We deliver outstanding professional learning for educators and thought-provoking community events. Explore our upcoming events to find one near you or online.
Our on-demand resources are made possible by the Hammer Family Foundation.
Explorations: Building More Inclusive Schools with Facing History
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Virtual
Registration is now closed. The Explorations workshop will be offered again on April 25-26. View the key points section below for additional details.
Professional Learning
Democracy at Risk: Holocaust & Human Behavior
Virtual
In this workshop, participants will study the fragility of democracy in Weimar Germany, the ensuing Holocaust, and the legacies of this history through an in-depth case study. The first day of this event will be hosted in person.
Professional Learning
Teaching with Testimony: Learning from Descendant Stories
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Virtual
Join us in conversation with Caren Osten Gerszberg, daughter and granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, and Spirit Tawfiq, daughter of Minnijean Brown Trickey, one of the “Little Rock Nine,” as we discuss the unique and valuable perspective descendent stories can add to your classroom.
Professional Learning
Discussing Race in the Classroom with KS3 and KS4 Students
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Virtual
Support your students in engaging with the topic of race in a safe and constructive way.
Professional Learning
Teaching Japanese American Incarceration & World War II
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This workshop prepares educators to teach about World War II and Japanese American Incarceration through a variety of approachable resources, including memoirs, film, photography. We will examine the circumstances and events leading up to this turbulent point in history with a special focus on U.S.- Japan dynamics.
Professional Learning
Youth Voice as Civic Action
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Virtual
Join us and KQED for a hands-on workshop exploring how young people can make their voices heard through civic action and audio storytelling.
Community Event
Facing History: A Conversation on Racism, Gentrification, and Education in Let the Little Light Shine
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Chicago, IL
Please join Facing History for a conversation exploring racial justice and civic agency in Chicago, and screening of clips from the award-winning documentary “Let the Little Light Shine”.
Professional Learning
Brave Classrooms: Confronting Bigotry and Hatred
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Virtual
This course is part of the Brave Classrooms Mini-Course Series, giving educators the tools to discuss antisemitism in their school classroom settings.
Professional Learning
International Women’s Day and Discussing Gender Inequality with Your Students
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Virtual
As International Women’s Day approaches, support your students to have discussions about gender inequality in a safe and sensitive way.
Professional Learning
Teaching the US Founding: An Inquiry-Based Approach
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Virtual
Join us as we explore our new C3-aligned inquiry in which students consider the complexities and contradictions in the history of the founding of the US.
Professional Learning
World Book Day: Creating a Diverse and Inclusive KS3 Literary Curriculum
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Virtual
Join us as we discuss why there is a need to teach diverse texts as well as how to create a diverse and inclusive literary curriculum that encourages and fosters a love of reading.
Community Event
Revolutionary: Judy Heumann on Disability Rights, Youth Activism & Storytelling as a Tool for Change
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Virtual
Join us for a special presentation from internationally recognized disability justice leader Judy Heumann.