The Office of Human Relations, Diversity & Equity recognizes that many members of our school communities have proximity to stress related to immigration.  Whether personal experiences or experiences of loved ones, many members of our community have been adversely impacted by the immigration system. As such we want to be sure to provide the necessary resources to support all members of our school communities.  Please refer to the Psychological First Aid handouts below to learn more about the unqiue skills you already have, and how you can use them to support yourself, and your school community. 

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Guided PPT Lessons for the Classroom

Teachers, below please find brief lessons prepared for you to utilize in your classrom regarding immigration.  Please note, these lessons may serve as a starting place for educators who wish to adapt them for their unique student populations.   

*Please note, in order for embeded media to work in these lessons, be sure to click "Enable Editing" and "Enable Content." If you have any challenges with these lessons please reach out to us here.  Furthermore, at the very bottom of this section you can find ALL of the Advisory Lessons as Sharepoint Links that you can use from your web browser if you'd rather not download the file.  

Immigration Advisory Lessons

Who are the Dreamers? - This advisory lesson introduces students to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the Dreamers, and where they stand in the current political climate.  

Stories of Excellence

Steve Chen & Jawed Karim- This advisory lesson introduces students to two of the three founders of YouTube - both of whom immigrated to the United States as children.  

Cesar Millan - This advisory lesson explores famed dog trainer Cesar Millan's early life in Mexico and his journey to America to follow his dreams. 

Social Emotional Advisory Lessons

Asking for Help - Promoting help seeking behavior

Let's Talk About Feelings - Normalizing feelings 

Loving Yourself - Promoting self esteem and postive body image

The Office of Human Relations, Diversity & Equity is proud to offer a variety of Zoom backgrounds for our faculty and staff to utilize during this time of distance learning.  With a discrete OUT for Safe Schools badge located in the corner, these backgrounds can serve to identify staff as safe allies for our LGBT+ students. 

 

To save a background simply right click, and hit SAVE IMAGE AS...  Make sure you know where it downloads to, so you can upload it to your Zoom account.  

Booklist: Teaching About Immigration - Social Justice Books

Booklist: Teaching Central America - Social Justice Books

Learning Plan: Immigration (K-5) - Learning for Justice

Learning Plan: Immigration (6-8) - Learning for Justice

Learning Plan: Immigration (9-12) - Learning foro Justice

Lesson Plan: They're Coming to America (Immigrants Past and Present) - PBS

Lesson Plan: Immigration Myths (6-12) - Learning for Justice

Lesson Plan: Who is an Immigrant (K-5) - Learning for Justice

Resources: Teaching Current Events (Global Immigration) - Facing History

Resource: Stories Countering Anti-Immigrant & Refugee Propaganda - Books for Littles

Resource: Resources for Teachers after the Trump Administration Ends DACA - ReThinking Schools

Lesson Plans: Teaching Immigration with the Immigrant Stories Project - The Advocates for Human Rights

Article: A Look Back at how Undocumented Children Won the Right to Attend U.S. Schools - EdWeek

Article: Supreme Court Blocks Trump's Move to Scrap DACA Program - EdWeek

Video: Kids Meet a Refugee (6:57) - HiHo Kids

Booklist: Teaching About Immigration - Social Justice Books

Booklist: Teaching Central America - Social Justice Books

Resource: Stories Countering Anti-Immigrant & Refugee Propaganda - Books for Littles