Full Description
This book offers research-based models of exemplary practice for educators at all grade levels, from primary school to university, who want to integrate human rights education into their classrooms. It includes ten examples of projects that have been effectively implemented in classrooms: two from elementary school, two from middle school, three from high school, two from community college, and one from a university. Each model discusses the scope of the project, its rationale, students' response to the content and pedagogy, challenges or controversies that arose, and their resolution. Unique in integrating theory and practice and in addressing human rights issues with special relevance for communities of color in the US, this book provides indispensable guidance for those studying and teaching human rights.
Contents
I. FOREWORD AuthorEDUCATION Chapter 1: Building a Human Rights Education Movement in the United States Author: Felisa Tibbitts, Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) and Teachers College, Columbia University Chapter 2: Preparing U.S. Teachers for Human Rights Education: Moving from Theory to Practice Authors: Susan Roberta Katz and Andrea McEvoy Spero III. PEDAGOGICAL TOOLS Chapter 3: Racism and the Black Panther Party (Primary Grades) Author: Jessie Blundell, Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, San Francisco, California Chapter 4: The Right to an Adequate Standard of Living (Primary Grades) Author: Erin Brennan, Saint James School, San Francisco, California Chapter 5: Bringing to Life Human Rights Education in the Science Classroom (Middle School) Author: Annie Adamian, Bidwell Junior High School, Chico, California Chapter 6: Using Critical Media Literacy to Confront Islamophobia and Teach Human Rights (Middle School) Author: Kelly Delaney, Parkside Intermediate School, San Bruno, California Chapter 7: 'Tout moun se moun' 'Every Person Is A Human Being': Understanding the Struggle for Human Rights in Haiti (High School) Author: Victoria Isabel Duran, Calero High School, San Jose, California Chapter 8: Know Your Rights: UDHR for Newcomers (High School) Authors: Jacqueline Fix and Puja Kumar, International High School, San Francisco, California Chapter 9: Teaching The Crucible through Human Rights: The Need for Equitable and Accessible Curriculum (High School) Author: Barbara J. Arduini, Concord High School, Concord, California Chapter 10: Reframing a Social Problems Class from a Human Rights Perspective (Community College) Author: Lindsay Padilla, Gavilan Community College, Gilroy, California Chapter 11: 'Now, I'm Able To Make a Difference in My Community': Teaching Asian American Leadership Through A Human Rights Lens (Community College) Author: Melissa Canlas, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, California Chapter 12: Female Genital Mutilation: A Pedagogical Tool for Beginning to Explore Global Violence Against Women Author: Onllwyn Cavan Dixon, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California IV. AFTERWORD Author: K. Wayne Yang
