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NJ Spotlight: Lesson Plans of September 11

A new curriculum guide explores how to teach more than just the day, from elementary to high school.

Teachers typically light up when talking about the lessons that hit home, the ones that elicit energy and curiosity. But there are lessons that elicit even deeper responses, such as those about September 11, 2001 -- both the day itself and its profound influence.

Yesterday, a coalition of educators, advocates, and survivors' families known as the 4 Action Initiative gathered at Liberty Science Center to release a 236-page guide to teaching September 11.

Three years in development, Learning from the Challenges of Our Times: Global Security, Terrorism, and 9/11 in the Classroom contains 58 lesson plans for every grade and subject, ones developed and tested by teachers.

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It's not just history. One lesson employs a Bruce Springsteen song; another, a painting by Picasso. There are lessons on Afghanistan and media literacy for high school students and another titled "Sept. 12th" for elementary schools.

Continue reading this story on NJ Spotlight: Lesson Plans of September 11, July 15, 2011.

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Related Links: September 11 Curriculum Guide; A Heroic Fireboat

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