She's part of a group of six teachers that brought an
interdisciplinary approach to
teaching Facing History's «Race and Membership»
unit last year at Blackstone Academy Charter School in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.As part of the Innovative Schools Network, Blackstone Academy created a
unit that takes all aspects of discussing race and integrated it into a cohesive series of lessons that combines history; English Language Arts (ELA); and biology classes.