UNESCO World Heritage in Young Hands Tool Kit
Source: UNESCO Description: It is based on an interdisciplinary approach seeking to involve teachers across curricula in raising awareness of young people of the importance of World Heritage. It strives to incorporate World Heritage into the curriculum as a way of delivering core subjects and transverse themes in the classroom as well as through extra-curricular activities. It focuses…
Read More Moder Patshala
Source: Moder Patshala Description: Our mission is to assist recently arrived Bangladeshi-American and other immigrant students and their families in adjusting to their new environment and fulfilling their American dream by achieving a proper education. Our mission is also to assist the children of Bangladeshi-American parents who may be struggling academically. We hope to build a stronger…
Read More Teaching Tolerance
Source: Teaching Tolerance Description: Our mission is to help teachers and schools educate children and youth to be active participants in a diverse democracy. Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school. Educators use our materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to…
Read More Dreams and Nightmares by Liliana Velásquez
Source: Liliana Velásquez Description: At fourteen, Liliana Velásquez walked out of her village in Guatemala and headed for the U.S. border, alone. On her two-thousand-mile voyage, she was robbed by narcos, rode the boxcars of La Bestia, encountered death in the Sonoran Desert, and eventually found a loving and safe home in Philadelphia. Her memoir, Dreams and…
Read More The Loving Project
Source: Loving Project Description: The Loving Project Study Guide is an accompaniment to the podcast of interviews with interracial couples living in Greater Philadelphia. It includes discussion questions for every episode, lesson plans, and resources for teaching about multicultural and multiracial families; racism, colorism, and xenophobia; identity awareness, intersectionality, and heritage. Website: https://lovingproject.com/
Read More Philadelphia World Heritage Coloring Book
Source: Global Philadelphia Association Description: Written and illustrated by Philadelphia teacher and artist Michelle Dowd, The Philadelphia World Heritage Coloring Book follows Caleb and Olivia on their adventures visiting important cultural and historic sites all over Philadelphia. This tool is meant to help children, from age 5 to 11, become familiar with the historical and cultural…
Read More Lesson: Many Viewpoints: Object-based Learning for the Global Classroom
Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Learning Programs Department, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Subjects: Language Arts, Social Studies Grade Levels: 6-12 View or download this Lesson Plan Overview: This lesson promotes a partnership between the Penn Museum and middle/high school educators by offering an opportunity to…
Read More Lesson: Flags of the Nations Literature Project
Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Denise Junkerman, Prep Charter High School Subjects: English Language Arts Grade Levels: 9-12 View or download this Lesson Plan. Overview: With LOVE Park serving as its entrance, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway extends from City Hall to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Inspired by the…
Read More Lesson: A Journey to Freedom via America’s Birthplace (An Intricate Connection Among Conductors, Passengers, and Stations)
Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Stacia Parker, Roosevelt Elementary School Subjects: English, Language Arts, American History Grade Levels: 7-9 View or download this Lesson Plan. Overview: This lesson is designed to put emphasis on Philadelphia’s role as a central component in the Underground Railroad network that enabled hundreds of…
Read More Lesson: Understanding the Meaning of World Heritage & How it Relates to Philadelphia
Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Peggy McGraw, Our Lady of Angels School Subjects: Technology, Language Arts, Social Studies Grade Levels: 5-8 View or download this Lesson Plan. Overview: This lesson will address these questions: 1) Do you have something that is really important to you? 2) Why is it…
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