This Teaching Idea provides students with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of democracy and a framework for making meaning of news stories about the tensions and conflicts in democracies today.
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Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance
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Teaching in the Wake of Violence
This teaching idea contains strategies and activities for supporting your students in the aftermath of a mass shooting, terrorist attack, or other violent event.
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Holocaust
A Commandant's View Images
View images of Franz Stangl, the commandant from Treblinka.
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Holocaust
A Conversation with Steven Spielberg: Using Schindler’s List in the Classroom
How can we apply the lessons of the film Schindler’s List toward standing up to hatred in our own communities? How do you engage students in conversations around racism, antisemitism and other forms of hatred? Watch this webinar to hear Mr. Spielberg discuss the legacy of Schindler’s List, its impact on Holocaust education, and the importance of responding to hatred in our communities today.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
A Facing History Approach to PSHE/SMSC
This webinar explores Standing Up for Democracy, a Facing History and Ourselves resource which is suitable for Citizenship, History, PSHE, and Tutor time.
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A Kauaian Story of Love and Compassion
Divyesh describes how upstanding Hindu monks bridged religious differences and reached out to a community in need following a devastating hurricane in Hawai'i.
This essay was submitted via our scholarship contest. Learn more.
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The Reconstruction Era
A New Approach to Teaching the Reconstruction Era
During this webinar, you will be introduced to teaching about the Reconstruction era using an approach that helps students connect this history to their own lives and the choices they make today.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
A New Generation of Young Voters Emerges
While young people have a huge stake in US elections, historically they don’t show up when it comes time to vote. These teaching ideas allow students to explore youth voter turnout trends and how young people are trying to change them.
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Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance
Race in US History
Acts of Hate in Schools
Use this Teaching Idea to inform students about recent episodes of racism and antisemitism in schools across the US, probe their causes and impact, and consider positive ways that communities can respond to hate.
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Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance
After Charlottesville: How Uncomfortable Conversations Can Overcome Hate
Watch this conversation with journalist and author Eli Saslow to learn how white-supremacist ideas migrated from the far-right fringe to the streets of Charlottesville and beyond.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
After Parkland, Students Choose to Participate
As students take action after Florida's school shooting, introduce a framework for civic participation in your classroom. Facing History has also created suggested discussion questions to help you have the difficult conversations that follow traumatic violent events. Use these questions as a starting point to spark a dialogue around the ways youth can get involved, be Upstanders, and make their voices heard in their own communities.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
After the Election: What's Next for US Democracy?
Examine what's next for US democracy, the role of teachers and education, and the future of youth civic participation after the 2020 election.
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