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Connecting Children with Community: Box City October 2010
University of Maryland Professor Alexander Chen talks about connecting children with their communities. |
Changing Places April 2009
Teens make films that record their attitudes to their developing neighborhoods with the support of a professional filmmaker and an architecture and built environment center. See the finished films on YouTube. |
Environmental Videos from the Video Project March 2007
For over 20 years, the Video Project has been a distributor of educational videos "about the future of the planet, for those who will live in that future." |
Urban Growth in America: Discovery Channel Lesson Plan February 2007
Used in conjunction with the Discovery Channel's "Urban Growth in America" video, this lesson covers the early history of modern US cities in the 1800s, with a focus on New York City. |
Engineering an Empire: Cities of the Past, Cities of the Future February 2007
A summary of the History Channel's series on the history of city building, information on purchasing a DVD, and a recount of the "City of the Future" challenge. |
Center for Ecoliteracy: Resources for Healthy and Sustainable Living January 2007
The Center for Ecoliteracy has many detailed resources that provide well-rounded solutions to address environmental, educational, and children's health issues all at once. |
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum: Resources for Educators and Youth December 2006
The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum (part of the Smithsonian Institution) has an extensive selection of design resources for educators. Some of these resources relate to urban design and planning. |
The Getty Museum: Resources for Educators and Youth December 2006
The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles has an educator resources website with several city design lesson plans. |
Youth Community Video Program Takes Off August 2005
The Rural School and Community Trust has a new curriculum, entitled “Lights, Camera...Leadership!”, which guides high school students in “making and premiering a community video of some important issue in their community.” |
Planning Videos for the Classroom July 2003
These videos from UNC Wilmington on smart growth and the effects of urban sprawl include “Save Our Land, Save Our Towns,” and “Subdivide and Conquer.” |
Smart Growth Educator's Website July 2002
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington has launched the Educator's Resource Guide, a supplemental educational component to UNCW's documentary, "Paving the American Dream: Southern Cities, Shores & Sprawl." |
The Evolution of a Cityscape (Class Notes) July 1994
Seven 12" x 33" posters present the same view of an imaginary American city created by a team of planners, architectural historians, and designers. |
