Curriculum
Before engaging in lesson planning, crafting assessments and rubrics etc., it is important to understand Ethnic Studies history, research and general ideology.
The three sample Ethnic Studies curricula below were written for the Our Stories in Our Voices (#OSOV) reader and textbook and for Ethnic Studies educators throughout California and beyond.
Our Stories in Our Voices (#OSOV) Sample Curriculum
Our Stories in Our Voices textbook and workbook is the district adopted textbook for Ethnic Studies classes in two of the largest school districts in the Sacramento Region.
Chapter 8
My Father’s Labor: An Unknown but Valued History
Lesson Plan Template
Powerpoint Presentation
Chapter 10
Haitiano
Lesson Plan Template
Powerpoint Presentation
Chapter 11
Lu Mien - We the People
Lesson Plan Template
Powerpoint Presentation
Powerpoint Presentation
Chapter 12
Filipino Workers and Racism in California
Lesson Plan Template
Little Manila: Filipinos in California’s Heartland
Worksheet
Vocabulary Worksheet
All Mothers Were Summoned When He Called Out for His Mama
by Ruby Chacon
Liberated California Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum
California Assembly Bill 2016 directed the State Superintendent of Education to oversee the development of a Model Ethnic Studies Curriculum. When public pressure shifted the focus of the model curriculum to a watered down version of the original draft that was not rooted in the Ethnic Studies disciplinary history, the writing team regrouped and wrote an alternative version liberated curriculum.
The Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum purpose is to promote the advancement and implementation of well designed Ethnic Studies courses and programs for the purpose of advancing students’ academic achievement, educational equity, community activist scholarship, and community leadership skills.
Oasis Urban Agricultural Learning Center
This curriculum is an urban gardening project curriculum rooted in the tradition of George Washington Carver and Booker T Washington. Tradition of Black Farming; Engineering; invention; entrepreneurial education.