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Know-Heard-Learned Chart

The Know-Heard-Learned Chart will ground students in the basic timeline of events in Ferguson and provide a place to take notes as they gain more information throughout the unit.

Last Updated: January 10, 2023

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Language

English — US

Subject

Civics & Citizenship
History
Social Studies

Democracy & Civic Engagement

Lesson

Use this lesson to help your students understand more about the origins of race as a socially constructed concept and racism as a force that shapes society.

Lesson

Use this lesson when your students are engaging with a text that contains racist and dehumanising language.

Uniformed high school students write at their desks.

Lesson

Use this lesson to help your students explore the impact of racism in the UK and what can be done to challenge it.

Uniformed school students complete assignments at their desks.

Assessment

Students participate in a people's assembly centered on the question, how might we challenge all types of racism in the UK so that everyone can thrive?

Unit

This unit is designed to help teachers in the UK have conversations about race with their students in a safe, sensitive, and constructive way.

Lesson

Students establish a safe space for holding sensitive conversations, before introducing the events surrounding Ferguson, by acknowledging people's complicated feelings about race and creating a classroom contract.

Lesson

Students explore the role of social media in Ferguson, apply information verification strategies to social media posts, and develop strategies for becoming critical consumers and sharers of social media.

Peaceful demonstrators gather in Ferguson, Missouri, in the aftermath of Michael Brown’s death.

Lesson

Students evaluate the differences among news accounts about Ferguson, develop strategies for verifying news and information, and understand the challenges facing journalists as they cover complex, fast-moving events.

Unit

Help students become informed and effective civic participants in today's digital landscape. This unit is designed to develop students' critical thinking, news literacy, civic engagement, and social-emotional skills and competencies.

Peaceful protestor speaks to police officer in Ferguson.

Mini-Lesson

This mini-lesson is a guide for teachers to begin conversations with their students about George Floyd’s death and the events that surround it.

Image of people marching in a protest for George Floyd.

Mini-Lesson

The mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue capped off a week of hate crimes and political violence in the United States. This mini-lesson help teachers and students process the events and reflect on what they mean for them and their communities.

Lesson

Students review the First Amendment, understand the importance of a free press, and consider how that freedom can conflict with other societal needs through journalists’ experiences in Ferguson.

Newspaper front page featuring story about protests and police in Ferguson.

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Know-Heard-Learned Chart

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Introducing the Concept of Race

Addressing Racist and Dehumanising Language

Creating a Society in Which Everyone Can Thrive

People's Assembly

Discussing Race and Racism in the Classroom

Preparing Students for Difficult Conversations

Social Media and Ferguson

Verifying Breaking News

Facing Ferguson: News Literacy in a Digital Age

Reflecting on George Floyd’s Death and Police Violence Towards Black Americans

Responding to The Tree of Life Shooting in Pittsburgh

The Importance of a Free Press

Know-Heard-Learned Chart

At a Glance

Language

Subject

GET THE HANDOUT

You might also be interested in…

Introducing the Concept of Race

Addressing Racist and Dehumanising Language

Creating a Society in Which Everyone Can Thrive

People's Assembly

Discussing Race and Racism in the Classroom

Preparing Students for Difficult Conversations

Social Media and Ferguson

Verifying Breaking News

Facing Ferguson: News Literacy in a Digital Age

Reflecting on George Floyd’s Death and Police Violence Towards Black Americans

Responding to The Tree of Life Shooting in Pittsburgh

The Importance of a Free Press

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