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Curriculum Project for Chicago Public Schools Educators
We have partnered with Chicago Public Schools' Office of Teaching and Learning and the Office of Social Science and Civic Engagement to bring our curricular units on civil rights, the Holocaust, Reconstruction, and the Red Summer in Chicago to 8th grade Social Studies and high school World History and American History classrooms. These standards-aligned units developed expressly for CPS educators reflect Proven Practices in Civic Learning and connect historical study and ethical reflection to informed action.
Choices in Little Rock Resources
Teacher Facilitation Guide Front Matter | CPS Choices in Little Rock
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Student Guide Front Matter | CPS Choices in Little Rock
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Letter to Students | CPS Choices in Little Rock
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Letter to Parents | CPS Choices in Little Rock
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Choices in Little Rock Student Guide
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Choices in Little Rock Student Guide (Spanish)
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Student Journal: Choices in Little Rock
Holocaust and Human Behavior Resources
Holocaust and Human Behavior Student Guide
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Holocaust and Human Behavior Student Guide (en español)
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Student Journal: Holocaust and Human Behavior
The Reconstruction Era Resources
The Reconstruction Era and the Fragility of Democracy Student Guide
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The Reconstruction Era and the Fragility of Democracy Student Guide (Spanish)
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Journal: The Reconstruction Era
Red Summer in Chicago Resources
Teachers who take our professional development on the Red Summer in Chicago will receive a Teacher Facilitation Guide and Student Guides.
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We have partnered with Chicago Public Schools' Office of Teaching and Learning and the Office of Social Science and Civic Engagement to bring our resources to CPS classrooms.
Sponsored By
We would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for making possible the creation of this curriculum and professional development for Chicago Public Schools:
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Anonymous (2)
The Baskin Family Foundation
Christopher Family Foundation
The Crown Family
Karen Harrison and Walter Freedman
Robert R. McCormick Foundation
Linda and Judd Miner
Oppenheimer Family Foundation
PPM America
Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation
The Segal Family Foundation
The Charles & M.R. Shapiro Foundation
Jill Garling and Tom Wilson
Zell Family Foundation
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