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This bookis about changing curriculum to align with school's goals for culture change. Original stories about subjects such as vengeance, prejudice and self-respect provide entry points into ideas for prioritizing group learning, demonstrating the linkages between personal and social concerns and making clear how all actions have consequences.
List of contents
Preface
Introduction
How Can You Use This Book
Stories, Thoughts and Curriculum/Pedagogical Suggestions
Chapter One: The Bridge under the Highway Overpass; Connecting Neighborhoods and People
Questions for Students
Thoughts for Students
Thoughts for Teachers
Curriculum and Pedagogical Suggestions; American and Global History, Science, and Media Literacy
Chapter Two: Palisades Park and the Roller Coaster Ride of Having Pride in One's Heritage
Questions for Students
Thoughts for Students
Thoughts for Teachers
Curriculum and Pedagogical Suggestions; Immigrant History, Civil Rights, Global History, World Literature, and Bio-Diversity
Chapter Three: The Storyteller's Vest
Questions for Students
Thoughts for Students
Thoughts for Teachers
Curriculum and Pedagogical Suggestions; Literacy
Chapter Four: Vengeance Highway; A Fast Road to Trouble
Questions for Students
Thoughts for Students
Thoughts for Teachers
Curriculum and Pedagogical Suggestions; Social Studies and Global Studies
Chapter Five: A Neighbor's Secret
Questions for Students
Thoughts for Students
Thoughts for Teachers
Curriculum and Pedagogical Suggestions; US and Global History, Holocaust Studies, Civil Rights
Chapter Six: A New Student Stops Our World
Questions for Students
Thoughts for Students
Thoughts for Teachers
Curriculum and Pedagogical Suggestions; English and Geography
Chapter Seven: Two Stubborn College Kids (Based on an Appalachian Folktale)
Questions for Students
Thoughts for Students
Thoughts for Teachers
Curriculum and Pedagogical Suggestions; Mythology
Chapter Eight: The King and the Spider Caught in Their Traps
Questions for Students
Thoughts for Students
Thoughts for Teachers
Curriculum and Pedagogical Suggestions; Diplomacy and Military History, History of Anti-War Movements
Chapter Nine: The World's Fair and How Joel Learned the World Wasn't Fair
Questions for Students
Thoughts for Students
Thoughts for Teachers
Curriculum and Pedagogical Suggestions; History, Service Learning, Philosophy, and Economics
Conclusion
Conclusion for Students
Conclusion for Teachers
A Bonus Story for Completing This Book... for Students and Teachers!
About the author
By Marc Levitt
Summary
This book is about changing curriculum to align with school's goals for culture change. Original stories about subjects such as vengeance, prejudice and self-respect provide entry points into ideas for prioritizing group learning, demonstrating the linkages between personal and social concerns and making clear how all actions have consequences.
