My sweet wall by Kay WAde https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89 Made with fortitude en-us 2019-02-27 17:12:27 UTC 2023-02-27 07:09:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Black History Month wade10 https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336018847 What did you do]]> 2019-02-27 17:17:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336018847 Civil Rights Heroes https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336066318 Students are currently researching Civil Rights Heroes; African American, Latino-American, Asian-American, Women, LGBTQ, and Native American Civil Rights leadership. Students are encouraged to include how some of the people also work in other areas of Civil Rights demonstrating  intersectionality. They will demonstrate their learning through Posters, PowerPoint, and/or iMovie and Adobe Smart. Students created the rubric, criteria of a hero, and what should be included in their presentations.]]> 2019-02-27 18:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336066318 BHM https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074478 Writing school wide advisory lessons about BHM topics like great migration, black diaspora, different artists like Kehinde Wiley and figures that students might not be familiar with. 

In addition, BHM coincides with a unit about Apartheid - global black history. 

]]> 2019-02-27 18:38:32 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074478 We read articles about Malcolm X, the Black Panthers, and Dr. King. We discussed the strategies of each and how they compared and contrasted. Students then completed a CER about which leader or organization they would have followed had they been alive during that period. https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074502 Cheryl Plouffe - Skyline HS


]]> 2019-02-27 18:38:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074502 Jesse Owens https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074559 Video, reading, discussion, and questions about Jesse Owens that went beyond his triumph over Nazi ideology. It also continued with his experiences in the U.S. after the Olympics, including racism at home.]]> 2019-02-27 18:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074559 Know Your Rights https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074590 As a culminating activity in our Know Your Rights unit I teach about mass incarceration. Students take a critical look at our prison system in the context of race and the inheritances of slavery. We watched the Netflix documentary 13th and then had a panel of lawyers of color from the community who came in and facilitated discussions about the documentary and associated issues]]> 2019-02-27 18:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074590 Profile of Influential African Americans https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074622 Students research an influential African American and present to the class about this person. Students are not allowed to research athletes or pop music artist from the last 10 years. Entrepreneurs, artists, local heroes, etc, living or dead are encouraged. ]]> 2019-02-27 18:38:47 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074622 Continuing our social justice work: Lessons have included, but are not limited to 1) Social construction of race. 2) The sanitized view of MLK 3) Weekly history of racial injustice reports. https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074713 2019-02-27 18:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074713 Resistance to Colonialism in Africa https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074734 Comparisons of the Maji-Maji rebellion in East Africa to the Ghost Dance Movement in the American West; The successful and ingenious defense of Ethiopia from European interests by Menelik II and his empire.]]> 2019-02-27 18:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074734 BHM https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074741 ~ Research projects on Tuskegee Airmen.
~ African American Women's Roles in WWII on the Homefront. 
~ Photo Analysis project of Black Soldiers in WWI.
~ Dust Bowl experiences of Minorities in America CER.

]]> 2019-02-27 18:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074741 Haitian Revolution https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074743 Toussaint Louverture. Race and systems of oppression in the Caribbean.]]> 2019-02-27 18:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074743 Post-AAH Assembly Reflection with participants https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074758 2019-02-27 18:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074758 BHM https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074820 2019-02-27 18:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074820 https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074852 Cognitive underpinnings of implicit bias and overall impact on contemporary society;
Guest speaker (neurology) - who provides representation for my African, African-American students. Many of the famous psychologists students see in the textbook are (dead) white males. ]]> 2019-02-27 18:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074852 William Hastie's resignation speech from FDR's administration over no movement on military desegregation Langston Hughes poem--Beaumont to Detroit 1943 https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074861 2019-02-27 18:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074861 https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074873 Each morning in advisory we covered relevant topics and events. We started with the introduction of slavery and ended with modern Civil Rights issues (BLM, Redlining and Economic Segregation). Each Thursday we covered the biography of a person involved in each time period and their contributions. Each Friday we read and discussed a piece of poetry connected to the time period.]]> 2019-02-27 18:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074873 Voices of Resistance Activity morrisseyj1 https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074896 We've been looking at Americans throughout history that have been voices of resistance to racism.]]> 2019-02-27 18:39:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074896 Jesse Owens https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074991 Since we'll about to start WWII in WHAG, we've been discussing a lot of about ideologies, including Nazi ideologies. His story is a natural part to include in the discussion.]]> 2019-02-27 18:39:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074991 Connections https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074998 2019-02-27 18:39:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336074998 BHM: Mentioning something every single day that occurred on that day of the month in African American History. Also, hallway bulletin board outside my classroom has a list of all the patents awarded to African Americans from 1790 to 1860. Lastly, current event updates on positive African American and others of color in our world today emailed to Social Studies colleagues around the District, as well as shared with my students. Bruce Geffen https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075057 For example...]]> 2019-02-27 18:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075057 BHM https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075062 Daily Biographies with connections  to current events. Emphasis on less familiar names and accomplishments. 

]]> 2019-02-27 18:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075062 Philosophy of Education and Multiculturalism in Humanities https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075063 Ashley Ducker - Students are reflecting on lessons they have experienced in the past and lessons they recommend for the future concerning African American author James Banks' Multicultural Integration scale]]> 2019-02-27 18:39:25 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075063 Oppression https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075087 Comparison CER's on Oppression in S. Africa and United States]]> 2019-02-27 18:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075087 Civil Rights Scrapbook https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075088 Students create a digital scrapbook on what they believe were the most import events of the Civil Rights movement. They include major accomplishments of organizations, events, legislation, people, place etc. and state their claim as to WHY they believe each item chosen was one of the most important or influential events]]> 2019-02-27 18:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075088 Imperialism & the Social Construction of Race https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075093 In my WHAG class we studied the social construction of race as a tool of British Imperialism in the novel "The Four Feathers"  about the war in the Sudan in the 1870's.
This occurred in the context of the unit in Imperialism and included comparing movie treatments of this novel with the actual events of this conflict culminating in a "History vs,. Hollywood" writing response.]]> 2019-02-27 18:39:27 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075093 BHM https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075135 School-wide assembly featuring DJ Rodney Paige.

]]> 2019-02-27 18:39:31 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075135 Psychologists of Color https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075145 We looked at psychology through the lens of various psychologists and how they may have, or may not have taken into account the impact of race in the human experience. 

]]> 2019-02-27 18:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075145 Involvement of hathawas https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075284 African, African-American, Britains of African descent, (etc.) in WW1.

]]> 2019-02-27 18:39:44 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075284 Abolitionist Role Plays https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075298 2019-02-27 18:39:44 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075298 BHM https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075302 2019-02-27 18:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075302 Schoolwide assembly https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075566  featuring Skyline  students and new BOE trustee Bryan Johnson.

]]> 2019-02-27 18:40:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075566 Court Cases https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075574 We analyze Brown and Plessy as examples of judicial activism and judicial restraint]]> 2019-02-27 18:40:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075574 https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075602 Investigating how the US was seen as a place of freedom for some but was not a place of freedom for others]]> 2019-02-27 18:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336075602 Civil Rights Today https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336076020 Comparison of civil rights in our country today and shortly after Civil War]]> 2019-02-27 18:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336076020 Harlem Renaissance Project https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336076032 Students make a monologue and choose from a variety options to present (skits, debates, visual art, kids books, etc. . .) and "Harlem Pen Pals" (write letters to each other in-role). ]]> 2019-02-27 18:40:47 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336076032 Viewing of Black and Blue morrisseyj1 https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336076188 Viewing documentary about Willis Ward, Gerald Ford and race at UM in the 1930s]]> 2019-02-27 18:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336076188 Diaspora studies https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336076343 Ways of viewing/considering  the African diaspora.

]]> 2019-02-27 18:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336076343 Educating Myself https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336076876 I'm working very hard to educate myself about Black history because my knowledge is limited. Please recommend any books. I'm always looking for new information.]]> 2019-02-27 18:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336076876 Civil Rights https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336076967 In small groups, students research and present information about various current civil rights issues.  They prepare discussion questions with which they can lead a class discussion about the issues.  Some issues to be discussed:
o   Police brutality/Black Lives Matter
o   Income inequality for women
o   Undocumented worker exploitation
o   Native American poverty/lack of healthcare/education
o   Violence against LGBTQ
o   National security profiling of Muslim-Americans
]]> 2019-02-27 18:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336076967 APUSH https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336077126 Students rewrote the superficial textbook coverage rethinking 'who is Marcus Garvey' after reading 4 primary source documents with varied points of view (Malcolm X, members of the NAACP, Hoover, and Garvey himself)]]> 2019-02-27 18:42:04 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336077126 FACELESS PROJECT https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336077286 Students do some research on a group that has sought civil rights but the culmination is a poster they create using a template of a faceless/hoodied figure (or they can create any faceless figure) and on the figure they attach how that group feels that they are seen by dominant culture.
Kelly Czajka]]> 2019-02-27 18:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336077286 Primary source anthologies https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336077842 Bought copies of "The African American Experience: Black History and Culture Through Speeches, Letters, Editorials, Poems, Songs, and Stories" and "Crossing the Danger Water" - excited to use these in class.

]]> 2019-02-27 18:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336077842 Social Movements Debate https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336077878 First, students analyze the role of specific laws, U.S. Supreme Court rulings, and social movements in either advancing or hindering civil rights since the 1950s. U.S. Supreme Court cases students could analyze and use as evidence include: Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), Brown v. Board of Education (I) (1954), Sweatt v. Painter (1950), Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States (1964), Shaw v. Reno (1993), Craig v. Boren (1976), Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), and Roe v. Wade (1973). Congressional actions that students could analyze and use include The Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Voting Rights Act of 1965, Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, the Twenty-Fourth Amendment, and the Equal Rights Amendment. Social movements students will analyze include the African American Civil Rights Movement, led by Dr. Martin Luther King (this analysis will include excerpts from “Letter from Birmingham Jail”) and the National Organization for Women. After explaining the role of Congressional actions, U.S. Supreme Court rulings, and social movements in advancing civil rights since the 1950s, students are divided into groups, and each group is assigned to argue on behalf of either Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court, or social movements as being the most influential driver of civil rights change ]]> 2019-02-27 18:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336077878 Comparing MLK & Malcolm X https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336078079 Comparing the biographies of these two great Civil Rights Leaders and how their different upbringing may have shaped their Civil Rights philosophies. Use KWL to begin and end with a Venn Diagram comparing the two men.]]> 2019-02-27 18:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336078079 Ethiopia Socratic Seminar https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336078792 Students read excerpts from the book, The Battle of Adwa, and prepare to engage in questioning and discussion of socratic debate regarding African resistance during era of Imperialism]]> 2019-02-27 18:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336078792 Institutionalized Racism To understand how racism a system. Students identify the meaning of institutionalized Racism and research different laws developed in America that have deprived African American Civil Rights. https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336078859 2019-02-27 18:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336078859 Resource re ww1 #1 hathawas https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336079318 2019-02-27 18:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336079318 Second Industrial Revolution Inventions/Innovations Speed Dating https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336080090 This is an activity that is a focus on including LGBTQ and people of color and their contributions to the Second Industrial Revolution, not just white people. The students were fascinated by some of the people they had never heard about and how their inventions still impact society.]]> 2019-02-27 18:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336080090 biographies/obituaries https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336080263 The NY Times has a new section on "overlooked" people whose lives and deaths were never covered in their obituaries section, which has primarily told the stories of white men. ]]> 2019-02-27 18:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336080263 Resource re ww1 #2 hathawas https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336080386 2019-02-27 18:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336080386 Resource re ww1 #3 hathawas https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336081076 2019-02-27 18:47:23 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336081076 African hathawas https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336081862 2019-02-27 18:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336081862 Resource re ww1 #4 hathawas https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336083296 2019-02-27 18:50:25 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336083296 Resource re ww1 #5 hathawas https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336083795  ]]> 2019-02-27 18:51:08 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336083795 Resource re ww1 #6 hathawas https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336084595 2019-02-27 18:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/wade10/qeggi6kqah89/wish/336084595