Teaching Democracy and Freedom: Facing History’s Approach to US History
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Boston, MA
Explore Facing History's new US History Curriculum Collection, which focuses on themes of Democracy and Freedom and provides resources for historical inquiry-based learning while developing students' civic agency. This event will be hosted in-person.
California Teachers Collaborative for Holocaust and Genocide Education: Summer Institute
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Los Angeles, CA
Registration for this event is now closed. Join Facing History - and 13 educational organizations - for the second annual California Teachers Collaborative Summer Institute. This three-day institute is for California high school and middle school educators who seek to enhance their teaching of the Holocaust and genocide. This event will occur in person.
Women's Power in the Struggle for Freedom and Equal Rights
Throughout history, women have shaped and advanced human rights and democratic ideals by challenging societal norms and championing gender equality and civic freedom.
School (Re)Segregation 65 Years After Brown v. Board
More than six decades after the overturning of racial segregation in US public schools, we reflect on the state of educational equity and academic achievement in the American school system.
Indigenous Resistance, Resilience and Resurgence: The Role of Activism
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Toronto, CA
Experience a holistic day of learning that brings together Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee stories, art, spoken word, connection to land, language rights and activism. This event will be hosted in-person.
The Holocaust and Jewish Communities in Wartime North Africa
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Toronto, CA
Engage with primary and secondary sources to gain insight into experiences and choices associated with the intersecting histories of the Holocaust and wartime North Africa. This event will be hosted in-person.
Using Poetry to Teach US History
Poetry can connect students to the emotions and decisions of experiences of people throughout US history.
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Interview with Rwandan Genocide Survivor Jacqueline Murekatete
Jacqueline Murekatete details her unlikely survival during the Rwandan genocide, and why sharing survivor testimony is critical to genocide prevention.
How to Choose the Right Images When Teaching about Genocide
Consider this helpful criteria when using challenging imagery as part of genocide education in your classroom.
Developing Media Literacy for Well-being, Relationships, and Democracy: London
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London, UK
Learn new approaches for developing students’ media literacy skills, and help them grow as critical consumers and creators of information. This event will be hosted in-person.
Supporting Question 1: Defining Educational Justice
Students explore the supporting question, “How did African American, Latinx, and Chinese American Bostonians envision educational justice for their children in the 1960s and 1970s?”