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.
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.
How Historical Empathy Helps Students Understand the World Today
Developing historical empathy can help students engage with the past while understanding their own role in the world today.
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.
Building Belonging with New Classroom Activities for Back to School
Use our updated Back-to-School Toolkit to help you build community with students and lay the foundation for building a brave, inclusive classroom.
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.
Teachers Share How They Are Ending the School Year with Intention
Members of our ELA educator Advisory Board highlight their favorite activities to help end the school year with care and celebration.
Bringing Proximity and Perspective to the Emmett Till Story
Prof. Chris Benson helped develop Facing History’s unit about Emmett Till's murder. He discusses the project and the profound lessons still left to learn.
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.
Honoring Harry Belafonte by Teaching Civil Rights
Build on Harry Belafonte's work toward realizing the full promise of our democracy with these civil rights resources.
I was born to be a teacher.
Claudia Bautista is a passionate educator who has witnessed the power of Facing History to nurture conversation and inspire action.