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Teaching the Levees: The West Coast Launch of a Curriculum Guide about Teaching about Hurricane Katrina and its Aftermath
This special event marked the West Coast launch of a Curriculum Guide focused on teaching about Hurricane Katrina and its meaning for America. 
The curriculum, created by educators at Teachers College, Columbia University and supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, takes Spike Lee’s When the Levees Broke as impetus, touchstone, and text for democratic dialogues in schools, colleges, and community organizations. The historical essay and curriculum units that comprise this book are designed to stimulate serious deliberation about the meaning of Hurricane Katrina and the breach of the levees. Discussions of race and class are often avoided in American schools, colleges, and communities. This curriculum aims to stimulate dialogue about these tough issues by posing the questions: Who are we as a country? What kind of country do we want to be?
Panel Members
Margaret Smith Crocco,
Teachers College, Columbia University
Michael Honey,
University of Washington, Tacoma
Joy Williamson,
University of Washington, Seattle
Moderator
Walter C. Parker, University of Washington, Seattle
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