Social Justice Curriculum Ideas by Gina Ann Garcia https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha SBCC en-us 2021-02-19 12:05:46 UTC 2026-02-26 17:16:54 UTC hello@padlet.com guest speakers/scholar practioners that reflect your students or student-athletes https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220225776 2021-02-19 19:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220225776 Have students share their stories https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220226673 2021-02-19 19:52:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220226673 As a history teacher, I have crafted an assignment which encourages registration to vote. It scaffolds the inquiry-based process of going to the secretary of state website, learning about how government works, how interest groups work, how public referendum initiatives arrive on the ballot, and how to evaluate proposed legislation to address social issues. While not all students can vote (underage or undocumented) they learn there is ample social action that can be taken, regardless. We use the organizing successes of pre-19th amendment women's suffrage movement as an example. https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220227313 2021-02-19 19:52:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220227313 extra-curricular activities encouraging students to get involved in local environmental/social justice work (ex from my biology class - having them volunteer in Earth Day & reflect how that relates to them personally and within the context of the natural world https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220227314 2021-02-19 19:52:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220227314 https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220227580 In philosophy I have found it useful to pair readings from some typically canonical thinkers like John Locke about justice and the social contract, for example, with thinkers who have been typically excluded, like Charles Mills, and his work on the "racial Contract.' This way the reading from African American thinkers, for instance, are not merely added onto the syllabus ad hoc, but are genuinely part of the historical dialogue.

]]> 2021-02-19 19:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220227580 brainstorm new discoveries needed to change realities/injustices for BIPOC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220227598 2021-02-19 19:52:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220227598 have videos of people of color presenting material https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220227611 2021-02-19 19:52:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220227611 Bringing in philosophical works from Middle Eastern and Pacific rim writers. https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220227855 2021-02-19 19:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220227855 include primary sources from/by minoritized groups https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220228255 2021-02-19 19:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220228255 how power influence information (creation, access, etc.) https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220228875 2021-02-19 19:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220228875 Video and Additional Text Ideas for Stats/Math Teachers: https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220229129 1. Use TED video featuring Dr. Talithia Williams
2. Use Mona Chalabi's TED video on data visualizations and ask students to choose their fave data sketch.
3. Use chapter from John Urschel's Mind and Matter book (NFL player/ PhD in math)]]> 2021-02-19 19:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220229129 Angels in America https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220229340 queer and trans people]]> 2021-02-19 19:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220229340 Analysis of ill-structured social problems from a variety of sources and perspectives https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220229833 2021-02-19 19:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220229833 Making relationships https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220230068 I talk to students about the importance of having patient trust and trying to establish a relationship with their patients within minutes. Having them think about the what they are bringing to their workplace. Who they are is important to making connections.]]> 2021-02-19 19:53:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220230068 Holistic Teaching: https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220231040 Allow students to bring in their own experiences to the classroom and empower their voices with empathy]]> 2021-02-19 19:53:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220231040 In the sciences, especially the physical sciences, we can emphasis materials and the access to the materials. What materials have historically been hard to access? What has happened as a result of that access? https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220232569 2021-02-19 19:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220232569 Weekly discussions based on primary sources organized around a central question that highlights issues of race/class/ethnicity/gender, etc. https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220232777 2021-02-19 19:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220232777 https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220232870 we examine every topic w/ a race & economic lens and discuss the inequities explicitly. For ex., if we are discussing online edu, we read specific articles about impacts on low-income students, on minoritized groups, etc. It's explicit & I'm transparent about why we are doing it. ]]> 2021-02-19 19:54:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220232870 Statistic of success rates disaggregated as a point of discussion on barriers https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220233104 2021-02-19 19:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220233104 Examination of primary sources from individuals who represent these communities. Primary sources in general. https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220233557 2021-02-19 19:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220233557 Connecting past discriminatory practices to current ones -- ie, Jim Crow literacy tests connected to voter ID laws where purpose is the same: to make it difficult for people of color to vote https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220234366 2021-02-19 19:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220234366 https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220234387 Interview or guest speakers with BIPOC, African American, Latinx communities, particularly those in social justice movements, organizations.]]> 2021-02-19 19:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220234387 Ask Questions https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220234509 In my online accounting courses I require students to end discussion question posts with their own question to the class to promote both the sharing of experiences and further questions about the topic for the week]]> 2021-02-19 19:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220234509 Bring in elements of what is happening in (and to) community. Water chemistry? Talk about Flint and what happened to that community. Shiney things like gold? Talk about what drove colonialism. Talk about synthetic vs. "natural" chemicals and link it to not only agriculture, but the opioid epidemic. Talk about Tuskegee. These are examples that have already happened, but items in the news this week/last week can be pulled in and linked to your curriculum https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220234914 2021-02-19 19:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220234914 Need resources https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220236695 I am struggling to find resources that highlight anyone but European (mostly male) voices, since my field was developed in 1800s Europe. Any ideas of where to find resources?]]> 2021-02-19 19:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220236695 challenging traditional notions of authority and expertise https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220236779 2021-02-19 19:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220236779 Research on AIDS and Covid and https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220237100 2021-02-19 19:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220237100 I have an assignment where students can get involved with an organization of their choice - at whatever level is comfortable for them. https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220237153 2021-02-19 19:55:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220237153 Focus on social history rather than old school presidential or political history -- decenter the traditional narrative https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220238367 2021-02-19 19:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220238367 Introduce Critical Race Theory as taught by Derrick Bell in our History & Philosophy classes. https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220240876 2021-02-19 19:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220240876 https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220240938 the main text we read is by a non-white author.  We discuss (and students relate to and bring in) experiences in the text and their racial experiences

]]> 2021-02-19 19:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220240938 Where there are challenges incorporating existing bodies of knowledge I will express that as the point of conversation and reflection. https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220242728 2021-02-19 19:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220242728 Asking students to connect on social media with students in other countries to discuss social problems unique to those other countries and to ours. https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220243510 2021-02-19 19:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220243510 African ways of knowing vs. Yankee capitalist ways of knowing. https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220243831 2021-02-19 19:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220243831 At the end of the semester, after learning and writing about a California problem, I ask students to write a letter/message to someone specific in power, with their opinion on the problem and how they think it can be addressed. I ask them to think rhetorically about how they want to address and communicate to this person in power. https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220243892 2021-02-19 19:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220243892 https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220246062 Use real data - Flint water crisis...environmental data... school funding data and multivariate thinking.]]> 2021-02-19 19:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220246062 Who else has contributed to science? https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220246396 I always talk about Janes and Janism, who may have been the first to introduce the law of conservation of mass. The Golden Age of Islam. ]]> 2021-02-19 19:58:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220246396 My class is set up as small improvements on a continuous basis. Life does not depend on 3 time slots only - "3 tests" so my class does not either! https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220246853




]]> 2021-02-19 19:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220246853 The first essay assignment asks them to include a focus on which of the works they most relate to. The works are all by authors of color. https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220247763 2021-02-19 19:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220247763 https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220252064 In Ethnic Studies we revaluate and recognize the vital and monumental historical and current contributions to knowledge and social advancement that people from a plethora of minoritized groups have made and continue to make.]]> 2021-02-19 20:00:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220252064 Embrace story telling as https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220254078 2021-02-19 20:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220254078 https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220256021 Community work (pre-COVID)]]> 2021-02-19 20:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220256021 https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220258671 Ethnic Studies is about elevating BIPOC voices and empowerment.]]> 2021-02-19 20:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220258671 I have found Ted Talks to be a good source for diverse perspectives. https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220291805 2021-02-19 20:13:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220291805 Less structured instructions for discussion posts or other assignments, that encourage students to bring in their perspectives. https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220295674 2021-02-19 20:15:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220295674 I use a TED by Maysoon Zayid, who has cerebral palsy, is Palestinian and a woman, and have discussion from it. https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220296298 2021-02-19 20:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220296298 I used Ocasio-Cortez brief explanation of white male privilege and why it hurts people as a point of discussion. both men and women in the class immediately related to it https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220298451 2021-02-19 20:16:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220298451 TED by Dr. Burke-Harris (CA surgeon general) on ACES teaches the science behind this & the disproportionate impact on communities of color. And as a black woman, she carries the additional credential of having lived in this as well as treated it. https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220302354 2021-02-19 20:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220302354 https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220310868 2021-02-19 20:20:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220310868 Through the various categories introduced by Howard Gardner (Multiple intelligences) , students are asked to find those with which they can identify, and indicate one category that they would like to explore within themselves. https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220322376 2021-02-19 20:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220322376 I use language in class to include groups: when we discuss intelligence, I point out the research that explains why bilingual individuals have an advantage, and then I refer to it as a 'superpower' https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220346539 2021-02-19 20:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220346539 I teach the expectations/norms of my discipline and also critiques of those norms https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220373592 2021-02-19 20:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220373592 compare/contrast race vs genetic variation and positive aspects of genetic variation in populations around the world https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220374386 2021-02-19 20:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220374386 Discussion on the radical chemistry and the ozone layer as well as additional environmental issues. https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220378151 2021-02-19 20:44:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220378151 Providing opportunities for a variety of forms of expression: art, music, spoken word, projects, reflection. https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220380130 2021-02-19 20:45:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220380130 https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220380988 Getting them to think about what is happening around them locally (on campus, in their neighborhood, etc) and to see inequities--and evaluate why they matter

]]> 2021-02-19 20:45:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220380988 Finding resources https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220383049 2021-02-19 20:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220383049 https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220383966 ask students to bring in how an issue we are covering in class is being discussed in the news

]]> 2021-02-19 20:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220383966 Students learn about mis/disinformation and participate in a discussion that includes a question about how they will engage differently with information based on what they've learned https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220384226 2021-02-19 20:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220384226 Teach symbolic logic to help students spot flawed arguments https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220399905 2021-02-19 20:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220399905 I give students multiple options for how they present their final research to their classmates (video, text, audio, etc.) https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220408626 2021-02-19 20:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220408626 Define critical consciousness so students can use the concept https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220410273 2021-02-19 20:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ginaanngarcia/2co392dea1ew8pha/wish/1220410273