for the CROWN Act bill.
Is there a “double standard” in the way that some journalists talk differently about one identity group compared to another in refugee crises around the world?Students will learn about media bias and analyze the way it manifests in reporting.
What's the "Rooney Rule?" Help students understand historical and current discriminatory practices in the NFL, learn why former head coach Brian Flores filed a class action lawsuit, and explore possible strategies to address inequities in the NFL.
Will New State Laws about Vote Counting Overrule the Will of the People?
Lesson Plan
Teach high school students about the vote counting process and help them understand current laws that shift power from independent election officials to partisans and its potential impact on election results.
What is privilege and how does it impact the criminal justice system? Students reflect on the killing of Michael Brown through the lens of race, privilege and power andexamine the various levels of racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
Why are Children’s and Young Adult Books Challenged and Banned?
Lesson Plan
Help students understand why books are challenged and/or banned by learning historical and present-day book banning practices and studying one year of the most challenged books.
Don't Let Hate Ruin the Fun: Youth and Online Games
Lesson Plan
Help students in grades 7-12 learn about people’s experiences with online gaming and consider possible actions that different constituencies can take to reduce and prevent hate and harassment in online gaming.
What is the Soul Cap and Why Was it Rejected for Olympic Use?
Lesson Plan
Teachmiddle school students about why the "Soul Cap" was created especially for Black swimmers and providean opportunity for students to reflect on the backlash sparked by the decision to ban it in the Olympics.
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.
Students learn what algorithms are, how they work and how they impact our daily lives, and consider questions like: Is an algorithm always reliable when it predicts human behavior? Is it ethical to use an algorithm to make a critical decision about another person’s life?
Teach students about historical and current immigration policies and how anti-immigrant bias, nativism and nationalism have impacted these policies in the United States.
Understanding bias and discrimination is integral to civics education because it relates to our civil rights. Students explore implicit bias and self-reflect about situations in which they have experienced or encountered everyday type of bias.
What a Black Man Wants: The 15th Amendment and the Right to Vote
Lesson Plan
One of the most outspoken proponents of the 15th Amendment was Frederick Douglass, a national leader of the abolitionist movement after escaping slavery. Students will analyze Douglass's speech, "What the Black Man Wants," and his argument for why Black men should have the right to vote.
Why are States Trying to Ban Transgender Student Athletes?
Lesson Plan
High school students will learn about bills that aim to limit transgender athletes from participating in school sports and reflect on how their own experiences with playing sports and participating in other activities affects them.