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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Contextualizing Emmett Till’s Murder
Students explore the importance of context and learn about Emmett Till’s murder in Jim Crow-era Mississippi.
![July 1939: An African-American man drinking at a segregated drinking fountain in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-03/Getty-3428944.jpg?h=8222eea2&itok=zXOp_aoz)
Understanding the Conditions that Lead to “Ethnic Cleansing"
Help students understand news from Myanmar about the persecution of the Rohingya by analyzing a New York Times article.
![Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, walk towards a refugee camp in Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/2017_RohingyaRefugees_FH289817.jpg?h=780e8245&itok=G-_U-eVn)
A Part and Apart: Inclusion and Exclusion in Our Jewish Communities
Students consider the benefits and challenges of identity labeling and their identity experiences within and outside their Jewish communities.
Expressing Diversity in Jewish Identity: Blending In and Standing Out
This two-day lesson uses the story of Purim as a frame to examine how Jews have preserved and protected their identities and culture in dominant societies by choosing when to blend in and when to stand out.
![A Jewish family pictured in Yemen](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-03/GettyImages-607446350.jpg?h=eec5a94e&itok=ZTRvXmoY)
Reflecting on Media Literacy Skills and their Importance
Students reflect on what they learnt during the unit and discuss the importance of media literacy skills
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Staying Safe Online
Students consider the benefits and risks of the Internet, and reflect on what they can do to stay safe online.
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Assessing How the Media and Information Landscape Impacts Democracy
Students reflect on the relationship between democracy and the media and information landscape.
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Learning to Navigate Generative AI
Students explore what generative AI is and the impact that it can have on both education and society.
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Countering Conspiracy Theories and Extremism
Students consider the risks that conspiracy theories and extremism pose to individuals and society, their relationship to the Internet and social media, and what draws people to these ways of thinking and behaving.
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Confronting Misinformation, Disinformation and Mal-information
Students learn about different types of false, misleading and manipulative content in circulation, and consider what they can do to avoid believing in, and sharing, such content.
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Exploring the Impact of Social Media
Students explore how social media has changed the way people consume information and reflect on their social media use.
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