Compelling Clips
This CD has exclusive new tracks by Bruce Springsteen & Pete Seeger, Jon Bon Jovi, Mario Frangoulis, Buffalo Tom, Natalie Merchant, & more in collaboration with currently or formerly homeless musicians on benefit CD to fight homelessness.
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Homeless Education Links
- Students Helping The Homeless, by Eileen Worthington, IL [PDF]
- Statewide (IL) Access to Education for Homeless Children and Youth
- U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Curriculum for Grades 6-12 [PDF]
- National Coalition for the Homeless Speakers Bureau
- Artists Against Homelessness HS Curriculum
- Bridge Communities - K-12 Curriculum addressing Homeless Families
- Freeport Public Association Homelessness Curriculum K-10
- Iowa Department of Education Homelessness Curriculum K-12
- Chicago Public Schools Homeless Education Program Curriculum K-12
- Jewish Community Relations Greater Boston Educational Resources on Family Homelessness
- Social Action Connections for the Synagogue: Religous School Programs
- Homeless Theme Teaching Game
- Educating Homeless Students: Promising Practices (information on book for sale)
- "Homeless" by Anna Quidlen. This is a unit on homelessness prepared by Anna Quidlen. It is geared for the middle school age student.
- Homeless – An Introduction. Consider the suggested outline on this website as a way to introduce homelessness as an interdisciplinary approach into the curriculum. Linked to the book Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli for Middle School readers, also includes additional lesson plans for activities with the book.
- Homelessness in America. This mini-unit connects the historic work of Jane Addams to the current issue of homelessness in America.
- Shedding Light on an 'Invisible' Problem. In this lesson, students explore the lives of homeless people, focusing particularly on children. They develop ideas to increase awareness about this issue and create campaigns that educate their peers about the large number of homeless children and families that live in cities across the country.
- Kathleen Cochran, Ed.M.
- Learning to Give lesson plan. A Day in the Life of a Homeless Person – can be adapted for public education
- Lesson Plans on Homeless Issues North Dakota Homeless Education Coordinator
- Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless – Classroom Curriculum
- Texas Homeless Education Coordinators – Kids Without Homes Curriculum
- United Nations – Homeless Kids in Mongolia with National Standards linked lesson plans
- Crisis Lesson Plans
- http://www.adrian.k12.mi.us/admin/SpecialsPrograms/Projects.htm
- Teaching About Hunger, Homelessness and Poverty: Introduction
