Resource Library
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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.
Inquiry Blueprint | We the People: Expanding the Teaching of the US Founding
This blueprint provides an at-a-glance view of the We the People inquiry.
Inquiry Blueprint | Angel Island Immigration Station
This blueprint provides an at-a-glance view of the Angel Island Immigration Station inquiry.
Advancing The Common Good in Times of Crisis: A Guide for Parents & Families
Explore this guide for tips on how to help your teen promote the common good even when their lives are impacted by complex global crises.
Civic Agency and the Pursuit of Democracy
This elective, designed for New York’s Seal of Civic Readiness, intertwines the history of US Reconstruction, current events, and civic participation.
Facing History & Ourselves Civic Knowledge Research Project
This guide provides prompts and strategies for the written Research Project component of New York State’s Seal of Civic Readiness.
Inquiry Blueprint | The Pursuit of Educational Justice in Boston
This blueprint provides an at-a-glance view of the inquiry The Pursuit of Educational Justice in Boston.
Developing Students’ Capacity to Connect with History
In this classroom video, social studies teacher Tareeq Rasheed teaches the lesson “The First Day of School” from the Choices in Little Rock unit.
Exploring Judgment and Justice
In this classroom video, students explore the nature of justice and how the unwritten rules of society can impact how laws are carried out.
Fostering Active Engagement through Fishbowl Discussion
In this classroom video, social studies teacher Jenna Forton uses the Fishbowl teaching strategy to structure a class discussion about primary documents related to the Plessy vs. Ferguson case.
Civil Rights Historical Investigations
Use this resource to help students study three major moments in the development of the civil rights movement in the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s.