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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Equity & Inclusion
Six Classroom Design Tips for Teachers
These design strategies will help you set up your classroom to positively impact student behavior and deepen learning.
Nine 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.
Facing History’s School Leaders Summer Institute Returns
Another summer, another space for educational leaders to learn how to create a more equitable school culture—with help from our Teaching for Equity & Justice Reflection Tool.
Frances Perkins: The Most Consequential Woman You’ve Never Heard Of
Facing History talks with the Executive Director of the Frances Perkins Center to learn more about the fascinating life of an unsung hero.
Teaching for Equity and Justice: Supporting BIPOC Educators
Facing History caught up with two participants from our BIPOC Educator Roundtable series to discuss takeaways, impact, and where to go next.
The Pursuit of Educational Justice in Boston
Boston's educational justice journey, from civil rights activism to the busing crisis, reflects a broader fight for equity and inclusion.
Tasting History: How to Teach Immigration to a Class of Immigrants
Writing a global cookbook allowed Jessica Lander's immigrant students to share their own stories while learning about the history of immigration in the US.
BIPOC Educators Reflect on the State of Equity and Justice in Education
The impact of inequities within educational practices is an ever-present concern. A group of BIPOC educators met with us to discuss these challenges.
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.
Paragraph 175 & the Origins of the Pink Triangle
Learn about Paragraph 175 and the origins of the pink triangle, now a reclaimed source of pride and remembrance in LGBTQIA+ communities.
YA Books on The LGBTQIA+ Experience
Engage students in important themes raised in these books that center and speak to the experiences of LGBTQIA+ people.
