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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.

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Professional Learning

Exploring Borders and Belonging in Young Adult Literature

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Virtual
Join us for a discussion with authors Malaka Gharib and Randy Ribay about the complexity of belonging, and the tangible and intangible borders that can shape it.
Student sits at table, participating in a class discussion.
Professional Learning

If You Really Knew Me: Identity, Belonging & Multimedia Storytelling

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Virtual
Join us and PBS/NPR member station KQED for a hands-on workshop on exploring identity and community building through multimedia storytelling.
Picture of high school students collaborating in the library.
Professional Learning

Holocaust and Human Behavior

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Virtual
This online course includes teaching strategies about the Holocaust and the themes of ethics and responsibility.
Two Holocaust and Human Behavior books are stacked on a table and the background is blurred out.
Professional Learning

A New Approach to Teaching To Kill a Mockingbird

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Virtual
This course introduces educators to Teaching Mockingbird, which incorporates civic education into an exploration of Harper Lee's novel.
Students in classroom reading books
Professional Learning

A New Approach to Teaching the Reconstruction Era

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Virtual
During this course, you will learn to teach about the Reconstruction era to help students connect this history to the choices they make today.
Facing History & Ourselves Reconstruction Era book on desk
Professional Learning

Teaching the History and Legacies of Canada’s Residential Schools

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Virtual
An interactive, facilitated online course - gain confidence, skills and resources to teach the history and legacies of Canada’s Residential Schools.
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Professional Learning

Explorations: Building More Inclusive Schools with Facing History

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Virtual
Gather a design team and join us to learn how we can help you create transformational change in your school’s approach to teaching, learning, and working together.
Teacher with students in library
Professional Learning

Teaching for Equity and Justice Workshop

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

We the People: Investigating Narratives of the Founding

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New York, NY
Join New-York Historical Society and Facing History & Ourselves for an interactive workshop expanding the teaching of the founding of the United States.
FHAO Educator at Seminar.
Professional Learning

Democracy at Risk: Holocaust & Human Behavior

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Chicago, IL
Discover new strategies for teaching about the Holocaust and contemporary antisemitism that foster civic engagement, ethical reasoning, critical thinking, and empathy. This event is in-person.
Photography for Facing History and Ourselves web site and publications.
Professional Learning

Teaching George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy and Japanese American Incarceration

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Virtual
This webinar introduces George Takei’s graphic memoir They Called Us Enemy, and provides strategies for reading this book with your school community.
A teacher hands out papers to students at a table.
Professional Learning

Teaching About Hate Crimes and Their Impacts: A Workshop for New York City Educators

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New York, NY
This Election Day workshop will highlight our new collection of lessons that explores the impact of hate crimes on young people in New York and beyond. This event is in-person.
Whiteboard with aspirations for upcoming session, including "Active Listening", "Being able to Trust", "Being Humble/Open", "Having a Commitment", and "Finding relatable ways to communicate"