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    Local and Community History – Ten Blocks

    November 20, 2025 /

    Resource Type: Assignment Instructor: Johnathan Thayer Title: Associate Professor Department: GSLIS Course: LBSCI 790.3. Local and Community History Methods  Description Walk or otherwise move through physical space ten blocks (or its equivalent) in any direction from wherever you call home. Take note of the component parts that make up your locality, including the weekly topics on our syllabus (nature, parks, cemeteries, burial grounds, buildings, restaurants, bars, theaters, temples, schools, and governance). Make a list of the histories of these components that you know, and a list of the histories that you wish you knew more about. Where I plan to use this resource In my LBSCI class Local and Community…

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  • Posts,  Social Science

    Environmental Justice and Warehouse Pollution in New York City

    November 20, 2025 /

    Resource Type: Class Module Instructor: Natalie Vena Title: Assistant Professor Department: Urban Studies Course: URBST 252: The Changing Urban Environment (Fall 2025) Description I am preparing a class module that will help students learn about environmental (in)justice, air pollution attendant to urban warehouses, and city policymaking. The primary learning outcomes will be: Apply the concepts of environmental racism and environmental justice to the problem of NYC’s warehouse facilities and the resulting movements to mitigate their pollution. Read and analyze legal documents. Analyze the extent to which an individual’s interests and experiences shape their policy positions. Evaluate the efficacy of proposed city legislation and zoning changes in advancing environmental justice in communities…

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    Energy and the Environment: A Personal Impact Study

    November 20, 2025 /

    Resource Type: Assignment Instructor: David Goldberg Title: Lecturer Department: Physics Course: N/A In small groups of 2–3, you will conduct a detailed analysis of your household energy use. This real-world project will apply concepts of energy, power, and efficiency from our course to assess your personal energy footprint, compare it among group members, and develop suggestions for practical improvements. Worksheet Sample – Energy and the Environment Worksheet Template – Energy and the Envirionment  

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  • Education,  Posts

    Early Intervention (EI) in the Community

    November 20, 2025 /

    Resource Type: Assignment Instructor: Jennifer Geskie Title: Assistant Professor Department: Educational and Community Programs Course: ECPSE 805: Culturally Responsive Early Intervention (Birth – Age 3) Description Early Intervention (EI) in the Community is an assignment in which early childhood special education (ECSE) teacher candidates identify and experience community-based settings as part of the provision of EI services. The context for this assignment is ECPSE 805: Culturally Responsive Early Intervention (Birth – Age 3), a graduate course that prepares ECSE candidates to work with infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. This assignment aligns with the mission of EI, specifically, that EI is community-based, creating opportunities for full participation of…

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    Exploring Cultural Diversity in Queens

    November 20, 2025 /

    Resource Type: AssignmentInstructor: Line A. Saint-HilaireTitle: Doctoral LecturerDepartment: Elementary and Early Childhood Education (EECE)Course: EECE 311 – Children in Cultural Context II: Learning and Teaching Description:In this course, students examine Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP) and how it can be applied in classrooms. This assignment builds foundational knowledge about the diverse cultural communities of Queens, NY, supporting discussions of CRP’s significance and use in schools. Working in groups of 3–4, students will select one of Queens’ seven educational districts to explore. Each group will identify a cultural group within that district, conduct research, and visit the area where the group is predominantly located. During their visit, students will observe, take photos, speak…

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    Place, History, and Memory: New York City’s World’s Fairs in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park 

    November 20, 2025 /

    Resource Type: Experiential activityInstructor: Peter Conolly-SmithTitle: Associate ProfessorDepartment: HistoryCourse: HIST 392W Description This proposal for an intermediate-level History seminar taps into students’ memory, sense of place, and history skills by focusing on a space many of them already know: Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. From its origins as wetlands converted in the early twentieth century to a dumping ground for ashes memorialized in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and on to its later incarnation as the site of the 1939 and 1964 World’s Fairs, the park’s history and those of the two fairs—richly documented, all—provide ample material for a place-based seminar that utilizes multiple aspects of experiential learning. While all the…

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