Resource Library
Find compelling classroom resources, learn new teaching methods, meet standards, and make a difference in the lives of your students.
We are grateful to The Hammer Family Foundation for supporting the development of our on-demand learning and teaching resources.
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.
Introducing the Armenian Genocide
Scholar Richard G. Hovannisian gives an overview of the Armenian Genocide.
Hey, Boo: Reflections on the Masterpiece: To Kill a Mockingbird
Oprah Winfrey, Tom Brokaw, and others recall their memories and impressions from reading To Kill a Mockingbird for the first time.
Holocaust and Human Behavior in the Classroom
Teachers at Animo Jackie Robinson Charter High School use our Holocaust and Human Behavior resource and journey of discovery about oneself and others ("Scope and Sequence") to help students think critically about history and make informed choices.
How Social Environments Shape Behavior
Kwame Anthony Appiah reflects on factors that affect our individual moral decision making.
How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do
Claude Steele describes the idea and effects of stereotype threat in our daily lives.
Introduction: A Contested History
Scholars discuss how and why the history of Reconstruction is so contested.
Japanese Pan-Asianism: An Introduction
Professor Rana Mitter explains the origins of the Japanese Pan-Asianism.
What Is Reconciliation?
Senator Murray Sinclair, chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, discusses what it means to work toward reconciliation in Canada. This video is a part of the resource Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and The Indian Residential Schools.
What Kind of Asian Are You?
This short video satirizes the way we sometimes rely on stereotypes about race, ethnicity, and nationality to make assumptions about each other.
When There Are No Bystanders (short version)
Omer Bartov discusses how the Holocaust unfolded in the Eastern European town Buczacz.
Why Study the Nanjing Atrocities?
Scholar Rana Mitter explains the importance of studying the Nanjing atrocities.