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Cambodian Model Curriculum

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Cambodian Model Curriculum Project
The Cambodian Genocide Model Curriculum will include the incorporation of writings or other media that represent all perspectives of the Cambodian genocide, including oral testimony by survivors, to ensure quality standards and materials for this area of study. ​
​According to Assembly Bill 167 [Webpage] Chapter 252, Statutes of 2021 amended California Education Code sections 33540.4 Cambodian genocide. The California Department of Education shall, in collaboration with, and subject to the approval of, the executive director of the state board, enter into contracts with county offices of education for the purposes of developing a model curriculum. See below for information about engagement sessions on these projects. The final content of the curriculum will include the histories, cultures, and heritages of those in Cambodian/American communities. Work on these projects will begin in 2022 and conclude by September of 2025.

Cambodian Genocide Model Curriculum Writing ​​​


When: July 10 - July 14, 2023

Time: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Location: Online via Zoom

REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED

Flyer pdf file​

The Orange County Department of Education
(OCDE) is looking for curriculum writers who will develop the Cambodian Genocide Model Curriculum (CGMC). Over the course of the next two years, the CGMC will be created as a collection of lesson plans, primary source documents, planning resources, teaching strategies, and professional development activities to assist educators in teaching about the Cambodian Genocide. The model curriculum shall include the incorporation of writings or other media that represent all perspectives of the Cambodian genocide, including oral testimony by survivors to ensure quality standards and materials for this area of study.​​






​Organization​
​​Information Session Date and Time

​Listening Session
Date and Time

​Focus Group
Date and Time

​​Flyer and Registration
Link
​Los Angeles Public Library

​October 7, 2022
Benjamin Franklin Branch
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
​October 21, 2022
Benjamin Franklin Branch​
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
​October 28, 2022
Benjamin Franklin Branch​
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
​Session Closed​
​​Los Angeles Public Library
​December 2, 2022
Benjamin Franklin Branch
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
​​December 2, 2022
Benjamin Franklin Branch
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
​​December 12, 2022
Benjamin Franklin Branch
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Session Closed​​
​UC Irvine and
UC Berkeley

​October 11, 2022
Virtual
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
​October 18, 2022
Virtual
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
​November 1, 2022
Virtual
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
​Sessi​on Closed​​
​Khmer Parent Association
​October 18, 2022
Mark Twain Library, Long Beach
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
​November 15, 2022 
Mark Twain Library, 
Long Beach
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
December 13, 2022
Mark Twain Library,   Long Beach
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM​

​​Session Closed​​​
​Los Angeles County Office of Education

​October 27, 2022
Virtual
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM 

​November 17, 2022
Virtual
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM 
January 12, 2023
Virtual
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM 
​Session Closed​
​Santa Clara County Office of Education
​​November 30, 2022
Virtual
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
​November 30, 2022
Virtual
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
December 7, 2022
Virtual
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
​Session Closed​
​The Cambodian Family
​November 15, 2022
The Cambodian Family
Orange County
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
​​​November 15, 2022
The Cambodian Family
Orange County
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
​December 8, 2022
The Cambodian Family
Orange County
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
​Session
Closed ​
​Long Beach Unified School District

​January 17, 2023
Whittier Elementary
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
​​January 17, 2023
Whittier Elementary
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
​January 18, 2023
Whittier Elementary
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Session Closed​​​
​​Camb​odia Town



​​January 26, 2023
Virtual
Long Beach
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
​​January 26, 2023
Virtual
Long Beach
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
​​January 26, 2023
Virtual
Long Beach
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Session Closed​​​​
​Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants
​March 8, 9, and 10, 2023
Oakland 
​March 8, 9, and 10, 2023
Oakland 
​March 16 and 17, 2023
Oakland
​Session Closed​
​St. Mary Medical Center 


​​​March 22, 2023
Dignity Health, St. Mary Medical Center
Long Beach
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
​​​March 29, 2023
Dignity Health, St. Mary Medical Center
Long Beach
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
​​​March 29, 2023
Dignity Health, St. Mary Medical Center
Long Beach
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
​Session Closed​
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center
​May 24, 2023
Virtual - Statewide
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
​May 24, 2023
Virtual - Statewide
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
​​May 30, 2023
Virtual - Statewide
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
​Session Closed

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