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The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum. Introduction. Developed by professional educators and the survivors and family members who founded The September 11 Education Trust, this is the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary curriculum on 9/11.

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The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

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  1. The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

  2. Introduction Developed by professional educators and the survivors and family members who founded The September 11 Education Trust, this is the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary curriculum on 9/11. The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

  3. PowerPoint Table of Contents Description of curriculum 4 - 8 Remembrance video 9 Samples of lesson activities 10 - 19 Edward M. Kennedy Service America Act of 2009 20 Contact information to order Curriculum 21 The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

  4. Description of Curriculum This epochal event, the most significant of the 21st century, requires thoughtfully crafted, sensitive curricula to educate students on the nuances of the conflicts and controversies in its aftermath The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

  5. Description of Curriculum • This comprehensive and engaging 9/11 and civic literacy education program includes: • 2 DVD set • 167 page teachers guide The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

  6. Description of Curriculum • The 2 DVD set contains: • The 167 page teachers guide • Over 140 minutes of archival interviews • with survivors of 9/11 • 12 minute Remembrance video • Photos from 9/11 The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

  7. Description of Curriculum The 167 page teachers guide contains: • 7 modular lesson plans • Teaching tips • Differentiation and extensions options • Rubrics • Student handouts • Readings • Graphic Organizers The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

  8. Description of Curriculum Curriculum Table of Contents • Remembrance Video Discussion Questions • Visualizing 9/11: Photographs and Words • The Historian’s Craft: Creating Timelines • and Using Personal Narratives • 4. The Post-9/11 Recovery Process • 5. Designing a 9/11 Memorial • Honoring Heroes • Advocacy: Civic Action and the Role of Government • U.S. National Security and 9/11 The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

  9. Remembrance video 12 minutes of moving archival footage of interviews of survivors brings the human dimension to 9/11 With hope and a call to service, sensitive discussion questions guide students to process their thoughts and feelings about 9/11. The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

  10. Sample Lesson Visualizing 9/11: Photographs and Words Watching interviews on the DVD, students compare the impact of oral histories with reading transcripts of the interviews and viewing photographic images of 9/11. Lesson 1 The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

  11. Sample Lesson Timelines using Personal Narratives While becoming familiar with the sequence of events leading to 9/11, students learn to evaluate visual and oral primary sources. Lesson 2 The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

  12. Sample Lesson Timelines using Personal Narratives • Students practice the historian’s craft by: • interviewing family or friends • and using these narratives to create their own 9/11 timeline Lesson 2 The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

  13. Sample Lesson The Post-9/11 Recovery Process Lesson 3 This lesson addresses the sensitive topic of conflicting concerns and values inherent in the recovery process The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

  14. Sample Lesson The Post-9/11 Recovery Process Lesson 3 Students begin with an interactive examination of the feelings invoked when honoring the dead and preparing for the future may conflict The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

  15. Sample Lesson The Post-9/11 Recovery Process Lesson 3 Human emotions are brought to the logistical concerns of recovery at the World Trade Center site with a moving interview of a survivor who lost three family members The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

  16. Sample Lesson Advocacy: Civic Action and the Role of Government Lesson 6 Powerful stories of family advocacy inspire students The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

  17. Sample Lesson Advocacy: Civic Action and the Role of Government Lesson 6 • Students experience: • the complexities of the WTC redevelopment • the roles of citizens and the media in government decisions The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

  18. Sample Lesson U.S. National Security and 9/11 Lesson 7 • Students: • explore the controversial role of foreign policy in national security • literally take a stand on the continuum between isolation and involvement The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

  19. Sample Lesson U.S. National Security – Mapping with Google Earth Lesson 7 • Students: • move preset markers to map locations of international terrorist attacks • analyze possible criteria for choice of targets The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

  20. Edward M. Kennedy Service America Act of 2009 For service learning information, visit www.911day.org The anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks is now consecrated as a national day of service and remembrance. Harness the memories of 9/11 to inspire your students to service The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

  21. Contact Information To order the curriculum: Phone: (800) 421-4236 (310) 839-2436 Fax: (800) 944-5432 http://www.socialstudies.com (This also links to our 9/11 interactive website) Social Studies School Service 10200 Jefferson Blvd. Culver City, CA 90323 The September 11 Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum

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