A Kindergarten sequence exploring the daily lives of children around the world. Students compare schools, games, food, and transportation to understand how geography shapes culture while celebrating universal human needs.
A comprehensive dual-course sequence covering all units for both AP Comparative Government and AP US Government & Politics. The sequence bridges domestic and international political concepts, from foundational structures to civil liberties and participation.
A High School Civics lesson focused on neurodiversity as a civil rights and workforce inclusion issue, featuring a design-thinking activity to create inclusive environments.
An undergraduate psychology lesson centered on critiquing the Biopsychosocial Model of depression through video analysis and gap identification. Students categorize clinical findings and propose expanded educational content to address systemic and environmental complexities.
Une formation pour les professeurs-documentalistes centrée sur la médiation culturelle et l'accompagnement des pratiques de lecture des adolescents. L'objectif est de concilier la réalité de l'édition actuelle avec les missions pédagogiques du CDI.
A comprehensive 5-lesson unit on the American Civil Rights Movement, covering the legal battles, non-violent protests, key legislation, and the evolving strategies for racial justice.
A comprehensive 2-day unit covering World War II for 11th Grade US History, aligned with TEKS. It focuses on the transition from isolationism to total war, the home front experience, major turning points in both the European and Pacific theaters, and the strategic decisions that ended the conflict.
A 4th-grade unit focused on kindness, fairness, and understanding how our words can make everyone feel like they belong, regardless of their background or skin color.
A lesson sequence exploring the early American debate over federal vs. state power, focusing on the Alien and Sedition Acts and the Kentucky Resolutions.
A lesson examining the Populist Party's Omaha Platform of 1892, its agrarian roots, and its long-term impact on American political and economic policy through the Progressive Era.
A professional development sequence designed to help educators master the art of teaching document analysis. Using the 'Balanced Information Diet' framework, teachers learn to pair primary and secondary sources to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of historical events.
An advanced graduate seminar sequence exploring the social, political, and ideological forces that shape Western Art Music history. Students move from deconstructing 19th-century canon-building to proposing new, inclusive curricular frameworks.
This graduate-level sequence focuses on the design, implementation, and stress-testing of Emergency Action Plans (EAPs). Students explore logistics, legal compliance, and crisis leadership through fire safety, medical emergencies, active threat protocols, and a culminating multi-hazard tabletop simulation.
A comprehensive graduate-level exploration of federal anti-discrimination laws, focusing on Title VII, ADA, ADEA, and retaliation. Students analyze landmark cases, calculate disparate impact, and navigate the complexities of reasonable accommodation and workforce restructuring.
This graduate-level sequence explores the detection and analysis of micro-expressions and subtle affect. Students move from theoretical foundations of emotional leakage to high-fidelity real-time clinical simulations.
This advanced undergraduate sequence explores the neuromuscular mechanics of facial expressions using the Facial Action Coding System (FACS). Students learn to identify Action Units, distinguish between universal emotions, detect micro-expressions, and apply these skills to clinical social communication interventions.
This sequence engages undergraduate students in a critical examination of mental health literacy and the sociological mechanisms of stigma. Students will progress from theoretical frameworks to practical application, culminating in the design of a targeted educational intervention for their community.
An introductory sequence for 8th graders exploring the purpose, structure, and ethical dimensions of the U.S. tax system. Students will learn how tax revenue funds public goods across federal, state, and local levels while debating the fairness of different tax structures.
A comprehensive introduction for Kindergarteners to the basics of economy, covering the difference between goods and services, how money is earned through work, and how it is used in a marketplace.
A Kindergarten sequence focused on introducing the concepts of scarcity, supply and demand, and resource management through hands-on simulations, sharing strategies, and problem-solving activities.
A Kindergarten sequence introducing the economic concepts of choices and opportunity cost. Students learn that choosing one thing means giving up another through games, stories, and reflection.
This Kindergarten sequence introduces the foundational economic concept of distinguishing between essential needs and discretionary wants through interactive discussions, sorting activities, and simple budgeting simulations. Students move from identifying survival items to making prioritized choices, building a baseline for financial literacy.
A 1st Grade sequence introducing economic decision-making and the concept of opportunity cost. Students explore trade-offs through interactive games, a token shop simulation, and reflective journaling.
This sequence introduces 2nd-grade students to fundamental economic concepts including the difference between goods and services, the roles of producers and consumers, the history of trade/barter, and the function of money in a community.
A critical exploration of behavioral psychology, focusing on the tension between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Students analyze the ethical implications of reward systems in education, technology, and society.
A comprehensive exploration of operant conditioning for 10th-grade students, focusing on the mechanics of positive reinforcement, schedules of reinforcement, and the biological basis of reward. Students will learn to analyze behavior through the ABC model and design effective reinforcement strategies for real-world scenarios.
This sequence provides a rigorous introduction to operant conditioning for undergraduate students, focusing on the technical application of positive reinforcement. It covers the Three-Term Contingency, discrimination between consequences, operational definitions, motivational operations, and theoretical critiques.
This sequence explores the psychological mechanics of operant conditioning, specifically focusing on positive reinforcement. Students will move from defining basic behavioral loops to analyzing complex schedules of reinforcement and designing their own behavior modification plans based on B.F. Skinner's principles.
A simulation-heavy sequence that immerses students in the civic processes of arts advocacy, from mapping power structures to simulating a town hall meeting. Students develop skills in negotiation, legislative communication, and digital mobilization to influence public policy.
Students transition from passive observers of the arts to active advocates by developing a strategic communications campaign for a local arts initiative. The sequence covers stakeholder mapping, rhetorical strategies, data visualization, digital campaigning, and public speaking.
A clinical workshop sequence for undergraduate students focusing on the technical design of exposure hierarchies, SUDS ratings, and behavioral analysis for anxiety treatment.
This sequence introduces 11th-grade students to the principles of systematic desensitization and exposure therapy. Students will move from understanding the behavioral mechanics of anxiety (the cycle of avoidance) to technically designing and evaluating exposure hierarchies for therapeutic use.
A deep dive into colonial social history, focusing on the lives of marginalized populations, gender roles, and class conflict. Students analyze the 13 colonies through demographic data, primary sources, and material culture to understand the formation of social hierarchies.
This undergraduate-level sequence explores the evolution of political thought and legal structures within the thirteen colonies. It traces the transition from royal oversight to colonial self-governance, focusing on legal charters, representative institutions, and the foundations of political dissent.
A comprehensive examination of US imperialism in the Pacific, focusing on the legal, political, and commercial motivations for expansion. This undergraduate sequence traces the shift from continental expansion to overseas empire, culminating in the Supreme Court's definition of "unincorporated" territories.
An academic exploration of the intellectual and social frameworks justifying late 19th-century US expansionism, focusing on the Frontier Thesis, naval strategy, and racial ideology.
A deep-dive case study into the annexation of Hawaii, exploring the collision of indigenous sovereignty, missionary influence, and corporate interests. Students analyze the transition from a recognized sovereign monarchy to a US territory, evaluating the ethical and political implications of imperialism.
This high school US History sequence explores the multifaceted motivations behind American imperialism at the turn of the 20th century. Students analyze primary sources from Frederick Jackson Turner, Alfred Thayer Mahan, and Josiah Strong to evaluate the economic, strategic, and ideological 'push factors' that led the United States to look beyond its borders.
A high school history sequence exploring the intersection of mass media, public opinion, and American expansionism through the lens of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars. Students analyze how 'Yellow Journalism' and strategic narratives shaped foreign policy at the turn of the 20th century.
This graduate-level sequence examines the internal opposition to American expansionism at the turn of the 20th century. Through case studies of the Anti-Imperialist League, labor unions, and the Black press, students explore the complex and often contradictory motivations of those who challenged the Treaty of Paris and the Philippine-American War, culminating in a rigorous Senate debate simulation.
A graduate-level sequence exploring how visual culture, including journalism, cartoons, photography, and exhibitions, was used to construct racial hierarchies and manufacture public consent for US overseas expansion. Students will develop visual literacy and critical archival skills, culminating in a curated digital exhibition project.
This graduate-level sequence investigates the economic motivations behind early 20th-century US foreign policy. It examines the shift from territorial conquest to 'Dollar Diplomacy,' focusing on the entanglement of state power with private corporate interests in the Caribbean, Central America, and East Asia.
A graduate-level exploration of the legal and constitutional frameworks established by the Insular Cases, focusing on the construction of the 'unincorporated territory' and the status of citizenship under US imperialism.
This graduate-level sequence examines the historiographical evolution of US imperialism, tracing the shift from traditional 'accidental' narratives to revisionist economic theories, cultural history approaches (gender and race), and modern post-colonial frameworks. Students analyze key works from the Wisconsin School to subaltern studies to understand how historians' interpretations of empire reflect shifting American identities and academic paradigms.