Lucie Wright Email & Phone Number

Providence, Ri

The Assistant Director of Curriculum Development for World History is responsible for the leadership, development, and execution of Choices Program’s multi-year effort to create a comprehensive curriculum series on world history, establishing a plan for completion, and writing the curriculum content. The Choices Program is a national education initiative affiliated with the Brown University Department of History. The Assistant Director of Curriculum Development is accountable for… Show more The Assistant Director of Curriculum Development for World History is responsible for the leadership, development, and execution of Choices Program’s multi-year effort to create a comprehensive curriculum series on world history, establishing a plan for completion, and writing the curriculum content. The Choices Program is a national education initiative affiliated with the Brown University Department of History. The Assistant Director of Curriculum Development is accountable for ensuring that the most current secondary education pedagogies are integrated and used uniformly in the multiple individual projects by the other members of the curriculum writing team. The Assistant Director of Curriculum Development for World History is also a key contributing member of the curriculum development team that produces curriculum on U.S. and world history and current events. Show less

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Courses: 12th: Advanced Topics - History of Schools and Society (1 semester) 11th: U.S. History (2 years), Honors U.S. History and Historiography (2 years), U.S. Social History (2 years) 10th: What is Race? Global Race and Racism (2 years), Middle East (1 semester)• Proposed, created, and taught a new senior honors elective on the History of Schools and Society; designed it like a college seminar with a focus on research skills and student choice (sample units: The Common… Show more Courses: 12th: Advanced Topics - History of Schools and Society (1 semester) 11th: U.S. History (2 years), Honors U.S. History and Historiography (2 years), U.S. Social History (2 years) 10th: What is Race? Global Race and Racism (2 years), Middle East (1 semester)• Proposed, created, and taught a new senior honors elective on the History of Schools and Society; designed it like a college seminar with a focus on research skills and student choice (sample units: The Common Schools Movement & the Feminization of Teaching; Schools & the Culture Wars: Then and Now)• Regularly designed curriculum for all courses, including new units, assessments, and daily lesson plans (e.g., Iranian Protests Today in Historical Context - an extended unit based on the Choices Program’s Iranian Revolution content; Socratic Seminar on the Promise and Problems of the Fight for the 19th Amendment; Debunking Myths of Race and Racism Project) • Co-designed and piloted materials for Standards Based Assessment in two courses• Collaborated closely with U.S. History Team to coordinate assessments and long-term goals • Served in various advisory roles: Advisory Group, History Podcast Club, Model UN, White Identities & Anti-Racism Affinity Group, Yearbook• Co-created and led two trips exploring the world outside of the classroom, “Barcelona: The Art of Seeing” and “Design a Chicago Bike Tour” Show less

New York, New York, United States

• Designed and implemented a thematic, case-study based Global History curriculum (sample units: Identity & Society; Puerto Rico, Identity & Independence; Palestine & Israel: Historical and Current Barriers to a Just Peace?)• Developed new assessments to facilitate authentic transfer of student learning in more diverse ways (e.g., Project on Speaking Back to Social Constructs, Essay & Creative Project on Indian Resistance to British Imperialism) • Planned lessons to facilitate… Show more • Designed and implemented a thematic, case-study based Global History curriculum (sample units: Identity & Society; Puerto Rico, Identity & Independence; Palestine & Israel: Historical and Current Barriers to a Just Peace?)• Developed new assessments to facilitate authentic transfer of student learning in more diverse ways (e.g., Project on Speaking Back to Social Constructs, Essay & Creative Project on Indian Resistance to British Imperialism) • Planned lessons to facilitate differentiated learning (accessible to 2nd-12th grade reading levels) and engagement (e.g., hands-on activities, multimodal sources) • Taught ICT special education classes in close collaboration with a Learning Specialist • Ran book club meetings for each unit to supplement learning (e.g., Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, Conquistadora by Esmeralda Santiago, Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa)• Served in various leadership roles: 9th Grade Team Leader, School Leadership Team, Student Activism AdvisorPresentations at Conferences:• “Teaching Palestine & Israel: An Inquiry Approach,” NY Performance Standards Consortium Conference (2019) • “The Power of Their Ideas: Student Led Discussions That Generate Powerful Ideas,” Teachers College (2018) • “Teaching in Trying Times Conference,” Teachers College (2018) Show less

Spanish Language And Literature

Courses audited in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Yale University: • SPAN 233: Spanish in Film - An Introduction to the New.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Social Studies Education, Graduate

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Public Policy, Undergraduate

High School Diploma

Social Studies Teacher Education

Courses taken at NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development • Key Debates in Global History (2018) • Individuals.