Wednesday, June 21, 2023
This K-12 teacher professional development workshop series from 2023-2026 will focus on major themes found in world history curriculum under the California History Social Science Framework. Each workshop aim to provide area studies content and pedagogy training to K-12 teachers in California to help with the classroom instruction of content aligned with the chosen theme. These workshops will give educators an opportunity to hear lectures from scholars to gain more historical knowledge, work with model lessons developed by teacher leaders, and receive training for designing lessons to align with the curriculum framework and standards.
CA History-Social Science Framework Planning
California History-Social Science Framework for K-12 Public Education / CA State Board of Education
Curriculum Resources and Planning Guides / UCLA History-Geography Project
History-Social Science Framework Resources / UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project
California's Environmental Principles and Concepts / California Education and the Environment Initiative
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSFORMATIONS & THEIR IMPACT (2024) El Salvador and China
Curriculum Materials
Regional Trends And Governance In Central America: Territories And Actors At The Crossroads / PRISMA
Analyzing China: The Role of Empathy in Comparative Law / Alex Wang (UCLA)
"Chinese people are living two years longer thanks to 'war on pollution'" / CNN
"The world’s largest floating solar farm" / Time
"Air quality in China" / France 22
Lesson Plans
Why and how did China improve air quality? / Vanessa Herrera / UCLA History-Geography Project
How is the environmental legacy of colonialism affecting communities today? / Vanessa Herrera / UCLA History-Geography Project
DEMOCRACY & POWER (2023) The Mexican Revolution, Arab Spring, and August Revolution
Lecture Videos
The Mexican Revolution - Marie Francois (CSU Channel Islands)
The Arab Spring - Mohamed Daadaoui (Oklahoma City University)
Vietnam August Revolution - Alex-Thai Dinh Vo (Texas Tech University)
Primary Sources
Mexico's Constitution of 1917 with Amendments through 2015 / The Constitute Project
Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945) / Asia for Educators at Columbia University
1946 Constitution of Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Expressions of Power Lesson Template / UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project
Resources for Teaching About the Mexican Revolution / University of Texas Library
The Arab Spring: Causes and Consequences / Abdul QadirMushtaq, Muhammad Afzal / Journal of the Punjab University Historical Society
The Arab Spring at Ten Years / Council on Foreign Relations
Mexican Revolution Scavenger Hunt / University of New Mexico
Viva la Revolucíon! An Educator’s Guide to the Mexican Revolution / University of New Mexico
The Storm that Swept Mexico / PBS Learning Media California
What types of power did women access and exert during the Mexican Revolution? / Vanessa Herrera / UCLA History-Geography Project
Arab Spring C3 Inquiry Design Model Lesson / Vanessa Herrera / UCLA History-Geography Project