ChildrenEscapingWarandConflict

ClaireTesh,MEd.LMNOEduca<on

claire@lmnoeduca<on.com

•  TraumaInformedTeaching/LearningHowSchoolsCanCreateHeroes

•  Healing,LearningandSharingUsingFirstPersonAccounts

•  ArtworkasaPrimarySource•  UsingHistoricandContemporaryIssuestoTeach/Learn

•  FabricArtsforPersonalNarra<ve-CulturalConnec<ons

•  Examples

Trauma•  PreImmigra<on– PushFactors-war,poverty,violence,etc.– BasicNeeds

•  DuringImmigra<on– Vulnerability,grief

•  PostImmigra<on– Anxiety,stress(changeinsocialloca<on,fearofrepatria<on)

– Homesickness/Isola<on

MeetEsther

HomeworkReflec<on

AUerwatchingtheinterviewandlearningaboutEstherKrinitz-imagineifyouwerethefirstteachershehadaUerherharrowingjourneyofsurvival…

•  Inthesidebarwhatstrategieswouldyouusetomake17-year-oldEstherfeelsafeandwelcomedinyourclassroom.

Healing,LearningandSharingUsingHistoryandFirstPerson

Accounts

•  LifeNarra<ve/Tes<monials•  ImagesVisualLiteracy•  Ar<facts•  News-ar<cles/footage•  Artworkandliterature

VisualLiteracyWhatdoyousee(observe)?Whatdoesitremindyouof?Whatisthesignificance?Whatishappeninginthephotograph/image?Thinkaloud.Usevisualinterpreta<onsasastar<ngpointfordeeperunderstandingofanissue,periodof<me,event,etc.

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LessonPlan-SneakPeekOverview:Allhumansrequirebasicphysiological,safetyandsocialneedsforsurvivaltheseincludewater,food,clothing,healthandasafeshelter,aswellaslovefromfamilyandfriends.Duringnaturaldisasters,warorothertrauma<ceventstheseitemscanbecomescarcecausinghumanstoseekthemforsurvivalandleavingunaccompaniedminorsveryvulnerable.Inthisliterarycompareandcontrastlesson,studentswillunderstandthebasichumanneedsandwillbeabletodrawsimilari<esbetweenEstherandGarangs’ssurvivalstories.Studentswillalsobeabletomakecomparisonstocurrentevents.

FindingSimilari<es-LossofBasicNeeds

BrothersInHope MemoriesofSurvival

WorldWarII

AnneFrank Night-ElieWiesel

SutoriLinkforComments/Ideas

HistoricEvents Current/ContemporaryEvents

ContemporaryEvents

FabricArts-Teaching,LearningandHealing

HmongStoryCloths

FabricArts-Teaching,LearningandHealing

ArpillerasSouthAmerica

UnderGroundRailroad-Quilts

ClassroomQuilt:OurAncestry

ClassroomQuiltProject

FabricArts-PersonalNarra<ve

HeroProjectAnArt&RemembranceProject

SItchingOurStories:AnArtandRemembranceProject

HilosdelaVida-AnArt&RemembranceProject

ADreamComeTruebyAngelesSeguraThisquiltismyfavoritebecauseitisme.Eachoneofmyhairstrandsrepresentsoneofthethingsthatareimportantinmylife:Musicbringshappinesstomylife.Myhomeislove.MyteachershelpedmeachievemydreamofgedngmyhighschooldiplomaandmyG.E.D.Mytradi<onsplayaveryimportantpartinmylife,becauseIgrewupwiththemandIsharethemwiththeworld.Everynight,Iendedlikethisface,<redandsleepingontopofmyworkbook.Ihaveafamilyoffoursonsandalthoughitwashardwork,theyweremystrongestmo<va<on.Myhusbandwasandcon<nuestobeagreatsupportforeveryprojectinmylife.Ididit!FinallyIobtainedmyG.E.D.andmyhighschooldiploma!Applyyourselfandyouwillsucceed!

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BuildingEmpathyandUnderstandingWithCoopera<ve

Learning•  ServiceLearning•  CivicEngagement•  ProjectBasedLearning

ServiceLearningandCivicEngagement

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ServiceLearning

•  OrganizingSpeakers/Educa<onalProgramming

•  FoodPantry•  Closets(Dona<onsofCoats,gloves,hats,etc.)•  Book/FilmClubs•  CurrentEventDiscussions-GroupLearning•  Intergenera<onal(Literature,Storytelling,StoryCloths)

ProjectBasedLearning

GraphicNovelBiographies

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HeroesandChangeMakers

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PersonalNarra<ve:EverybodyHasanImmigra<onStoryUnit

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