Unit Mission
As future educators and proponents of social justice, we are pleased to have the opportunity to share an exciting educational unit with our peers. Our unit is geared towards eight graders and focuses on the subject of deculturalization in the United States with emphasis in Chicago history. The unit's main objective is to expose young students to how different groups have been affected by deculturalization, how it has affected the educational system and how have individuals / groups resisted deculturalization. We are particularly interested in students' development of critical thinking skills so they can believe in their ability to take action by identifying problems in their educational system and in their community and becoming active participants in creating social justice for themselves.
Throughout our unit plan we incorporated activities leading towards a culminating project that would utilize art as a vehicle for activism. This culminating project would be an event including an exhibition of drawings, paintings, photography, objects, and literary works that would serve as a platform for the expression of students' views about their world, how they see it and what and how they would like to change it.
Throughout our unit plan we incorporated activities leading towards a culminating project that would utilize art as a vehicle for activism. This culminating project would be an event including an exhibition of drawings, paintings, photography, objects, and literary works that would serve as a platform for the expression of students' views about their world, how they see it and what and how they would like to change it.
Collaborators
Sana Anwer
Dubhe Carreno
Sean Creagh
Brandon Morgan
This project was completed by NEIU students as a requirement for EDFN 305, with Dr. Aviles de Bradley and in conjunction with the Chicago Grassroots Curriculum Taskforce. All contents on this website were created solely by College of Education candidates who were challenged to embrace local liberatory curriculum development from their own disciplines of focus. The curricular frameworks (maps, lesson plan, guides, etc.) represented here are from CGCT, yet the content reflects our own small group work and perspectives. It does not represent a CGCT curriculum and is not classroom-tested. We do hope this site assists you in your inquiries into this important topic of concern. Please see www.grassrootscurriculum.org for more info. on the group we collaborated with.
Thank you.
Dubhe Carreno
Sean Creagh
Brandon Morgan
This project was completed by NEIU students as a requirement for EDFN 305, with Dr. Aviles de Bradley and in conjunction with the Chicago Grassroots Curriculum Taskforce. All contents on this website were created solely by College of Education candidates who were challenged to embrace local liberatory curriculum development from their own disciplines of focus. The curricular frameworks (maps, lesson plan, guides, etc.) represented here are from CGCT, yet the content reflects our own small group work and perspectives. It does not represent a CGCT curriculum and is not classroom-tested. We do hope this site assists you in your inquiries into this important topic of concern. Please see www.grassrootscurriculum.org for more info. on the group we collaborated with.
Thank you.