Immigration is a public issue that needs student exploration. This cross-disciplinary study brings awareness of diverse cultures by studying immigration through personal history in a multiethnic urban elementary school. Research suggests the importance of integrating assets students bring into the classroom in instruction. Changing pedagogies also…

People continue to define themselves, their lifestyles, and their beliefs through their neighborhoods--their turf. In studying the history of New York City neighborhoods, it is important to consider the developmental trends and constraints (geography, economic structure, transportation, and technological advances) that contributed to the growth of…

The eighth-grade curriculum guide has been designed to provide students with an in-depth understanding of urban life and growth throughout the world, emphasizing the metropolitan area of New York City. Concepts from history, economics, geography, political science, sociology, and anthropology are developed through four "themes": (1) a…