Words Matter: Listening to Survivors about Language for Describing Japanese American Incarceration
Students contrast the language that the US government used to describe Japanese incarceration in the 1940s with the language recommended by contemporary survivors’ groups.
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Teaching Holocaust and Human Behaviour Manchester Workshop
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Manchester, UK
Explore our Teaching Holocaust and Human Behaviour unit and learn how to help your students wrestle with profound moral questions raised by this catastrophic period of history. This event is in-person and for teachers in the UK.
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Developing Media Literacy for Well-being, Relationships and Democracy
On-Demand
Virtual
Watch this one-hour webinar to explore our unit, Developing Media Literacy for Well-being, Relationships, and Democracy.
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What Makes Hate Crimes Different from Other Crimes?
Students learn what hate crimes are and how they can take care of themselves and others while learning about hate crimes.
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Contextualizing Emmett Till’s Murder
Students explore the importance of context and learn about Emmett Till’s murder in Jim Crow-era Mississippi.
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Supporting Question 1: Defining Educational Justice
Students explore the supporting question, “How did African American, Latinx, and Chinese American Bostonians envision educational justice for their children in the 1960s and 1970s?”
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Supporting Question 2: The Pursuit of Educational Justice in the 1960s and 1970s
Students explore the supporting question, “How did African American, Latinx, and Chinese American Bostonians envision educational justice for their children in the 1960s and 1970s?”
![Students are attentive in a seventh grade classroom on the first day of the school year at the Mary E. Curley School in Boston, Mass.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/GettyImages-630302546.jpg?h=16013371&itok=BOqVeA-V)
Supporting Question 3: Responding to Morgan v. Hennigan
Students explore the supporting question, “What impact did the 1974 decision in Morgan v. Hennigan have on Boston’s children and parents, and how did they respond?”
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Supporting Question 4: Pursuing Educational Justice Today
Students explore the supporting question, “What does the pursuit of educational justice in Boston look like today?”
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Summative Assessment & Taking Informed Action
Students culminate their arc of inquiry into educational justice in Boston by completing a C3-aligned Summative Performance Task and Taking Informed Action.
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Holocaust and Human Behavior Summer 2024 Online Course
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Virtual
This online course includes teaching strategies about the Holocaust and the themes of ethics and responsibility.
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