Defending Democracy: Lessons for Building Resilience and Taking Action is a free, downloadable curriculum from Woven Teaching created for high school educators who want to engage their students in the fight to protect democracy and fight authoritarianism. Based on the framework of Professor Timothy Snyder’s, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century, these lessons offer practical applications and actions that young people can take in their communities and as global citizens.
Highlights of Defending Democracy: An emphasis on critical thinking, media literacy, and collaboration, and community buildingHighly accessible, practical, and action-orientedAdaptable and created for either high- or low-technology environmentsGlobal and US-based examples, as well as historical and contemporary case studies15 lessons that encourage civic engagement and global citizenship – Summaries of each lesson are available hereConsiderations for Teaching Ethically and Effectively, including tips on facilitating difficult conversations in the classroom.Additional materials, including: glossary, group work roles, pre- and post-assessment, and resources for further learning.
You can download Defending Democracy here. To learn more, check out the curriculum overview.
Defending Democracy was created by Woven Teaching, the human rights education practice of Woven Foundation. Woven Teaching’s work is dedicated to supporting classroom teachers with practical help for ethical and effective instruction. We believe that by weaving human rights education into the curriculum, educators can create socially responsible global citizens.
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