The best teachers are the ones who care about me.
— K.T., age 12
Social Sundays: A modern day project for teaching Civil Rights
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Social Sundays: A modern day project for teaching Civil Rights

The Civil Rights movement is an interesting era. My students argue that we are in a new period of the movement or that the movement never ended. For the purpose of this post, I’m referring to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s. I’ve written about this era here and here. It is one of my favorite eras to explore with students in part because of its relevancy.

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Social Sundays: 3 Unit Plans for teaching the Renaissance
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Social Sundays: 3 Unit Plans for teaching the Renaissance

The Renaissance could be a whole course. I even was lucky enough to teach a 10 week course, once. Ten weeks is a luxury. Sometimes, you have just one or two weeks. With that in mind, I have put together some of my best ways to teach the Renaissance in one week, two weeks, or three to four weeks.

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