Unit Title	Author
2018
Film Techniques and Gender and Race Representation in Film	Amanda Fiegel
Keywords: Cinematography, Entertainment industry, Media, Pop culture
The Great Gatsby & Media Literacy	David Jennis
Keywords: "The Great Gatsby", Cinematography, Creative Writing, Drama, Entertainment industry, Media, Reading, Screen writing
Reds in Tinseltown: The Cold War, Hollywood, and Blacklisting	Matthew Menschner
Keywords: American History, Cinematography, Cold War, Entertainment industry, Media, Media Strategies, Media Studies, Politics, Pop culture, Propaganda, World politics, World War II
The Awakening of the Black Panther: Shifting the Paradigm of Hollywood’s Portrayal of Africa	Wendi Mungai Umoren
Keywords: Africa, Creative Writing, Media, Reading, Screen writing
Phila-Gami: Philadelphia Themed Folding in the Math Classroom	Catherine Michini
Keywords: Alexander Calder, Art, fold-and-cut, geometry, Math, Mobile, origami, Philadelphia, Pi Day, pop-up card, STEAM
Socratic Philosophy for Kids	Krystle Birdsall
Keywords: Analyzing arguments, Critical thinking, ELA activity, ethics, Making connections, Morality, Personal Identity, Philoslphy of science, philosophy, Questioning, social studies
Philosophy in the Social Contract and Forms of Government	Taylor Franko
Keywords: Analyzing arguments, Critical thinking, philosophy, Political thought, Questioning, social studies
Empathetic Community Philosophy	Jaimie Piotrowicz
Keywords: Analyzing arguments, Critical thinking, ELA activity, ethics, Making connections, Personal Identity, philosophy, Questioning, social justice
Teaching Morals Through the Lenses of Social Media	Stephanie Robinson
Keywords: Analyzing arguments, Critical thinking, ELA activity, ethics, Making connections, Morality, Personal Identity, philosophy, Political thought, Questioning, social justice
Agency Through Inquiry: A Quest for Social Justice	Ryann Rouse
Keywords: ecofeminism, ELA, English Language Arts, ethics, geomedicine, High School, philosophy, scientific justice, social justice, structural violence
Reading Philosophy in The Hate U Give	Amanda Schear
Keywords: Critical thinking, ELA activity, Making connections, Personal Identity, philosophy, Questioning, social justice
2017
Jazz as Black History: Teaching African American History Through Musicology	Matthew Menschner
Keywords: African American History, American History, Bebop, Grades 9-12, Jazz, Jazz History, Jazz Studies, Literature, Music History, Music Studies, Musicology, Swing Music, The Harlem Renaissance, The Jazz Age, World War II
I Am Malala: Mindfulness and Community Service	Cara Wallin
Keywords: community service, Culture, fundraising, I am Malala, Personal Growth
How Does One Achieve the Good Life?	Colleen Lawson-Thornton
Keywords: Bhagavad Gita, Buddhism, close reading, collaborative learning, contemplative practices, Cornell notes, Daoism, discussion board, Eastern philosophy, Eastern religion, Eightfold Path, experiential learning, Four Noble Truths, Good Life, happiness, Hinduism, Meditation, philosophy, tai chi, Tao of Pooh, Tao Te Ching, Upanishads, walking meditation, yoga, zine
Investigating Religious and Cultural Spending Trends	Catherine Michini
Keywords: cross, Culture, Social and cross-cultural skills, social studies, World religions
Be the Hero of Your Journey	Terry Anne Wildman
Keywords: Creative Writing, History, Literature
Models on Earth and Space	Amatise Ponzo
Keywords: Earth Science, listening, Reading, Space Science
The Music of New Orleans and How It Shaped Its Culture	Chanelle Harley
Keywords: History, Reading, social studies, writing
Music as Activism: Warrior’s Don’t Cry and Protest in the Civil Rights Movement	Renae Curless
Keywords: African American History, African American literature, Civil Rights Movement, integration, little rock, melba patillo beals, Music, poetry, racism, segregation
2016
Have You Ever Told That Story Before? Student Biographers Asking Important Life Questions, Preserving Memories and Writing History	Joyce Arnosky
Keywords: biography, elementary, language arts, social studies, writing