KC Kids Unite 2020
Breaking barriers, creating communities
Program Information
Selected teachers will participate in 12 hours of professional development focused on culturally responsive teaching, community awareness, art literacy and student-centered learning and engagement. The workshops will take place Saturdays, Jan. 25 and April 4, 9am - 3pm. Teachers will partner with a classroom from a different demographic to plan collaboration experiences for their students.
Students participate in a 3-week curriculum centered on sharing personal stories through reading and writing inquiry. Developmentally and age-appropriate mentor texts are used to foster learning related to community, one another and ourselves.Through a variety of interactive experiences, students engage in close reading, research, argument, blended writing, civic engagement and identity development.
A copy of the curriculum aligned to standards is available upon request.
Program Requirements
- Two Saturday PD workshops: January 25 and April 4, 9am - 3pm.
- Curriculum implementation: 3 lessons in April
- Collaborate with a partner teacher to share student writing across classrooms
- Culminating classroom experience at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (May 6, 7 or 8)
- Registration fee: $150 (teachers will receive a $75 stipend upon successful completion of program)
