Teaching the Levees: A Curriculum for Democratic Dialogue and Civic Engagement

In September 2007, through a generous collaboration between The Rockefeller Foundation, Teachers College and HBO, 30,000 copies of a new curriculum package addressing the issues of citizenship, race, class and poverty raised in the aftermath of Katrina were distributed to school, college and community educators. The package included a copy of Spike Lee and HBO’s epic documentary,
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts,
as well the highly acclaimed multidisciplinary curriculum guide,
Teaching The Levees . Due to the continued immense demand for this resource, the accompanying curriculum guide is now available for purchase.
Teaching The Levees , developed by faculty at Teachers College, Columbia University, includes chapters on history, media literacy, civics, economics and geography. In addition, the guide provides resources, such as a detailed timeline of the unfolding of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, as well as a map of the New Orleans levee system.