Educator Resources

Civic Participation

A healthy democracy depends on the participation of its citizens. We have developed resources to help students think about their role as active members of local, national, and global communities:

American Idealist Unit
Choosing To Participate Module
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Read Night, Elie Wiesel’s memoir of his experiences surviving the Holocaust, and download the accompanying study guide.

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Use Reader’s Theatre, an interpretive oral reading activity, to explore material that is challenging or emotionally powerful.

Borrow a video for your classroom

Engage your students in the upcoming election with 18 in ’08, a DVD that demonstrates the effects young people can have on public policy.

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Bystander behavior in Philadelphia Bystander Behavior on the Philadelphia Subway
A brutal attack took place on a Philadelphia subway train and ten adults moved out of the way or witnessed the attack without intervening.

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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Holocaust and Human Behavior

October 16, 2008

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Holocaust and Human Behavior
Our core work, Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior provides an interdisciplinary approach to citizenship education. Students move from thought to judgment to participation as they confront the moral questions inherent in a study of violence, racism, antisemitism and bigotry.

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