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LessonsThese robust, ready-to-use classroom lessons offer breadth and depth, spanning essential social justice topics and reinforcing critical social emotional learning skills.

Confronting Bias: Ethics in the Classroom | PBS LearningMediaThe Confronting Bias: Ethics in the Classroom collection was created as part of WNET’s Youth Collective. Youth Collective is a Generation Z media and education initiative that aims to amplify youth voice and provide a platform for young people to engage in the important work of building a more ethical world. The resources in this collection provide teachers with tools to incorporate ethics education in the classroom, promote understanding of differing viewpoints, and foster civil dialogue about bias. The collection is divided into three subcategories; Understanding Bias, Experiencing Bias, and Addressing Bias. Understanding Bias provides an overview of concepts and frameworks to help educators teach ethical issues in the classroom. Experiencing Bias features personal narratives of those who have encountered bias, and encourages students to share their own stories and experiences. Addressing Bias examines the prevailing problems related to bias in today’s society, and the action being done to confront these problems.

Death of George Floyd Sets off Massive Protests | PBS LearningMediaDirections: Read the news summary, watch the video and answer the discussion questions. The video has been edited for length and to remove footage of the police officer and George Floyd. To watch the video in its entirety or read the transcript, click here. Summary: On May 25, George Floyd died while in police custody following arrest. The incident, captured on video, raises questions about the conduct of the specific police officers involved, as well as the department’s broader relationship with citizens of color. Floyd’s death has set off widespread protest across the city of Minneapolis, including conflict between protesters and police and destruction of property. Significant protests have also begun in cities as far away as Los Angeles. Minneapolis councilwoman Andrea Jenkins describes the killing of George Floyd as symbolic of inequality of legal, environmental and health outcomes. Jenkins calls the incident a sign of the “knee on the neck of black America.” May 28th, 2020 video and resource materials from PBS NewsHour. Check out our Daily News Story collection, or find more at PBS NewsHour Extra.

Peaceful Protests | PBS LearningMediaThis lesson uses video from Women, War & Peace: “Pray the Devil Back to Hell,” to help students learn about nonviolent resistance movements that have taken place around the world.

Teaching 'The New Jim Crow'A teacher’s guide for The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, a groundbreaking book by Michelle Alexander.

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