Tag Archives: race

The Narrative of You: Discovering Identities of Young Children by Appreciating Differences in Race, Religion, and Culture

January 21, 2021 – 10:45 am

Caroline Demmitt, Kindergarten, Selwyn Elementary

Synopsis

Tags acceptance, affective insurgency, appreciation, awareness, critical thinking, Culture, diversity, identity, Kindergarten, multicultural education, narrative, ownership, race, religion | Permalink | Comments Off

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 1: African American Poetry and the Idea of Citizenship

Self-Esteem: Uplifting Young Black Females Using African American Poetry

January 20, 2021 – 12:06 pm

Vashti A Mosby, Language Arts, Northridge Middle

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags 6th grade, African American, Culture, discrimination, race, self-esteem | Permalink | Comments Off

“I, Too, Sing America:” analyzing sex, race, and STEM in 20th Century America.”

January 24, 2020 – 3:22 pm

Shealynn Womble, Language Arts, Governor’s Village STEM Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags central idea, Civil Rights, classism, discrimination, Gender, historical inquiry, historical thinking, inference, Jim Crow, NACA, NASA, objective summary, plot, Point of View, Prejudice, primary sources, race, Racism, secondary sources, Sex, sexism, social class, society, STEM, textual evidence, the cold war, the Space Race, theme, World War II | Permalink | Comments Off

2018 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Nurturing Nature

Epigenetics, Environmental Justice, and Pollution Case Studies in North Carolina

March 11, 2019 – 3:15 pm

Phil H. Carver, Science, James Martin Middle School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags coal ash ponds, DDT, DNA, environmental justice, Epigenetics, evolution, gene modification, genes, non-renewable resources, PCB, pollution, race, Warren County | Permalink | Comments Off

2017 Curriculum Units Vol 7: The Rise (and Fall) of Democracies around the World

South African Democracy: The Rise and Fall of Hope

February 1, 2018 – 12:12 pm

Amy Strong Pasko, International Programs Coordinator, North Learning Community

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags apartheid, constitutions, corruption, democracy, High School, Nelson Mandela, race, South Africa | Permalink | Comments Off

Lynching: America’s Missing Narrative

January 31, 2018 – 5:08 pm

Yasmin Forbes, African American Studies, West Mecklenburg HS

Curriculum Units (pdf)

Tags American Identity, Civil Rights, colorblindness, Equality, High School, Justice, Ku Klux Klan (KKK), legacy., lynching, memory, oppression, police brutality, race, Racism, Reconstruction, Redeemers, slavery, social control, social justice, terrorism, white supremacy | Permalink | Comments Off

Becoming a Critical Consumer of Media: Developing Media Literacy and the Value of Positive Stereotypes

January 31, 2018 – 2:56 pm

Marielle Matheus, Third Grade, Irwin Academic Center

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Gender, Media Literacy, personalized learning, Propaganda, race, social identity, Stereotypes, subliminal manipulation, talent development | Permalink | Comments Off

2017 Curriculum Units Vol 2: Media and Minorities: Unpacking Stereotypes

Challenging Stereotypes and Redefining Great Literature: A Kindergarten Exploration

January 31, 2018 – 2:54 pm

Liza Quinn, Literacy, E.E. Waddell Language Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags bias, Children's Literature, Gender, literacy, Media, Minorities, race, Stereotypes | Permalink | Comments Off

Fresh off the Boat: Helping Immigrants and Non-Immigrants Unpack the Stereotypes that Affect their School Experience in America

February 2, 2016 – 2:53 pm

Justine Busto, ESL, East Mecklenburg High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Africa, African Americans, Africans, Asian Immigrants, ESL, Ethnicity, High School, Immigrants, Language Arts, Latino Immigrants, Minorities, Psychology, race, race relations, School Experience, Social Studies, Sociology, Stereotype Threat, Stereotypes | Permalink | Comments Off

Curriculum Units Vol 8: Urban Encounters: Hispanic and African American Literature

Growing Seeds of American Dreams: Art and literature as an expression of identity for Latino-American youth

May 1, 2014 – 7:49 pm

Ambrosia Wilson, Spanish, Marie G. Davis Academy

Final Unit (PDF) Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Tags american dream, collage, dream act, friedlander method, heritage, identity, ipads, jacob lawrence, joseph rodriguez, judith baca, Langston Hughes, Language, latino youth, lori carlson, mendez v. westminster, migration, murals, Photography, race, romare bearden, SIOP, Spanish, storytelling, urban life | Permalink | Comments Off

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Tag Archives: race

The Narrative of You: Discovering Identities of Young Children by Appreciating Differences in Race, Religion, and Culture

Self-Esteem: Uplifting Young Black Females Using African American Poetry

Epigenetics, Environmental Justice, and Pollution Case Studies in North Carolina

South African Democracy: The Rise and Fall of Hope

Challenging Stereotypes and Redefining Great Literature: A Kindergarten Exploration

Growing Seeds of American Dreams: Art and literature as an expression of identity for Latino-American youth

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