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ALL Black/Latinx Studies ELA History STEM Teacher-Authored
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Materials for teaching early colonial U.S. history. Includes primary sources from Indigenous peoples, secondary texts on CT Indigenous history and resistance in CT, anti-racist frameworks and pedagogies for teachers and tangible activist opportunities for high school students.
A database of 22 anti-racist children’s books for use by educators in elementary and early-middle schools. Most books come with a hyper-linked read-along, opportunities to purchase the text for your classroom and discussion questions for young students.
In need of posters for your classroom? Feature four, powerful literary figures of color from Hartford and Connecticut—Gertrude Blanks, Ann Plato, María Colón Sanchez, and Lucy Cooper Summers.
This teacher-generated resource document is for all educators teaching the new Black and Latinx Studies course. It includes lesson plans, primary sources, podcasts, poetry, books, music and more. The document can be navigated by resource type, a table of contents and keyword search.
A photo and art archive of over one-hundred images that foregrounds queer, BIPOC and New Haven contributions to major historical social movements. Students can explore the annotated photos directly or teachers could utilize the archive as a supplement to existing lesson plans.
Through critical readings of youth organizing manifestos, demands, and platforms, this curriculum unit introduces students to the varied and inspiring ways that young people have come together to lead change in Connecticut.
Through poetry, video, a gallery walkthrough and interactive activity, this one-hours lesson plan empowers educators and students to develop vocabulary to talk about Native American Boarding schools and related structural issues.
Curriculum unit. By Leslie Blatteau. Written by a New Haven high school social studies teacher, this curriculum unit provides multiple topics and teaching methods to engage students in learning about anti-imperialism. (Image from CISPES Facebook)
Curriculum unit. By Nataliya Braginsky. This 22-page curriculum resource offers a critical introduction and comprehensive survey into teaching Latinx History. Authored by a New Haven high school teacher, the curriculum includes five sub-units, each with its own classroom activities and guiding questions. (Image by Israel Vargas)
A list of over 20 well-made, truth-telling documentaries that center Black, Indigenous, Latinx and other people of color, anti-racist and intersectional themes. Curated by New Haven public school educator Nataliya Braginsky.