Ideas This Week
Ideas This Week is your hub for updates on all things Facing History—from announcements and featured press to expert interviews, impact stories, and essays on the ideas driving our work.
All Community Read: Six Powerful Titles Made Our List
Use this list of recommended resources to join in our Borders-and-Belonging-themed All Community Read.
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Overcoming Polarization: The Importance of Civil Discourse in a Divided World
Facing History offers tools that can help navigate conversations on polarizing topics with empathy, self-awareness, and critical thinking.
8 Classroom Resources on Genocide
In accordance with Genocide Awareness Month, Facing History offers eight classroom resources educators can utilize to help their students think critically about the specific historical and contemporary conditions under which genocides occurred to effectively unite head, heart, and conscience.
28 Social-Emotional Learning Activities for the Classroom
Use these simple social-emotional learning activities to incorporate SEL in your lesson plans and classroom routines.
Nothing about Us without Us: Promoting Disability History and Awareness in Classrooms
Explore resources to bring disability education into your classroom and support progress towards an inclusive and equitable society.
12 Great On-Demand Webinars for Teachers
Explore these on-demand webinars for teachers at your own pace for inspiring and insightful professional learning from leading experts.
Honoring Transgender Day of Remembrance
Teachers and others can use these resources to learn about Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20.
9 of Our Favorite Back-to-School Activities and Resources
Try these classroom activities and resources at the start of the year to build a foundation for learning all year long.
Stories Defined and Told by Women
Since recorded history, women have always found memorable ways to share their narratives and ensure that their stories do not go untold.
5 Tools for Teaching About Genocide
Facing History grants educators the opportunity to take advantage of five virtual tours, exhibitions, and professional development resources to navigate the challenges that arise when teaching about genocide.
6 New Books on Genocide
Facing History identifies six books that elevate understudied aspects of multiple historical genocides and the connections between them to aid efforts of genocide prevention within a global climate of rising hate.