Teacher's Resources Guides

Appreciating America's Heritage: 2009 Edition

The American Immigration Council (formerly the American Immigration Law Foundation) is pleased to present the 2009 "Appreciating America's Heritage" Teachers' Resource Guide. Each year, AILF publishes a new edition of this guide because it is important to promote respect, dignity and an appreciation for everyone in this country, regardless of where you were born. By ensuring our children learn that every person deserves respect and that celebrating multiculturalism is at the heart of our American values, the sooner the next generation can end the divisive rhetoric that has divided America for too long.

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Appreciating America's Heritage: 2008 Edition

The American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF) is pleased to present the 2008 edition of "Appreciating America's Heritage" Teacher Resource Guide. First and foremost, this latest edition continues to keep the needs of classroom teachers in mind by providing new and innovative lesson plans, which can be implemented in any classroom, and book reviews for literature based lessons and research support. All materials included in these pages have been created by fellow educators who either serve as members of our Curriculum Advisory Board, have presented at an AILF symposium or have been awarded AILF classroom grants.

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Appreciating America's Heritage: 2007 Edition

The American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF) is pleased to present the 2007 edition of "Appreciating America's Heritage" Teacher Resource Guide. First and foremost, this latest edition continues to keep the needs of classroom teachers in mind provides new and innovative lesson plans which can be implemented in any classroom, and book reviews for literature-based lessons or to support research. All materials included in these pages have been created by fellow educators who either serve as members of our Teacher Advisory Board, or by educators that have been
awarded AILF classroom grants.

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Appreciating America's Heritage: 2006 Edition

The American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF) is pleased to present the 2006 edition of 'Appreciating America’s Heritage" teacher resource guide. First and foremost, this latest edition continues to keep the needs of the educator in mind and provides new and innovative materials from lesson plans to book reviews. All materials included in these pages have been crafted by fellow educators who either serve as members of our newly expanded, seven member Teacher Advisory Board, or by educators that have been awarded AILF classroom grants.

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Appreciating America's Heritage: 2005 Edition

The American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF) is pleased to present this 2005 edition of its 'Appreciating America’s Heritage" teacher resource guide.In these pages educators will find the latest lesson plans and book reviews developed by AILF for primary, intermediate, and secondary level classrooms. Each curriculum is designed and books have been selected to introduce students, especially those who may not be exposed directly to ethnically diverse populations, to the important and timely topic of immigration.

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