Teaching for Equity and Justice Summer Institute

Applications for this event are now closed. 

Across the country, educators and administrators recognize the need to create learning environments where all students—regardless of background—feel seen, heard, and valued, and where they are supported in reaching their full potential. Facing History & Ourselves has designed a professional development model to help educators foster classrooms that affirm all students’ identities and equip them with the skills to think critically, express their voices, and actively engage in their learning.

Our vision is to support educators and school leaders in implementing equitable classroom practices and curriculum policies that ensure every student thrives. During this three-day online experience, educators will explore key moments in the history of American education and their ongoing impact, while gaining strategies to build inclusive, student-centered classrooms that remove barriers to success and empower all learners.

During this online institute, participants will:

• Explore the history of race, schooling, and academic identity to better understand the root causes of present-day educational inequities.
• Engage with contemporary scholarship and gain tools to address these historical legacies in your school context. 

Taking place over three days, this institute offers a real-time, interactive online classroom where participants will connect in facilitated whole- and small-group sessions.

Institute At-a-Glance Details

Who should take this institute: Middle school and high school teachers, administrators, guidance counselors, social workers, school leaders, and school teams.

Cost: We charge a nonrefundable processing fee of $25 when your application has been accepted. The full event cost of the seminar has been covered by generous funding from Facing History & Ourselves donors and partner organizations.

Duration: 3 days

Schedule: Tuesday, June 24 – Thursday, June 26, 2025 

• Tuesday, June 24: 11 AM – 4 PM  (convert to your time zone)
• Wednesday, June 25: 11 AM – 4 PM ET  (convert to your time zone)
• Thursday, June 26: 11 AM – 4 PM ET  (convert to your time zone)

Time Commitment: Approximately 4.5 hours per day (plus some breaks). There is a pre-work module to complete before the institute that is approximately 2 hours long. 

Format: Facilitated Zoom meetings with session materials in Canvas. This interactive meeting will include conversation and breakout sessions. 

Accessibility: Facing History is committed to creating and maintaining a welcoming and inclusive educational environment for educators of all abilities. If you have an accessibility need, please contact us at support [at] facinghistory.org (support[at]facinghistory[dot]org). If possible, requests should be made at least two weeks in advance. Please note: we will make every effort to secure services, but all are subject to availability.

Contact support [at] facinghistory.org (support[at]facinghistory[dot]org) with any questions. 

This institute is supported with generous funding from LexisNexis Risk Solutions.