Social Justice Lesson Plans
About the Social Justice Lesson Plans
The purpose of
the NEA Social Justice Lesson Plans is to share the stories of the NEA Human
and Civil Rights Awards Recipients. Through the sharing of their stories
educators can help students identify traits of these exemplary social justice
leaders. Bigger questions in social justice education can be examined and
reflected upon. (e.g., What does a person who stands for social justice and
human and civil rights do? What actions do they take? What are their contributions
to society? How can I become a social justice and human and civil rights
advocate? Why is it important and what does it mean to exhibit leadership for
social justice?) Four anchor standards related to Social Justice Education
identified by Teaching Tolerance, a project of The Southern Poverty Law Center
(TOLERANCE.ORG), will also be addressed throughout the lessons plans.
Coeur d'Alene Tribe (Leo Reano Memorial Award)
Document 1: Lesson Introduction and Background
Jerry Gore (Carter G. Woodson Memorial Award)
Document 1: Lesson Introduction and Background
Blaine Kamalani Kia (Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Award)
Document 1: Lesson Introduction and Background
Daniel Rodriguez (George I. Sánchez Memorial Award)
Document 1: Lesson Introduction and Background
Dr. Paul Hernandez (Reg Weaver Human and Civil Rights Award)
Susan Bartley (H. Councill Trenholm Memorial Award)
Tony Stewart (H. Councill Trenholm Memorial Award)
