Exploring Identity and Community: 18-week Curriculum Outline
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Recommended for 6th grade, this outline provides an instructional pathway for middle school educators to teach an 18-week curriculum exploring identity, family legacy, group membership and choices.
Remote Book Clubs: Nurturing Community and Connection
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This guide provides tips and resources for launching remote book clubs that foster a sense of community and connection among students.
![Woman place her arms on her lap and open book to read](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/RemoteBookClubs_iStock-508586144_teaser.jpeg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=DwTb9nQA)
Understanding Adolescents
This short reading will deepen your understanding of adolescence and prepare you to engage your students in conversations about becoming and belonging in the world.
![Graphic of the first page of the Understanding Adolescents reading.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Understanding_Adolescents_preview.png?h=9eec4705&itok=dPWWN98I)
The Power of Propaganda
In this classroom video, a high school class prepares to read Elie Wiesel’s Night.
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Introduction: Stolen Lives
Read a foreword by Theodore Fontaine and other introductory material that will help you begin exploring this book.
![Cover of "Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and the Indian Residential Schools."](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Genocide_StolenLivesBookCover_FH2173821.jpg?h=ea933802&itok=Ows2T6Lg)
"Home" by Warsan Shire
British-Somali poet Warsan Shire gives voice to the experiences of refugees in this poem about "home."
![Syrian refugees cross from Syria to Turkey via the Orontes River, near the village of Hacipasa, Turkey, Dec. 8, 2012. This image was one in a series of 20 by AP photographers that won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Photography.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/2013_SyrianRefugeesontheOrontesRiver_FH248167.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=Gx3XIq0Q)
A Children's Volleyball Team in Szczuczyn, Poland
Integrated youth sports in communities were common before the holocaust.
![A girl volleyball team poses for a team photo](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/9_volleyball_team_GALLERY_Medium_res_0.jpg?h=8058848d&itok=jzNFdG9Z)
Edith Cavell Propaganda Poster
A British propaganda poster depicting the execution of Edith Cavell in 1915.
![Illustration of a German soldier holding a gun stands over a dead woman. The text reads, "Miss Edith Cavell murdered October 12th, 1915. Remember!"](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Edith%20Cavell%20Propaganda%20Poster.jpg?h=c4842d71&itok=60RifXb-)
Start with Yourself: Reflection Prompts and Action Steps
As you prepare to welcome students back to school, use these reflection questions and action items to consider how your beliefs, values, biases, and politics influence your interactions with your students.
![Preview of Start with Yourself: Reflection Prompts and Action Steps handout](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-03/StartWithYourselfTeaser.png?h=d3d13267&itok=awppQ8qw)
Center Relationships and Care: Reflection Prompts and Action Steps
As you prepare to welcome students back to school, use these reflection questions and action items to help you center relationships and care in your teaching.
![Preview of Center Relationship and Care: Reflection Prompts and Action Steps handout.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-03/CenterRelationShipsAndCareTeaser.png?h=d3d13267&itok=BMe8BN2a)
Infuse Personal Reflection and Self-Care into Your Practice: Reflection Prompts and Action Steps
As you prepare to welcome students back to school, use these reflection questions and action items to help you incorporate self-care and reflection into your teaching.
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