Culture and Digital Literacies Resources by Amanda Fancher

Country and Cultural Guides-Commisceo-Global

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Learning for Justice

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Global Oneness Project

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# Sunday Civics Podcast

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Teaching For Change

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Desciption:

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This website advises educators to explore different ways to develop and implement lessons that are engaging for students from diverse backgrounds. Topics that are covered are race, gender equality, empathy, and bullying prevention.

Lesson Implementation

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This resource could be used in an 8th-grade ELAR class after reading the novel, "The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963". Teachers could visit the Civil Rights Teaching section of this website and pull sample lesson plans that cover different topics about Civil Rights. One lesson provided is "The Rebellious Lives of Mrs. Rosa Parks". This lesson encourages students to dive into Rosa Parks other heroic stories and gives examples of how she stood up for her rights. We all know the famous story, but there are so many more.

Every student portrays a different rebellious moment in Rosa Parks’ life and shares it with another classmate.

Description:

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This website contains culture guides for different countries and is designed to help students learn about a specific place. They provide insights to the culture, beliefs, language, and business manners of each country listed.

Lesson Implementation

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The Commisceo-Global website could be used in a middle school or high school world history class to create a travel webpage that focuses on cultural and etiquette practices for travelers. Students would have certain "things to do", restaurants, and places to visit, but the focus of the learning would be the culture and etiquette of the country.

Description:

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This podcast, which focuses on civic education, is hosted by public speaker and social justice advocate L. Joy Williams. Listeners can learn about topics like civic participation, shaping their communities, and personal advocacy.

Lesson Implementation

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In a high school Government or Civics class, students could listen and take notes over the podcast episode, "Post Election Resilience". This episode acknowledges the 2024 election and reminds us that feelings involving politics are natural. After taking notes, students could participate in a Socratic debate over the definition of the word "tolerance".

Description:

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This website contains many resources that are aimed at promoting social justice in the classroom. It contains lesson plans, teaching strategies, resources, and frameworks for teachers to use when encouraging a safe culture classroom.

Lesson Implementation

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8th grade ELAR students will read the drama version of "The Diary of Anne Frank" by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich. Students will then view the film "One Survivor Remembers" from the Learning from Justice Film Kit resource on this website. Teachers have free access to lessons and activities that discuss bullies, bystanders, calls to action, and intolerance.

Description:

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This website offers photos, essays, video clips, and lesson plans that are beneficial for educators to use in the classroom. They cover worldwide social, cultural, and environmental issues that affect our communities.

Lesson Implementation

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Middle school students will read the essay,"Learning and Teaching from the Heart in Troubled Times" by Rabbi Dr. Ariel Burger. The teacher will have students choose quotes from the essay to create posters that represent their quotes. After the posters are completed, students will then go on a gallery walk and write a reflection on the activity, posters, and meanings of the lesson.