Call for Action
In this lesson students will explore the power of images. Beginning with the hook exercise students will begin to understand the role that confirmation bias, stereotyping, and other cognitive biases […]
This lesson contains three parts, which help students to understand: the Tree of Life attack, hate crimes in a larger sense, and how they can take action to enduringly resist […]
On October 27, 2018, the Pittsburgh community was the victim of the deadliest Anti-Semitic attack in the United States. Even as the tragedy was continuing to unfold, the entire Pittsburgh […]
This unit was designed to immerse students in the history of the Holocaust and national, ethnic, racial, and religious intolerance. This is to communicate the impact of personal responsibility, civic […]
Art is one of the greatest means of communication. Art has many messages. Art is and has been used as a means to combat social injustice and inspire social reform. […]
My title draws on the Harry Chapin song “Circle”, and its signature line, “It seems like I’ve been here before, I can’t remember when.” Though a song about love, it […]
Students will take the role of “preservationists” of history in order to inform and impact the present and future. As they read Refugee, by Alan Gratz, Holocaust-related memoirs, diaries, and […]
Hate has plagued mankind since the beginning of recorded history and has powerful consequences. Before we can properly combat its existence or treat its effects, we must be able to […]
Everybody plays a role in social justice and/or injustice. What role do you play in the cycle of hate and/or the cycle of hope? Are you a victim, are you […]