This module sets the stage for unMASKing: The Pandemic Curriculum Project. These lessons create the foundation of understanding human rights and the human rights language that will be used by the educator and students during the program. The lessons introduce students to the impacts of the pandemic through a human rights lens focusing on Healthcare, Education, and Food & Water.
This module builds on the previous one by enabling students to explore local, national and global responses to the pandemic through their personal experiences and the stories shared by their peers from around the world. Students will critically reflect on their experiences and share them with their peers through photographs and written reflections. They will have the option present their work privately or publicly in classroom exhibits.
This module facilitates students’ exploration of their own sources of news and information for issues such as the pandemic. They delve into the effects of media over-saturation, and with their new skill set begin to decipher truth from non-truth and fact from opinion. The lessons guide students in evaluating varying media sources, including identifying bias, and the phenomenon of “fake news”.
This module provides a “scaffolding” platform for students to work in groups and create their own action plan to promote human rights in their communities during the pandemic. Students will synthesize what they learned and transform their theoretical knowledge into action. The lessons address leadership, problem analysis (including root case analysis), and designing an action.