Termination and Relocation Era

An AP U.S. History film study lesson on 'Free State of Jones' exploring Civil War dissent, Reconstruction failures (Period 5), and their long-term legacy in 20th-century Jim Crow courts (Period 8).

A comprehensive AP U.S. History study of the internal conflicts of the Confederacy, the legal boundaries of Reconstruction, and the long struggle for civil rights in Mississippi, structured around the historical events depicted in the film Free State of Jones.

An AP U.S. History film study and constitutional analysis of 'The Conspirator'. Students explore Period 5 legal precedents, executive authority, and civil liberties, while tracing long-term continuities in civil rights into the 20th century.

An introductory history lesson on the key events leading to the American Revolutionary War, designed specifically for third-grade English Language Learners (ELL). It includes a visual vocabulary cloze worksheet, interactive matching cards for learning events, and a comprehensive facilitation guide for teachers.

A foundational civics lesson on incumbency, electoral advantages, and media literacy. Students explore why current politicians usually win reelection and learn to distinguish between objective news reports and opinion articles.

An investigation of Senegal's national soccer program (Lions of Teranga), French-African economic ties, and community soccer academies.

An exploration of Norway's soccer renaissance, wealth from North Sea oil, and its high-income equality model in professional sports.

An investigation of Algerian soccer (Fennec Foxes), the geopolitics of French-Algerian dual citizenship, and soccer as a historic symbol of anti-colonial resistance.

An exploration of Jordan's rise in Asian soccer, regional development, and the geopolitical role of sports infrastructure in the Middle East.

An investigation of France's elite soccer academies, the economics of Ligue 1, and the geopolitics of suburban Paris soccer.

An exploration of soccer, national identity, and post-war reconstruction in Iraq, analyzing the Lions of Mesopotamia national soccer program.

An advanced, interdisciplinary lesson for high school and undergraduate students exploring the causal relationship between 1930s Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) redlining maps and modern-day urban heat island (UHI) effects, analyzing systemic racism and environmental injustice.

An inquiry-based lesson exploring how historical epidemics (from the Black Death to Smallpox inoculation) tested and reshaped the social contract between citizens and states, forcing a reckoning between personal liberty and public safety.

An advanced AP US History lecture series exploring the constitutional, economic, and political crises that fractured the United States between 1833 and 1861. This lesson highlights key legislative compromises, executive decisions, and judicial rulings that made sectional conflict and the Civil War inevitable.