RODNEY YEOH

HIATT CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION

11TH GRADE HISTORY TEACHER, COORDINATOR OF SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION

PROGRAMMING

BEAVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

Extending learning into the larger community

Presentation Outline

The Hiatt Center

My classroom

Other classrooms

Hiatt Center for Social Justice Education

The needs of the global community and economy inthe 21st. Century challenge our instructionaloutcomes to:

produce individuals who are capable of communicating and functioning effectively within the changing demographics of today’s workforce

produce student who by the nature of their education, are equipped with the understanding and skills to be mobilized as global citizens and act as agents of social change

Multicultural Competency

All students should have both curricular and programmatic opportunities to develop a skill base (multicultural competencies) that will :

Affirm diversity

Encourage critical thinking

Gives students hands-on opportunities

My classroom

History of Islamic Extremism

Genesis Program, Brandeis University

Genesis Program, Brandeis University

Community Engagement:In the classroom

Community Engagement: Outside the classroom

Boston Center for Community and Justice, June 2009