Educator Resources »
Choosing to Participate
Healthy democracies depend on the active participation of their citizens. By providing many examples of civic engagement, our resources help students think about their identity as involved community members.
Choosing to Participate Website
Choosing to Participate Book
Cleveland Exhibit
Facing Today »
Race, Sports, and Identity
Race fans ask, "who is an American?"
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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Events »
December 1, 2009
The Reckoning: Understanding the International Criminal Court
Online
December 3, 2009
Community Conversation with Marco Williams
California
Featured Publication »
Teaching Red Scarf Girl
This resource has been developed to accompany Ji-li Jiang's powerful memoir and help classrooms explore essential themes, including conformity, obedience, prejudice, and justice.
Video »
Each day our friends, neighbors and family members make decisions, large and small, that help create positive change in our world. See activists talk about what it means to be an upstander as part of Facing History and Ourselves' Choosing to Participate exhibition on display through February 2010 at the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland.
Classroom Stories »
Promoting Global Understanding: Interview with Facing History Educators in Russia and America
Meredith Louria, a teacher and Margot Stern Strom Teaching Award recipient from Los Angeles, traveled to Russia to develop a Facing History unit with Nadya Strueva, an English teacher from Russia.
Profiles »
Martha Minow
The Jeremiah Smith Jr. Professor of Law and newly appointed Dean of Harvard Law School, is the chair of the Facing History and Ourselves International Board of Scholars. Read more.
