Unit Title	Author	Year
Seminar: Asian Meditation Traditions Past and Present
“Tell Me, How Can I Explain?”: Using 8th-Century Chinese Poetry to Meditate Responsibly in 21st-Century Classrooms	Danina Garcia	2024
Keywords: Chan Buddhism, Chinese History, Meditation, mental health, Mindfulness, poetry, Trauma-Informed Instruction
Mindfulness & Self-Soothing Techniques for Social Emotional Growth	Regina Hastings	2024
Seminar: Children’s Environmental Health
A Healthy Me is a Better Me	Marie P. Clarke	2023
Keywords: airways, allergy, asthma, pollution, respiratory, triggers, wheezing asthma attack
Student Voice: Asthma in OUR World	Amelia Butler	2023
Keywords: asthma, asthma attack, asthma triggers, breathing, chronic, environment, environmental, inhaler, irritants, Respiration, symptoms, triggers, wheezing
Seminar: Children’s Literature and the Immigrant Experience
You Have Power! Give It a Voice.	Jennifer Gallagher	2024
Keywords: ability, assumptions, communication, Culture, disability, Identity, Immigrant, journey, language, prejudice
Teaching Literacy to Second Language Learners through Multi-Cultural Books	Michelle Jackson	2024
Keywords: ELA, ELL, fiction books, Literature, LSS, Science, writing
Widening the Margins: A multi-genre unit	Christina D'Emma	2024
Keywords: Antigone, Drama, drama strategies, effective speaking techniques, ghazal, Greek tragedy, immigration, Informational text, ode, one act play, pastiche, poetry, project based learning, Syrian refugees, U.S.-Mexico border, verse novel
Can You Hear Me? Let’s Lift the Voices of Immigrant Students	Sondra Gonzalez	2024
Keywords: cultural storytelling, culturally responsive teaching, English language acquisition immigration experiences, ESOL/ELL education, immigrant student narratives, multilingual learner empowerment
Seminar: Music and Healing in Philadelphia
Soundtrack to Our Class: Reading, Writing, and Speaking about Music	Emma Connolly	2023
Keywords: community building, English Language Arts, figurative language, Identity, Middle School, Reading, social-emotional learning, theme, writing
Songs in the Key of MY Life	Nicole Flores	2023
Keywords: literacy, lyrics, Morning Meeting, Music, Playlists, Socio-emotional Learning, The Brain
What Happens When High School Students Study the Role of Trauma in Black Art	Geoffrey Winikur	2023
Keywords: Black Art, Black Lives Matter, brain science, generational trauma, hip-hop, Music, racial violence, Trauma, white supremacy
Trauma, Music, and Healing: The Power of Music to Transform a Classroom	Charlette Walker	2023
Keywords: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), digital literacy, ELA, Emotional Health, mental health, Middle School, Music, resilience, social-emotional learning (SEL), toxic stress, Trauma, writing
Music History from Philadelphia and the Emotional Being and Effect of Music on the Brain	Michelle Jackson	2023
Keywords: brain, Emotional Being, local artists, local history, Music, Music History, Philadelphia, public schools
Seminar: Planning for a Sustainable, Environmentally Just, and Climate-Ready Philadelphia
How Do We Envision A More Sustainable And Just Philadelphia?	Dr. Joe Alberti	2023
Keywords: Air Pollution, fossil fuels, Renewable and Non-renewable Energy, solar energy, sustainability
Building an Environmentally Equitable Community One School at Time	Tia Graves	2023
Keywords: Climate Justice/Racism, environmental justice, Environmental Racism, Equity, green stormwater infrastructure, Mitigation, resilience, Sea Level Rise, Urban Heat Island Adaptation
Climate Justice and Jurassic Park	Renae Curless	2023
Keywords: climate change, climate justice, ELA, English, environmentalism, High School, Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton, science fiction
Seminar: The Past, Present, and Future of Latinx Studies
Understanding Latinidades: Reclaiming the Rite/Right to America	Ryann Rouse	2024
Keywords: “banana republics, “Latinidad”, ” informational texts, Afro-Latinidad, collaborative learning, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, La Bamba, Latin America, Latin American colonial history, Latin American Geography, Latin American Politics, Latina, Latino, LatinX, Literature Circles, Panama, postcolonial Latin American Studies, Son Jarocho, summarization
Seminar: The Science, Engineering, and Operation of Drones
Elevating Education: The Impact of Drones on 21st Century Learning	Charlette Walker	2023
Keywords: coding, CoDrone EDU, digital literacy, DJI Tello drones, drone applications, drone careers, DroneBlocks, drones, ELA, Google Sites, Google Slides, Middle School, Research, Scratch, STEM
Seminar: W.E.B. Du Bois and Philadelphia’s Seventh Ward
“Rare Ability and Devotion”: Elizabeth Tyler, first visiting Black nurse of Philadelphia, as Counter-Narrative	Danina Garcia	2023
Keywords: African American History, Henrietta Lacks, Medical History, Medicine, Nursing History, Philadelphia, Tuberculosis
What is Home?	Jeannette Moon	2023
Keywords: Du Bois, Genre Analysis, Hansberry, Home, mapping, maps, Raisin in the Sun, Seventh Ward, storytelling, survey, Wayward Lives