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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.
Independent vs. Dependent Learner
This excerpt from Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain by Zaretta Hammond outlines four practices-areas of culturally responsive teaching.
How Anti-Semitism Rises on the Left and Right
An interview with David Nirenberg, the dean of the Divinity School at the University of Chicago, about antisemitism and the rise of anti-Jewish violence.
Kroger Shooting Suspect Tried to Enter Black Church Before Killing 2 in Kentucky, Police Say
This New York Times article reports on an attack that is being investigated as a hate crime.
Introducing Agency (Adapted Version)
Introduce your students to the concept of agency, and help them learn how to apply the concept in their own lives.
Why Are Successful Black Men Assumed to Be Athletes or Entertainers?
In this excerpted Mother Jones article, Michael Mechanic tells the story of a friend who is always asked if he is a basketball player.
"You Get Proud by Practicing" by Laura Hershey
This reading contains a poem by disability activist Laura Hershey.
“It’s a Courageous Thing to Do”
A student reflects on why it takes courage to wear a yarmulke or kippah.
Introducing Agency (Adapted Version)
Students use this reading to learn about the concept of individual and collective agency.
Beyond Classification
Explore three first person perspectives on stereotyping to understand how these prejudices can divide a society.