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Film in the Classroom

Film is a powerful way to engage students in the study of the past and the present. Below are some resources that promote discussion when using film in the classroom.
Schindler's List Guide
Eyes on the Prize Guide
Film as a Catalyst Video

Facing Today »

Tweets and Bullets
Post-election protests in Iran have called attention to the role of the Internet in resistance to government censorship. Learn more.

Facing Today helps educators connect history to current issues in our world today through the lens of universal themes including identity, membership, judgment, and participation.

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I Promised I Would Tell
Sonia Weitz tells her story through poetry and testimony during the Holocaust. She gives life to the millions of children, men and women who were murdered in Europe because they were Jews. Her personal memories and poetry give a history to mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters.

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Classroom Stories »

Margot Stern Strom Award Winner Takes a Journey to Understand Power, Reconciliation, and Justice

Teacher Meg Arbeiter travels to South Africa in efforts to explore and understand the extent to which the country has reconciled its past and moved towards democracy.