On-Demand Learning
Brought to you by the Hammer Family Foundation, our on-demand webinars cover a wide range of topics including social studies, history, civics, ELA, equity and inclusion, and classroom culture. Many of our webinars qualify for professional development credit.
Teaching with Current Events Self-Paced Workshop
Self-Paced Course
Virtual
This workshop introduces Facing History’s approach to teaching with current events, which includes reflection, pedagogy, and teaching strategies.
Getting Started with Holocaust and Human Behavior
Self-Paced Course
Virtual
This interactive self-paced workshop will support you in teaching a short unit of study of Holocaust and Human Behavior.
Voting Rights and Political Access with Dr. Carol Anderson
On-Demand
Virtual
This webinar examines the history of suffrage in the US and how political access has been both restricted and obtained.
Educating for Youth Voting & Civic Participation with CIRCLE
On-Demand
Virtual
This webinar dispels common misconceptions about youth civic engagement and discusses how to educate for informed and equitable voting amid rising polarization.
Teaching the History of Disability and Building Inclusive Learning Communities
On-Demand
Virtual
An educator panel about teaching the history of disability and creating the processes and practices essential to building inclusive communities.
Becoming A Multiracial Democracy
On-Demand
Virtual
Author Eddie Glaude Jr. discusses how we can choose to “begin again” and realize a multiracial democracy in this moment of moral reckoning.
Whose Vote Counts
On-Demand
Virtual
Watch a special panel discussion about the FRONTLINE PBS film Whose Vote Counts, which explores an issue critical to the 2020 election: access to voting.
Working for Justice, Equity and Civic Agency in Our Schools: A Conversation with Clint Smith
On-Demand
Virtual
Listen to writer and educator Dr. Clint Smith as he shares his poetry and reflections on working for justice, equity, and civic agency in our schools.
Effective Teaching Strategies
On-Demand
Virtual
Watch this webinar to hear three classroom teachers discuss their best practices, reflect on classroom successes and challenges. Throughout, they share their tried-and-true Facing History teaching strategy favorites, strategies you can implement in your classroom right away.
Current Events in Your Classroom: Fostering Dialogue in Divisive Times
On-Demand
Virtual
This 30-minute webinar introduces you to our current events resources designed to foster thoughtful classroom conversations and build your students’ capacities for critical thinking, emotional engagement, ethical reflection, and civic agency.
Critical Reflections about Equity in Education with Dr. John B. King and Dr. Janice K. Jackson
On-Demand
Virtual
Dr. John B. King Jr., CEO of The Education Trust and former US Secretary of Education, and Dr. Janice K. Jackson, CEO of Chicago Public Schools, discuss the role of education during moments of national reckoning and the importance of civic agency in our classrooms.