Current events lesson: El Salvador
Science, Politics, Education, and Society
Speciety
Perspectives on science, politics, education, and society from a social scientist and educator
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Speciety is managed and edited by Dr. Shane Markowitz (PhD, Political Science, Central European University). The site provides a space for analysis and discussion of developments in the areas of science, politics, education, and society. It also serves as a platform for sharing teaching materials that motivate curiosity, critical engagement, and understanding of phenomena in the world.
Geography lesson plan: the legacy of European colonialism
Geography lesson plan: Lebanon's sectarianism, turbulent governance, and Hezbollah
Geography Lesson Plan: Borders in South Asia
Geography Lesson Plan: the Ice Stupas of Ladakh
Lesson Plan: the Gender Fishbowl
Lesson plan: Turkification, prejudice, and integration in Germany
Lesson plan: Understanding the danger of the single story
Lesson Plan: Hurricane Katrina, Race, and an Unequal Recovery
Contemporary Issues in China and Japan Lesson Set: Political, Economic, and Environmental Patterns
Enhancing student resilience through collaborative activities during pandemic
Contemporary Issues in South Asia: Political and Economic Patterns, Nature, and Society
Global Poverty and Sustainable Development Lesson Set
Stereotypes, prejudices, and gender roles lesson set: power and change
Lesson Plan: Hurricane Katrina, Its Impact and the Physical and Social Vulnerability of New Orleans
Lesson Plan: Hurricanes as Natural and Social Disasters
Lesson Plan: Settlements and the Status of Jerusalem in the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Lesson Plan: Understanding the Israel-Palestine Conflict through Drama in Education
Geography Lesson Plan: Examining China's New Silk Road
Lesson plan: Population pyramids and India's gender imbalance and dowry system