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Scenarios USA REAL DEAL Curriculum Teacher Brainstorm 0
May 2nd, 2013 By Dena Simmons, activist, educator and student.
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Last week, I was invited to partake in a curriculum planning meeting with Scenarios USA. As a former middle school teacher, I had done this type of meeting before, and …
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Scenarios USA and the Common Core: April Lesson Plan 1
By Ernestine Heldring, Director of Education and Outreach As the Scenarios USA team rides the wild wave of the April premiere of our two new films later this month, I have started to draft the next REAL DEAL curriculum. It will be based on three Scenarios USA REAL DEAL short films, Speechless, The Tale of Timmy Two Chins and Reflections. On April 24th, the day of our premiere, I'm gathering a group of stellar educators to brainstorm themes and activities that will be the basis of the curricu …
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Missed a Scenarios USA Webinar? 0
Scenarios USA has collaborated with a number of amazing organizations to provide a series of webinars. We have focused on how to use our films and our inclusive pedagogical approach to engage middle and high school-aged youth in thinking critically and writing creatively about sexual health and social justice-based issues. 1. "Act Like a Man!": How Pervasive Messages About Masculinity Affect Teen Boys From the moment they are born, boys are bombarded with messages about how they should b …
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Scenarios USA and the Common Core: March Lesson of the Month 0
By Ernestine Heldring, Director of Education and Outreach, Scenarios USA
As I head into writing the next REAL DEAL curriculum, I'm all caught up how to make our new lessons align with the Common Core State Standards. Here's an idea for a lesson - let me know what you think!
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April Scenarios USA Webinars: National Sexual Assault Awareness Month 0
Register now! Scenarios USA will be co-present a two-part webinar about sexual assault, power-based violence and gender-based violence prevention in April - in honor of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, as well as the premiere of our new REAL DEAL film, Speechless on April 24th. Our co-presenter is Alex Leslie (Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, Green Dot). Webinar 1: April 10th at 4:00 pm EST "What is Power-Based Violence and Why Should I Care?" Wondering what is going …
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