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Building a Toolbox (Holocaust and Human Behavior Elective)
This handout provides students with instructions for building a toolbox that reflects what they've learned about using the lessons of the past as a tool to guide responses to injustice.
Evidence Logs (Holocaust and Human Behavior Elective)
This handout provides a place where students can centralize and organize evidence specific to the elective course assessment prompt.
Map the Internal World of an Upstander
Students use this handout to gather evidence that helps them understand a chosen civic actor’s thoughts, feelings, and motivations.
Sample Choosing to Participate Toolbox Project and Assignments
This sample CTP assignments comes from members of the Facing History Partner Schools Network.
Letter to Students (Holocaust and Human Behavior Elective)
Share this letter with students as a way to introduce them to the Facing History & Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior Elective course.
Letter to Parents and Guardians (Holocaust and Human Behavior Elective)
Share this letter with parents and guardians as a way to inform them about the Facing History & Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior Elective course.
The Psychology of Genocidal Behavior
Psychologist James Edward Waller brings a psychological lens to understanding why people commit genocidal acts.
We Call Ourselves "Roma"
Scholar Margareta Matache explains significant moments in the history of the Roma people.
Monsters and Men: The Nazis at Nuremberg
Social psychologist James Edward Waller uses the stories of the Nazis at Nuremburg to discuss human capacity for evil.
Tackling Discrimination against Roma in Schools
Scholar Margareta Matache discusses the discrimination Roma people face in schools and classrooms.