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ITVS Community Classroom lesson plans pair educational film modules drawn from ITVS’s acclaimed documentary films with standards-based lesson plans, activities, and other interactive content.

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	When Ideologies Collide: Medical Ethics and Religious Beliefs This lesson explores the issue of religion and medical ethics and how access to and the creation of new medical treatments and technology can result when religious beliefs and medical practices contradict one another. (includes 1 film module) From the Knocking Classroom collection From the film Knocking
	Women and Democracy In this lesson, students will discuss and research the impact of prominent women who have led, challenged and shaped both the ideas and practices of democracies around the world. (includes 1 film module) From the Vote Democracy! Classroom collection From the film Iron Ladies of Liberia
	Women Peacemakers Students will define violence and personalize the issue by discussing their perceptions of and experience with violence. They will consider the key traits and skills Ameena Matthews embodies as a “violence interrupter” that allow her to successfully prevent shootings and mediate conflict. They will also consider the role gender plays in engaging communities and changing social norms around peace and violence. From the Women and Girls Lead, Vol. 2: African American Women Lead Classroom collection From the film The Interrupters
	Women’s Economic Empowerment This lesson will demonstrate how the economic empowerment of women in Kenya has improved the lives of the individual women and their families and communities for generations to come. Through the activities, students will explore what life is like for millions of people around the world and in the United States who are struggling to live on two dollars a day, and what choices and sacrifices they would have to make in the same situation. They will also consider how and why women and girls around the world are disproportionately affected by extreme poverty and will examine the ripple effects of women’s economic empowerment on individuals, families, communities, and societies. From the Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide Classroom collection From the film Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide