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Facing History's Approach
Facing History’s unique approach to pedagogy, classroom resources, professional development, coaching, and support equips teachers with the tools and strategies they need to help students become thoughtful, responsible citizens.
Experience exceptional seminars and workshops followed by personalized coaching and support.
Plan a semester-long course, find the perfect lesson plan to teach tomorrow's class, or try out a new teaching strategy.
Teachers learn to integrate the study of history and literature with ethical decision-making, leading to increased critical thinking, social-emotional learning, historical understanding, and empathy among students.
Tailored Programs
The Facing History model is flexible and responsive, meeting the needs of individual teachers, whole schools, and entire districts through our regional offices, and online campus. In addition to our general program activities, we also support specific settings and initiatives.
Our schoolwide program, backed by decades of evidence, integrates student-centered teaching practices that embed these ideas throughout school culture and curriculum.
This unique program expands students’ exploration of their Jewish identity, deepens their understanding of modern Jewish history, and honors the principles of social justice and repairing the world.
We work with independent and parochial schools to help them realize their mission and provide a framework for school-wide programming, whole-staff engagement, and curriculum planning.
Addressing the Needs of Urban Education
Facing History is committed to teachers and students in underserved urban areas, which represent over 60% of our work in schools. By providing content and pedagogy that increases teacher effectiveness and stimulates students to learn at the highest level, Facing History works to bridge the opportunity gap that impedes success for young people in under-resourced communities.
Partner Schools Network
Facing History’s Partner Schools Network is a connected group of more than 80 schools that embrace Facing History's core themes as foundational to their mission. These schools seek to engage students with rigorous interdisciplinary content and methodology that promotes academic skills as well as empathy and ethical awareness.
Teacher-Tested, Backed by Research
Backed by over 140 research studies, our approach is teacher-tested, meets state standards, and is responsive to the changing educational landscape.
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99% of teachers who have participated in a Facing History seminar say they would recommend it to their peers.
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