Unit Title	Author	Year
Seminar: African American Poets in the 21st Century
Brave Voices through Time and Space: Poetry Café for Young People	Samuel A. Reed, III	2009
Keywords: African American poets, Art, biography, constructive criticism, demystify poetry, figurative language, Middle School, Music, read, Reading, Research, social studies, speak, write, writing
Seminar: Asian Americans in U.S. Schools
Considering Cultural Communities in the Middle School Literacy Classroom	Emma Connolly	2022
Keywords: assimilation, comprehension instruction, Culture, discussion, ethnicity, graphic novels, Identity, Middle School, special education, vocabulary instruction
The Immigrant Experience through Literature and History	Sarah Vieldhouse	2022
Keywords: ELA, English, immigration, Literature Circles, Middle School, Research
Seminar: Cities through the Lens of Race, Class, and Gender
Who Am I and Where Am I? A Place-Based Poetry Unit	Emma Connolly	2021
Keywords: comprehension instruction, fluency instruction, identity development, Middle School, place-based learning, poetry, special education, writing instruction
Seminar: From Slavery to Civil Rights
The American Civil War and African American Emancipation: A Documentary Analysis	Keysiah Middleton	2013
Keywords: Abraham Lincoln, African American History, capitalism, Civil War, emancipation, History, Middle School, primary source documents
The Struggle for Equality: Apartheid in South Africa	Eilis Hood	2013
Keywords: Apartheid, History, Middle School, Nelson Mandela, social studies, South Africa
Seminar: Modern and Contemporary American Poetry
The Color of Beauty in the Darkness – Using Poetry and Art to Create a Visual Picture of Your World	Michelle Todd	2013
Keywords: English, figurative language, Langston Hughes, Middle School, poetry, segregation
Seminar: Music and Healing in Philadelphia
Soundtrack to Our Class: Reading, Writing, and Speaking about Music	Emma Connolly	2023
Keywords: community building, English Language Arts, figurative language, Identity, Middle School, Reading, social-emotional learning, theme, writing
Trauma, Music, and Healing: The Power of Music to Transform a Classroom	Charlette Walker	2023
Keywords: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), digital literacy, ELA, Emotional Health, mental health, Middle School, Music, resilience, social-emotional learning (SEL), toxic stress, Trauma, writing
Seminar: New Approaches to the History of Slavery: The View from the Penn and Slavery Project
“Free To Be ME”	Charlene Jones	2020
Keywords: abolitionist, bullying, by-stander, campaign, Middle School, Slavery, students, up-standers
Seminar: Painless Statistics for Teachers and Teaching
Scatter Plots in Statistics for Struggling Students	Kathleen McCullough	2013
Keywords: correlation, eighth grade, Math, Middle School, Probability / Statistics, scatter plots, Statistics
Seminar: Renewable Energy Schemes
Using Transfer as a Schema to Learn about Energy: A Modular Approach	Matthew N VanKouwenberg	2021
Keywords: Constructivist, electricity, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Energy Transfer, Environmental Science, Eolic, Experiment, Generator, global warming, High School, Lab, Magnetism, Mechanical Energy, Middle School, Motor, PhotoVoltaics, Physical Science, physics, student-centered, Thermodynamics, wind energy
Seminar: Teaching Science with Science Fiction
Seek and Save the Yeti Campaign	Maxine Tumaian	2008
Keywords: art critique, career, conservation quests, cross-curricular, cryptozoology, film interpretation, Middle School, scientific process, vocabulary builders, Yeti
Seminar: That's My Song! Musical Genre as Social Contract
Put Yourself Out There: Identity, Genre, and Concert Production in Music Ensemble Performance	Walter Bechtold	2017
Keywords: Arranging, Band, Culture, Genre, Grade 7-12, High School, Identity, Instrumental Music, Middle School, Music, Music Technology, Orchestra, Performance, Popular Music, social studies
Seminar: The Public Health Issues of Child Obesity
Childhood Obestiy in America	David H. Adams	2008
Keywords: body fat, childhood obesity, daily exercise, fast food, healthy good choices, Middle School, poor diets, processed foods, science lab, self esteem
Seminar: The Science, Engineering, and Operation of Drones
Elevating Education: The Impact of Drones on 21st Century Learning	Charlette Walker	2023
Keywords: coding, CoDrone EDU, digital literacy, DJI Tello drones, drone applications, drone careers, DroneBlocks, drones, ELA, Google Sites, Google Slides, Middle School, Research, Scratch, STEM
Introduction to Drones- Flying and Coding Skills for the 21st Century Middle School Learner	Justin Guida	2023
Keywords: classroom, coding, Drone, drones, education, flight, flying, Middle School, robotics, Robots, school, Science, STEAM, STEM, students, Technology, UAV
Seminar: Understanding the Process of Science and Evaluation of Evidence
DNA Replication, Transcription, Translation: What is the Difference?	Kathleen Tait	2013
Keywords: (DNA) replication, (DNA) transcription, (DNA) translation, Biology, DNA, Middle School, Science