I’m in a Gentrification & Urban Redevelopment Facebook group and an individual posted a list of sources that are critical of New Urbanism. They are good, and most of them […]
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Resources: Urbanization
VIDEOS & LESSONS: C-Span Classroom by APHG Unit
Monday morning? No lesson plan? Try C-Span Classroom . What a mini gold mine this resource is! I had no idea C-Span Classroom existed until Julie W. posted it onto […]
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TPT Lessons & Worksheets: Mapping Inequality – Housing Segregation & Redlining Policies
As you enter into the Urbanization unit, why not have students learn how maps were used to achieve demure segregation using the HOLC maps of the 1930’s? This is a […]
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ILLUSTRATED PRIMER: Residential & Commercial Segregation
I finally finished my Covid lockdown project. I’m glad to finally clear this one from my plate, though I am proud of the finished product. CLICK HERE TO READ! There […]
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VIDEO: Segregated by Design
‘Segregated By Design’ examines the forgotten history of how our federal, state and local governments unconstitutionally segregated every major metropolitan area in America through law and policy. Prejudice can be […]
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INTERACTIVE: Atlas of Urban Expansion
Check out the Atlas of Urban Expansion for a quick interactive website concerning urban sprawl. Assign one city per student and have them compare. From the website: The NYU Urban […]
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LESSONS & WORKSHEETS: 198 Country Digital One-Pager Templates
Expose your students to 198 countries through independent research using digital case studies. Each digital one-pager is itching for your students to complete. Included on each page are the seven […]
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Video: Crisis in Levittown
The Black upper middle-class Myers family moves into all-white Levittown, PA in August, 1957, and are snubbed and mistreated, in this powerful landmark documentary showcasing racism in the United States. […]
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INTERACTIVES: Esri Geoinquiries
As you get more comfortable and efficient with teaching content, you might find more time for enrichment activities. As the company Esri puts it, “Esri’s GIS mapping software is the […]
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VIDEO: Urbanization and the future of cities via TedEd
Here is a great little video (4:08) that discusses the rise of cities and how we now have 50% of the world’s population clustered in them. It takes us from […]
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VIDEO: The Disturbing History of the Suburbs via Adam Ruins Everything
If you’re looking for a way to explain the long lasting effects of systemic racism (at least in terms of housing and poverty), watch the Adam Ruins Everything episode clip […]
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NEWS via Marketplace: Small-scale manufacturing is on the rise in American cities
Time: 3 min. 36 sec. Have students listen to a contemporary example of how one Rust-Belt city is making it’s comeback (Duluth, Minn.) This would be a great story to […]
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LESSON PLAN: The Sixth Epoch
Students will have the opportunity to predict what a sixth urban epoch would have looked like to John Borchert. Students will read about Borchert’s Five Stages of North American Urban Development and then consider how technology and transportation improvements will morph North American cities in the future.
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VIDEO via The Atlantic: How the World’s First Cities Got Started via The Atlantic
This short video explains where and why the World’s first cities emerged. It touches on the birthplace of agriculture and how it led to the formation of complex institutions and trade. […]
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NEWS & RESOURCE via Washington Post: Germany reunified 26 years ago, but some divisions are still strong
This 2016 article highlights how effects of border changes are still evident today. The article uses choropleth maps to highlight some of the biggest difference between East and West Berliners. […]
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VIDEO: Travel in La Paz Bolivia
This sure beats sitting in rush hour traffic. In La Paz, the sky rail take commuters where they need to go. This is the ultimate example of humans changing their […]
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VIDEO: Where are the World’s Worst Slums?
This short 2:46 second vide clip presented by TestTube News describes how the United Nations categorizes an urban slum and also where are the most populated urban slums in the […]
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VIDEO: Voices of Cabrini
Voices of Cabrini: Remaking Chicago’s Public Housing Voices of Cabrini: Remaking Chicago’s Public Housing, follows families and a small business owner as they are moved out of Chicago’s most “notorious” […]
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