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.
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Learning for School Leaders
Informed Choices for a Stronger Democracy
Author Karen Murphy gives space to reflect on each of our roles in creating a society guided by equality and compassion.
Ten Steps for Organizing a Whole-School Read In Your School Community
Follow these ten easy steps to help organize a whole-school read in your school community.
Why Must We Remember the Holocaust? Because Democracy is Precious
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is an important reminder to uphold the values of democracy in today's world.
This Game Is Designed to Teach Empathy. Here's How.
Jackson Westenskow's game, Empathy Builders, innovatively uses cooperative gameplay to teach empathy to young people.
Can These Student Pen Pals Close the Political Divide?
Catherine Epstein is teaching empathy to students by exchanging letters with others across the political divide.
Breathe Life Into Your Lessons By Applying Elements of Storytelling
Elements of storytelling can transform otherwise disconnected activities and ideas into a coherent and compelling narrative.
Six Educator Resources About Democracy at Risk
Facing History invites you to read six resources that examine the decline of the Weimar Republic under Nazi rule and how this can help us explore democracy at risk.
Why Teach About Migration? Because It's the Story of Humankind
Studying the history of migration reveals insight into who we are today and provides context for today's current conversations about migration and immigration.
Four Guiding Principles in Difficult Conversations
Facing History's Tanya Huelett shares four guiding principles to help you navigate difficult conversations.
The Anatomy of a Great Interview
StoryCorps and Facing History provide five tips to help you conduct a meaningful interview for The Great Thanksgiving Listen.
Genocide Matters
Facing History's Karen Murphy discusses why teaching genocide matters, especially in light of recent declarations of genocide in Iraq and Syria.
