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.
5 Tips for Speaking across Difference over the Holidays
As social gatherings commence this holiday season, explore these suggestions to help keep dialogue around sensitive topics productive and meaningful.
Media Literacy and Digital Citizenship Lesson Plan Ideas
Use these media literacy and digital citizenship lesson plans to foster students’ digital literacy and spur healthy habits around media and technology use.
Commemorating Landmark Voting Rights Legislation and Celebrating Youth Activism
To celebrate International Youth Day and the anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, we reflect on the importance of youth in advocacy movements.
Core Principles for Teaching about Freedom and Democracy in US History
Facing History outlines four ways to help your students connect with our C3-aligned US history inquiry.
Co-creating a New American Tradition
Explore how understanding Juneteenth and the Fourth of July together can tell a story of America that belongs to everyone.
Reflecting on Juneteenth
Learn about the history and legacy of Juneteenth and how modern awareness of this commemoration has grown and raised the profile of this important holiday.
Revisiting “The Hill We Climb”
Amanda Gorman's poem speaks to a shared American experience that resonates with youth and inspires hope.
Monuments and Memorials Are Conversation Starters
Dimitry Anselme discusses how monuments and memorials can be an entry point for students to discover underrepresented stories.
Dolores Huerta's Life of Indefatigable Resistance
Dolores Huerta helped advance civil rights and labor rights with her tireless advocacy, organizing a successful labor movement of US farm workers.
Remembering Daisy Bates: Orator at the March on Washington
Daisy Bates boldly challenged racism in Arkansas during Jim Crow. She played a key part in the Little Rock Nine’s fight against school segregation.
One Teacher Speaks to the Power of Our Current Events Collection
Current events come along fast—Facing History gives educators what they need when they need it to reflect on world events with care.