2007 Summer Multicultural Curriculum Writing Academy:
Human Rights Education in Our Classrooms and Communities
AGENDA
GOALS:
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to introduce the concept of human rights and human rights education;
to introduce and involve participants in using This is My Home online multimedia tools;
to build a team of human rights educators;
to enhance educators' skills in creating culturally inclusive learning
environments;
to develop or enhance human rights curriculum-building skills;
to develop curriculum units/ lesson plans.
Day 1: June 25, 2007
Time
Registration, Pre-training surveys and interviews
7:30-8:00
Name Game
8:00-8:15
Introduction of participants, facilitators and overall purpose of the academy
8:15-8:45
Hopes and Expectations
8:45-9:15
What is This is My Home?
9:15-10:00
Building a Culture of Human Rights
10:00-10:45
Break
10:45-11:00
What are Human Rights?
11:00-12:15
Lunch
12:15-1:00
Human Rights Education: Integrating Human Rights into the Curriculum and
School Climate
1:00-2:00
Group work
2:00-2:30
Break
2:30-2:45
Debriefing and Discussion
2:45:3:45
Closing and Evaluation
3:45-4:00
Day 2: June 26, 2007
Review of Day 1
8:00-8:30
The Use of Human Rights Multi-Media Resources in the Classroom
8:30-10:00
Review of Human Rights Process Model and Registration
10:00-10:30
Break/Division into teams
10:30-11:00
Curriculum Development
11:00-12:15
Lunch
12:15-1:00
Curriculum Development
1:00-2:45
Break/Check-in
2:45-3:00
Tour of the Multicultural Resource Center
3:00-4:00
Day 3: June 27, 2007
Check-in/Q&A
8:00-8:45
Curriculum Development
8:45: 10:45
Break/Energizer
10:45:11:15
Curriculum Development
11:15-12:15
Lunch
12:15:1:00
Check-in
1:00-1:15
Curriculum Development
1:15-2:30
Break/Energizer
2:30-3:00
Curriculum Development
3:00-4:00
Day 4: June 28, 2007
Check-in/Q&A
8:00-8:45
Curriculum Development
8:45: 10:45
Break/Energizer
10:45:11:15
Curriculum Development: Short Presentation of Curriculum Units
11:15-12:15
Lunch
12:15:1:00
Check-in
1:00-1:15
Finalizing Curriculum Units
1:15-2:30
Break/Energizer
2:30-3:00
Closing and Evaluation
3:00-4:00