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In-Depth Program Grant for New York & New Jersey Schools
The IDP grant gives middle and high school History, Government, Civics, and ELA educators in the greater New York City metro area access to professional development and materials valued at more than $10,000.
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Aligning to Common Core with Teacher-Created Units
Learn about the teacing units created by three educators using the Literacy Design Collaborative‘s task templates and Facing History content.
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Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance
Contemporary Antisemitism in Canada
Learn more about a three-part webinar series on antisemitism in Canada. These webinars are for educators who are looking to learn strategies for examining antisemitism in Canada's history and tips for discussing difficult topics.
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Holocaust
Introduce Schindler's List to a New Generation
Learn about the new guide to Teaching Schindler's List, consisting of eight lesson plans, video interviews with a Holocaust survivor, an interactive timeline, and additional teaching resources and professional development to provide tools and context for teaching about the Holocaust.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
The Nanjing Atrocities
Judgment, Memory, Legacy
The Judgment, Memory, and Legacy section explores China and Japan and the challenges of rebuilding after World War II. A number of readings focus on education and public memory of the Nanjing Atrocities.
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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Race & Membership/Eugenics
Memphis Exploratory
Lead middle school students in an examination of identity, membership and belonging, and civic participation through an analysis of historical case studies and literature.
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Holocaust
Overview and Objectives
This website presents three lesson plans that are meant to familiarize students with the author Sholem Aleichem (1859–1916) and to supplement and deepen students’ understanding of the transformation of traditional Jewish life in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century eastern Europe.
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Global Immigration
Religion, Immigration, and Belonging
Very few of us can now claim to have just one national or ethnic identity. Increasingly, we share some parts of our identity with people who live elsewhere. Globalization has also changed our perception of who is like us and who is different. In this section we will explore how people’s sense of belonging and identity are changing.
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Resources for Teaching About Current Events in the Classroom
View all our resources for teaching middle and high students about current events. Throughout the school year we publish new Explainers, Teaching Ideas, and other tools such as handouts and On-Demand webinars.
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Holocaust
Teacher-Created Unit: Universe of Obligation, The Holocaust in Europe
Get the 6-week unit created for a 11th/12th grade history elective class using our Holocaust content and Literacy Design Collaborative’s task templates.
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Teaching Current Events: Democracy and Civic Engagement
Democracies across the globe are increasingly fragile. Examine the health of democracy, voting and elections, and the pivotal role civic participation of young people plays.
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Everything you need to get started teaching your students about racism, antisemitism and prejudice.