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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Tea and Consent
This video, promoted by Thames Valley Police, approaches the matter of consent by comparing it to accepting a cup of tea.
Sorry We Missed You Trailer
In this trailer for the film Sorry We Missed You, director Ken Loach highlights the devastating impacts of the gig economy.
Lessons of Cultural Intimacy
In this TED Talk, Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo reflect on the year they spent engaging in conversations with people across the country about identity, race, and culture.
Journaling in a Reflective Classroom
In this classroom video, middle school students acclimate to using journals during the first week of school.
Using Your Voice Is a Political Choice
Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in US history, explains in this TED Talk why poetry is inherently political and stresses the value of speaking out despite your fears.
A Letter to Teachers: This is Facing History
Margot Stern Strom, students and educators discuss Facing History’s story and impact.
The Great Migration and the Power of a Single Decision
Journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson tells the story of the Great Migration, the outpouring of six million African Americans from the Jim Crow South to cities in the North and West between World War I and the 1970s.
What Reading Slowly Taught Me About Writing
Jacqueline Woodson invites us to slow down and appreciate stories that take us places we never thought we'd go and introduce us to people we never thought we'd meet. She recalls the role that storytelling plays in connecting humans.
Hey, Boo: Considering the Character of Scout
Novelists, as well as the actress Mary Badham, who played To Kill a Mockingbird's narrator, Scout, reflect on this character and the ways in which she addresses issues of gender, race relations, and growing up in the South.
Hey, Boo: James McBride and Rick Bragg Discuss the Rural, Southern Experience
James McBride and Rick Bragg read passages from To Kill a Mockingbird on how historical realities of Southern life affect the characters in the novel.