Teaching to Change LA: An online journal of IDEA, UCLA's Institute for Democracy, Education, & Access: Equal Terms in LA: The Struggle for Educational Justice, 1954: Vol.4, No. 1-3, 2003-2004
Youth Summit 2004
99th Street Elementary School

Image: Artwork by Hector Navarro and Neil Saldana-O'Brien
Artwork by Hector Navarro and Neil Saldana-O'Brien from 99th Street Elementary

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Photo: Video Still of Students DancingVideo Video

Laurence Tan's fifth grade students perform "Equal Education Now," a poem written by them and perfomed at the District I spoken word festival at Locke High School.

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Photo: Video Still of StudentVideo Video Interview

Aurora V. discusses the changes that need to be made in her school and what can be done to effect this change.

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Photo: Students Pose with Sylvia Mendez

Third Graders Reflect Upon Brown Decision
by Kimberly Min

Third grade teacher Kimberly Min engages her students in a curriculum that requires them to view the history of American schooling since 1950 with a criticial eye.

Photo: Laurence TanEqual Education Now!!!
by Room 10

The fifth grade students of Room 10 reflect on what education is and what it could be with this poem and video.

From Learning About to Making History: Looking Back at Education 50 years Since the Brown v Board Decision
by Laurence Tan and the Students of Room 10

Laurence Tan's fifth grade students didn't just want to read about history, they wanted to make it.

Image: PowerPoint SlidePowerPoint PresentationPowerPoint
by Kim Min's class

This PowerPoint was presented by Kim Min's students on Friday, June 11th, 2004.


Click on image for PDF (14.2 MB) and icon (above) for original PowerPoint (note: if you're using a PC you need to right click on the icon.)
Image: PowerPoint SlidePowerPointPowerPont Presentation
by Laurence Tan's class

This PowerPoint was presented by Laurence Tan's students on Friday, June 11th, 2004.



Click on image for PDF (96.5 MB) and icon (above) for original PowerPoint (note: if you're using a PC you need to right click on the icon.)