Teaching 9/11- 10 years later

This is an update to two older posts

Teaching 9/11
http://educationservicesnews.blogspot.com/2009/09/teaching-9ll.html

Lesson Plans for 9/11
http://educationservicesnews.blogspot.com/2010/09/lesson-plans-for-911.html

New Resources

(from Leslie Kahn, NPL)
Ground Zero Now
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/08/30/us/sept-11-reckoning/ground-zero.html?nl=multimedia&emc=focusemb1

(from Leslie Kahn, NPL)
Larry Ferlazzo's The Best Sites To Help Teach About 9/11
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/08/13/the-best-sites-to-help-teach-about-911/
(excellent resources specifically for English Language Learners and others. Includes videos )

(from Julie Greller)
Media Specialist's Guide to Sharing 9/11 with your Students
http://mediaspecialistsguide.blogspot.com/2011/09/sharing-9-11-with-your-students.html
includes a link to What Happened? The Story of September 11, 2001".
and
the Curriculum guide "What Happened? The Story of September 11, 2001."
http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/nick-news.pdf

(from Leslie Kahn, NPL)
9/11 +ME
http://www.usatoday.com/news/911/plus_me/index.html
Interactive graphic of events that resulted from 9/11

Teachers' Alert-A conversation on Multicultural education and curriculum

Like It Is with Gil Noble and Adelaide Sanford- May 15, 2011

This episode of Like It is of interest to all educators especially those in urban and multicultural education. It provides a history of parallel cultures in the United States, a viewpoint on the difficulties of curriculum reform and strategies to be used to overcome disparities in education.

If you missed it, please use this link http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=resources/lifestyle_community/community&id=6650885

Teaching 9/11

Resources from the New Jersey Department of Education

Top 9/11 Resources
http://www.state.nj.us/education/aps/cccs/ss/911.htm

Children's Support Resources - Children & Trauma
http://www.childrenofseptember11.org/resources.aspx?s=31

and the first ever comprehensive 9/11 curriculum,
September 11th Education Program: A National Interdisciplinary Curriculum
http://www.learnabout9-11.org/

Video Resources
http://mediaspecialistsguide.blogspot.com/2011/09/sharing-9-11-with-your-students.html
includes a link to What Happened? The Story of September 11, 2001".
and the Curriculum guide "What Happened? The Story of September 11, 2001."
http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/nick-news.pdf

see http://educationservicesnews.blogspot.com/2011/09/teaching-911-10-years-later.html and http://educationservicesnews.blogspot.com/2010/09/lesson-plans-for-911.html for more resources.

Curricular Units at the Yale National Initiative

The Yale National Initiative to Strengthen Teaching in Public Schools has an online database of currilum units created by its annual teacher institute participants. It includes units from everything on global warming to Latino culturs.
Take a look at http://www.teachers.yale.edu/curriculum/index.php?skin=h