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10 Steps for Organizing a Whole-School Read In Your School Community
Use these 10 tips to organize your own whole-school read.
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10 Years of Inspirational Teachers and MSS Innovation Awards
For 10 years, the Margot Stern Strom Innovation Awards have supported Facing History educators who want to bring their ideas for classroom projects to life.
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14 Teachers Making a Difference Today
Facing History is pleased to introduce the 2015 winners of our annual Margot Stern Strom Innovation Grants! The winning projects all focus on collaborative learning, and were selected for their potential to inspire students to make a difference.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
3 Angles to the Confederate Monument Controversy
We explore three different angles to the controversy surrounding the removal of Confederate era monuments in New Orleans.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
3 Angles to the US Voter Fraud Controversy
Consider three different angles about voter fraud in the US to discuss with your students.
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Holocaust
3 Features You Need to Know About the New Holocaust and Human Behavior
Here are three features from the newly revised version of Holocaust and Human Behavior you need to know about.
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The Nanjing Atrocities
3 Reasons to Explore the Nanjing Atrocities 80 Years Later
Few people know about the history of World War II in East Asia and the mass violence that took place in Nanjing two years before. Consider these three reasons to teach about the Nanjing Atrocities.
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Global Immigration
3 Resources for Teaching About Immigration
In our present political climate, discussion of immigration is both essential and inevitable. But how can we confront these polarizing issues in the classroom in ways that deepen empathy, deliver vital historical context, and promote critical thinking?
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Global Immigration
3 Stories to Commemorate World Refugee Day
World Refugee Day provides us with the opportunity to pause, learn more, and reflect on our individual, local, national, and global commitments as citizens and as human beings.
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3 Stories to Inspire You for the Great Thanksgiving Listen
Join the Great Thanksgiving Listen, a growing national movement to gather the nation’s diverse voices and to recognize the importance of intergenerational listening.
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3 Ways Educational Travel Inspires Lifelong Learning
Read a Toronto educator's experience teaching his students on an educational travel trip.
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