Search

  • Everything
  • Teaching Resources
  • Upcoming Events
  • On-demand Events
  • Articles
Give
Sign Up Log In

Search

  • Everything
  • Teaching Resources
  • Upcoming Events
  • On-demand Events
  • Articles
Give
Sign Up Log In
A teacher speaking to a table of four students
Professional Learning

Reexamining Reconstruction: A Conversation with Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries

Examine how the Reconstruction Era is remembered and the impact of its legacy on contemporary society with Dr. Hasan Kwame Jefferies, Associate Professor of History at The Ohio State University and scholar of African American history and contemporary Black politics.

On-Demand

Virtual

View Event
Cost:  0.00
You can watch this event at any time. You may be prompted to log in to your Facing History account or an event platform.

About this event:

Single Session

Our single professional learning sessions are designed to easily fit into your day. Typically one hour or less, these sessions explore timely and relevant topics including teaching strategies, current events, and more.

Self-Paced

This professional learning event is self-paced and will be delivered virtually. When you register, you will receive instructions for how access and participate in the event.

This event qualifies for Certificate of Completion.

Social Studies
Racism Democracy & Civic Engagement

How does society rebuild after extraordinary division and trauma, when the ideals and values of democracy are most vulnerable? Hear how Facing History & Ourselves and Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Associate Professor of History at The Ohio State University and scholar of African American history and contemporary Black politics examine the way the Reconstruction Era is remembered and the impact of its various legacies in contemporary society.

Supporting Materials

You might also be interested in…

Professional Learning

Teaching with Current Events Self-Paced Workshop

-

Virtual
This workshop introduces Facing History’s approach to teaching with current events, which includes reflection, pedagogy, and teaching strategies.
A student speaks while another listens attentively.
Professional Learning

Teaching the Reconstruction Era and the Fragility of Democracy

-

Virtual
This event is now closed to registrations.
Picture of Facing History teacher.
Professional Learning

Teaching the Reconstruction Era for CPS Educators

-

Chicago, IL
You will learn to teach about the Reconstruction era using an approach that helps students connect this history to their own lives and the choices they make today. This event will be hosted in person.
FHAO Educator at Seminar
Community Event

Allegiance with Facing History

-

London, UK
Join us at a performance of George Takei’s Allegiance and hear directly from him afterwards about his story and why the musical is resonant today.
Photograph of George Takei in a uniform as part of Allegiance.
Professional Learning

Japanese American Incarceration and the Teaching of Asian American History

-

Downtown Chicago, IL
Registration for this event has closed. This  workshop will help teachers consider the requirements of the TEAACH (Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History) Act and will highlight Full Spectrum Features digital humanities project, The Orange Story.
Three educators sit at a table during a professional learning event.
Professional Learning

Teaching Standing Up for Democracy

-

Virtual
Join us for an online workshop where we will look at resources and strategies from our 15-lesson unit, Standing Up for Democracy, which supports PSHE lessons in a constructive and engaging way.  
Segment Of The Battle Of Cable Street Mural
Professional Learning

Teaching for Equity and Justice Summer Institute

-

Virtual
Join us to gain deeper understanding of the legacy of educational inequity in the US and get tools to help you adopt more equitable teaching practices.
Picture of students teamwork.
Professional Learning

Confronting a Violent Past: Red Summer in Chicago

-

Virtual
Red Summer was part of a nationwide wave of racist violence against African Americans that occurred from April to November of 1919. This watershed event is part of our shared American past and informs both Chicago and our national identity today.  Join Facing History for an interactive virtual workshop to engage in discussions about Red Summer in Chicago and how to bring the history to high school classrooms. This event is now closed to registrations.
Picture of Facing History teacher.
More Like This Community Events Professional Learning