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a great collection of curricular unit plans created by teachers in the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute

an extensive and excellent collection of curricular units, for different disciplines, by teachers in the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute

"Youth for Human Rights International (YHRI) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2001 by Dr. Mary Shuttleworth, an educator born and raised in apartheid South Africa, where she witnessed firsthand the devastating effects of discrimination and the lack of basic human rights. The purpose of YHRI is to teach youth about human rights, specifically the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and inspire them to become advocates for tolerance and peace. YHRI has now grown into a global movement, including hundreds of groups, clubs and chapters around the world. Youth for Human Rights International teaches human rights education both in the classroom and in nontraditional educational settings. We aim to reach people from diverse backgrounds, with materials which often appeal across generations. By teaching human rights through all means-from conferences and workshops to hip-hop and dancing-this message has spread around the world." Includes 30 short public service videos, anti-bullying messages...

See related wiki at http://hrpedia.wikispaces.com/

Multicultural/Interdisciplinary/Social Studies. A great way to help students appreciate others cultures.

Teaches students the recognition of their own identity in the context of the classroom and family.

Lesson Plans on Native