On-Demand Learning

An educator panel about teaching the history of disability and creating the processes and practices essential to building inclusive communities.   

Listen to this recorded conversation with Candra Flanagan, Director of Teaching and Learning at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, as we explore the museum’s exhibition, “Make Good the Promises: Reconstruction and Its Legacies.”

Join us for this recorded conversation with writer and historian, Dr. Kidada Williams, as we discuss her research on African Americans’ fight for liberty and equality during and after the Civil War and Reconstruction era. 

In this recorded webinar, we explore ways to bring World Refugee Day, observed each year on June 20, to the classroom, including new multimedia resources, strategies for understanding key terms and laws, and approaches to sparking reflection and discussion.

This webinar models how to access Facing History's rich digital and print content for teaching the Japanese invasion of Nanjing and the beginning of World War II in Asia. In addition, we are joined by Dr. Hong Zheng, author of Nanjing Never Cries, and offer strategies for how to integrate the use of memoir in social studies and humanities classrooms. Recommended for World History educators teaching World War II in East Asia. Recommended for World History educators teaching World War II in East Asia.

In this webinar, we discuss how to use the documentary Brother Outsider to explore Bayard Rustin’s identity as a gay man of color trying to affect change in the twentieth century, his work as the organizer of the March on Washington, and his legacy in the civil rights movement today. 

Explore the importance of teaching and learning LGBTQIA+ history to create a more inclusive and equitable picture of US History and reflect student identities in the history we teach.

During this conversation with Dolores Huerta, a civil rights icon and co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), we discuss her life's work, current activism, and our new lessons on the United Farm Workers.

Ambassador Samantha Power talks about inspiring young people to realize their potential to be upstanders for a more humane and just world.

Watch this webinar to hear Mr. Charles Mauldin, Selma March youth leader, reflect on his experiences as a student activist and the power of young people to spark social change, both during the civil rights movement and today.

Delve into the testimonies and experiences of those who were part of the National Inquiry in Canada, both in the past and in the present, while maintaining the importance of intersectional and Indigenous-led storytelling in documenting genocide.

Learn teaching strategies that help students interrogate text, think critically, and discuss controversial issues respectfully.