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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.
Azar Nafisi on Literature and Democracy
Author Azar Nafisi discusses the essential role of fiction in democratic societies.
Barometer
In this classroom video, middle school students learn how to participate in a Barometer activity during the first week of school.
Contracting
In this classroom video, a middle school teacher leads his class through the contracting process during the first week of school and students discuss expectations and norms of how class members will treat each other.
Identity Charts for Historical Figures
In this classroom video, students create identity charts for different civil rights activists.
Identity Charts
In this classroom video, students create identity charts about themselves as they prepare to write narrative essays.
Introducing Universe of Obligation in an English Language Arts Classroom
In this classroom video, an English language arts teacher introduces the idea of a “universe of obligation."
Introduction to Contracting
In this classroom video, a teacher leads a class through the contracting process and students discuss expectations and norms of how class members will treat each other.
Journaling in a Reflective Classroom
In this classroom video, middle school students acclimate to using journals during the first week of school.
Sorry We Missed You Trailer
In this trailer for the film Sorry We Missed You, director Ken Loach highlights the devastating impacts of the gig economy.
Tea and Consent
This video, promoted by Thames Valley Police, approaches the matter of consent by comparing it to accepting a cup of tea.