Share My Lesson: #CharlottesvilleCurriculum

Mission of Organization

"To provide high-quality education for all students through the interdisciplinary, community driven collaborative effort."

Curriculum Description

#CharlottesvilleCurriculum is a collection of teaching resources, lesson plans, and units created after the Unite the Right Rally that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 11th and 12th of 2017. K-12 educators developed this collection and it is updated a regular basis.

Curriculum Materials Reviewed
  • Human Rights lessons
  • Immigration Lessons
Source of Funding

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Union

Learning Resources
  • Videos
  • Articles
  • Readings
  • Blog Posts
Target Population/Grade Levels
Cost Per Classroom
Free
Training
None required, but there are professional development seminars for participating teachers.
Domain Presence
Critical Consciousness

Presence Evaluation: Full Presence

Evaluation Notes: Students are tasked with identifying injustice throughout many of the lessons.

Social Action

Presence Evaluation: Full Presence

Evaluation Note: There is a unit teaching students how to engage in social action through a variety of methods.

Reciprocal Community Relationship

Presence Evaluation: N/A

Evaluation Notes: Students don’t reflect on the role their school/community played in the Unite the Right rally. 

Systems Wide Approach

Presence Evaluation: Not Present

Evaluation Notes: No evidence of a system-wide approach in the lessons reviewed.

Explicit Teaching of Social Justice Principles

Presence Evaluation: Full Presence

Evaluation Notes: There is explicit teaching of social justice concepts such as justice, injustice, racism, stereotypes, racial profiling, etc.

Self-Reflection

Presence Evaluation: Minimal Presence

Evaluation Notes: Students reflect on who they are and learn about respect for others. They also learn about how gender stereotypes affect them.

Evidence Based

Presence Evaluation: Not Present

Evaluation Notes: To date, there has been no empirical study of this curriculum to evaluate its effectiveness.

Inclusion and Equity

Presence Evaluation: Full Presence

Evaluation Notes: Several units are focused on racism and stereotyping, bullying and human rights.

High Expectations

Presence Evaluation: N/A

Evaluation Notes: We are unable to evaluate this domain since it is best measured through observation.

Social Identities

Presence Evaluation: Full Presence

Evaluation Notes: There are many lessons celebrating diversity and the different social identities students might possess.