Anti-racist Classrooms Where Inquiry Drives Learning
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Dedicated, anti-racist K-12 Social Science classrooms that leverage students’ lived experiences, promote agency, and engage students in culturally responsive, inquiry-driven curriculum and instruction.
FRAMEWORK
Learning Through Inquiry
Learning Through Inquiry
The CPS Social Science Culturally Responsive Inquiry Arc Framework is built around four key dimensions that guide the development of a rigorous, standards-aligned curriculum and instructional practice.
FOR EDUCATORS
Curricular Support
Curricular Support
The Department of Social Science provides classroom support aligned with state standards and mandates.
Participate Civics
A flexible curriculum that includes a variety of engaging, interactive lessons reflecting best practices in civic education.
Reparations Won
With support from community advocates and the Chicago Teachers Union, CPS developed two educational units for teachers and students, titled “Reparations Won: A Case Study in Police Torture, Racism, and the Movement for Justice in Chicago."
Leverage these fully-develed units and lessons to support inclusive, relevant, and
responsive social science teaching and learning.
Skyline Curriculum
A curriculum that incorporates proven and powerful social science practices that support student engagement in inquiry-based instruction.Standards and Mandates
An overview of the Illinois Learning Standards that outlines what students in all public schools should know and be able to do in six core areas throughout their elementary and secondary education.
FOR EDUCATORS
Resources
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