As a high school teacher and teacher educator, I use social justice-oriented curriculum to engage students in academically-rigorous investigations of contextually-relevant questions. When working with P-12 teachers, I frame this as teaching in standards-conscious, but not standards-driven, ways.
Examples of curriculum created by teachers with whom I work:
Project LEARN: Enacting Radically Inclusive Teaching in Southern California Classrooms: In this Spencer Foundation funded project, teachers in Anaheim Union High School District created and piloted linguistically expansive lessons in diverse subject areas. Click to see examples of the curriculum, student work samples, and teachers' reflections on their curricular process.
The Summer Institute on Transformative Teaching: In this week-long professional learning institute, teachers from across California came together to create and refine social justice-oriented curriculum for middle and high schoolers. Click to explore month-long units on topics including economic justice, geopolitical mapping, storytelling, algebraic functions and more.
Examples from my own classroom:
Ways to get involved: