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Democracy & Civic Engagement

What Makes Democracy Work?

Explore definitions of democracy, citizenship, and civic participation through new lessons, readings, audio interviews and more.

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Holocaust

A Voice Among the Silent

"A Voice Among the Silent: The Legacy of James G. McDonald" is the first documentary to shine light on James McDonald's remarkable efforts to warn the world of Adolf Hitler's plan for the Jews. The incredible story of McDonald's foresight was almost lost to history until his meticulously kept diaries were discovered in 2003.

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Holocaust

Ambulance

The essence of the Holocaust is depicted in one single incident: the gassing of unsuspecting innocent school children, using an ambulance to lead them to their death.

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Democracy & Civic Engagement

Fostering Civil Discourse: A Guide for Classroom Conversations

This guide provides strategies to help you navigate the challenging times and support your students to develop effective skills for civic participation.

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Race in US History

Memphis Exploratory: Grade 6 Course Outline

This course outline provides an instructional pathway for sixth-grade educators to teach an 18-week Facing History course exploring questions of identity, family legacy, group membership, and choices. 

Course content is based on the following resources: 1) Unit: Identity & Community, 2) Unit: My Part of the Story, 3) Novel: Wonder, and 4) Memoir: Brown Girl Dreaming.

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Holocaust

Memphis Exploratory: Grade 7 Course Outline

This course outline provides an instructional pathway for seventh-grade educators to teach an 18-week Facing History course examining the catastrophic period in the twentieth century when Nazi Germany murdered 6 million Jews and millions of other civilians, in the midst of the most destructive war in human history.

Course content is based on the following resources: 1) Unit: Teaching Holocaust and Human Behavior and 2) Memoir: Somewhere There Is Still a Sun.

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Genocide & Mass Violence

Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and The Indian Residential Schools

Designed for Canadian educators, this resource examines the Indian Residential Schools and their long-lasting effects on Canada’s Indigenous Peoples.

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Holocaust

Teaching Holocaust and Human Behavior

Get print or PDF copies of our new 23-lesson unit on the Holocaust and World War II that asks students what this history can teach us about the power and impact of choices.
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Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance
Race in US History

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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Democracy & Civic Engagement

Assessing The Strength of Democracy

Provide students with an opportunity to explore their understanding of democracy and to make meaning of current events about democracies at risk in the world today.

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Race in US History

Black Women’s Activism and the Long History Behind #MeToo

Use this teaching idea to help your students draw connections between the long history of black women’s activism against sexual violence and gender discrimination with the #MeToo movement today. The questions and activities focus on the experiences of Recy Taylor, Rosa Parks, and Essie Favrot.

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Democracy & Civic Engagement
Media Literacy

How to Read the News Like a Fact Checker: a Media Literacy Strategy

Reading “laterally” is a key media literacy strategy that helps students determine the quality of online sources. This Teaching Idea trains students to use this technique to evaluate the credibility of the news they encounter on social media feeds or elsewhere online.

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