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Santa Cruz City Schools History Teachers

Slides  *  8th Curriculum Guide Info  *  11th Curriculum Guide Info 

  1. Harvard Implicit Bias Tests.
  2. Video: Don’t Erase My History – .30-12:40  (KWL: Students, Martin Meeker, Jewell Gomez, Sheila Kuehl). Teacher’s Guide.

2. Article:  Curriculum as a Mirror and a Window Article (Styles, 1988) – Groups:  4 people per group – 1 person from each school.  In groups: Persons 1 and 2: pages 1-3;  Persons 3-5 – Read pages 3-5.  Group Discussion.

    • How has curriculum (or literature) been a mirror or a window for you?
    • How do you make curriculum a mirror and a window for your students?
    • Mirror and Window Chart

3. What makes a social movement? Elements of a Social Movement 

See Social Movement Timeline  (pdf – Google Doc)

4. Curriculum Development Planning –  Develop Your Plan

  • AIDS Epidemic and historic activism. 
  • Harlem Renaissance in Literature and APUS History
  • Civil Rights for All / Civil Rights Poster
  • 8th – Visions Convention Project 

Student Survey – Ticket Out the Door – Feedback on LGBT lesson.

Curriculum Planning Resources

  • 8th Grade Lesson Links
  • 8th Grade Websites/Resources
  • 11th Grade Lesson Links
  • 11th Grade Websites  
  • Vocabulary 
  • Timeline of Events
  • LGBT Leaders
  • LGBT Organizations and Publications
  • Books – Organized by Topic 
  • SC LGBT History Teacher Cohort Lesson/Projects (2017)
  • Teaching LGBT History: An Educator’s Guide
    • Sample Curriculum Calendars with LGBT content included
    • LGBT History Correlation to Framework – Grades K-5 * Grade 8 * Grade 11
    • Textbook Selection Tools Grades K-5, Grade 8 and Grade 11
  • Primary Source Gender Activity (and Documents to Use)
  • Making the Framework Fair (2014, Romesburg et al)
  • Laws and Policies
  • Other Opportunities to Learn More (Conferences, etc.)

Other Resources and References from the LGBT History Educator’s Guide

LGBT History Lesson Plans

  • Constitutional Rights Foundation
  • Our Family Coalition
  • Our Family Coalition – Primary Source Activity
  • UCB History Social Science Project
  • UCLA History-Geography Project

LGBT History Curriculum Guides and Workshop Content

  • Santa Cruz Safe Schools Project – 8th Grade * 11th Grade
  • Quick LGBT History Lessons for GSA Clubs
  • 11th Grade LGBT History Resources
  • 8th Grade LGBT History Resources
  • 11th Grade History Teacher Workshop Content
  • 8th Grade History Teacher Workshop Content

LGBT History Timelines

  • Santa Cruz Safe Schools Project
  • CNN
  • GLSEN
  • NY Times Significant Events in Transgender History

LGBT History Primary Source Locations

  • UCSC “Out in the Redwoods“
  • Santa Cruz MAH Archives 
  • Santa Cruz Public Library Local Archives
  • CSU Monterey Bay LGBT Archives
  • GLBT Archives (San Francisco)
  • LAMBDA Archives (San Diego)
  • One Archives (Los Angeles)
  • Online Archive of California Search
  • Out History (New York)

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