Summer Professional Development for Teachers
Explore professional development opportunities for educators, including workshops, webinars, and courses on history, ELA, justice, equity, and more.
Facing History & Ourselves is offering an array of professional development opportunities for teachers and school administrators this summer. Through these transformational learning experiences, you'll get access to innovative teaching strategies; new scholarship around identity, history, and equity; and curricular resources grounded in our unique approach. All will help you start the next school year better prepared to foster an equitable and student-centered learning environment.
Choose from self-paced or live professional development workshops, webinars, and courses for educators.
Why take professional development with Facing History
Professional development is vital for teachers in our ever-changing world. Continuous learning introduces educators to new pedagogical approaches and helps teachers adapt to teaching trends and standards. Professional development with Facing History also helps educators invite students to consider how they can make a positive impact on the world.
Empowering students to create a better future begins with equipping educators. Our professional development opportunities provide teachers with the tools to help students delve into identity and human behavior, reflect on the choices they face in their lives today, and contemplate how they can contribute positively to the world. By investing in professional growth, educators can foster more engaging and impactful learning experiences, preparing students to take an active role in shaping a more just and inclusive society.
Who these learning experiences are for
We have summer professional development opportunities for teachers, school leaders, and other types of educators who are passionate about making a difference. Most Facing History professional development offerings are geared toward middle and high school educators.
Through our learning experiences, you will connect, collaborate, and exchange ideas with dedicated educators who share your commitment to building safe, inclusive classrooms for all students to thrive.
Teaching for Equity and Justice Summer Institute
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Virtual
Join us to gain deeper understanding of the legacy of educational inequity in the US and get tools to help you adopt more equitable teaching practices.
Teaching Coming of Age in a Complex World
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Virtual
Explore hands-on strategies to teach coming-of-age books and literature, centering students’ identities and lived experiences as young adults.
Teaching Holocaust and Human Behavior
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Virtual
Discover new strategies for teaching the Holocaust that foster civic engagement, ethical reasoning, critical thinking, and empathy.
US History: A New Approach to Teaching the Reconstruction Era
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Virtual
Learn to teach the Reconstruction era in a way that connects this history to student’s own lives and the choices they make today.
Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust: A Conversation with Dr. Wolf Gruner
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Virtual
In this webinar, Dr. Wolf Gruner will discuss Jewish resistance during the Holocaust.
Culturally Responsive Texts with Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul
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Virtual
In this webinar Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul will discuss the necessity of culturally responsive texts in ELA classrooms.
African American Experiences During the Reconstruction Era
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Virtual
Join us for this conversation with writer and historian, Dr. Kidada Williams, as we discuss her research on African Americans’ fight for liberty and equality during the Reconstruction era.
Back-to-School Toolkit: Teaching Strategies and Resources for the School Year
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Virtual
Prepare for the coming school year as we explore teaching strategies and flexible resources designed to help you begin getting to know your students.
Holocaust and Human Behavior
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Virtual
This online course includes teaching strategies about the Holocaust and the themes of ethics and responsibility.
Teaching with Current Events Self-Paced Workshop
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Virtual
This workshop introduces Facing History’s approach to teaching with current events, which includes reflection, pedagogy, and teaching strategies.
Getting Started with Holocaust and Human Behavior
On-Demand
Virtual
This interactive self-paced workshop will support you in teaching a short unit of study of Holocaust and Human Behavior.
Choices in Little Rock: An Approach to Teaching the Civil Rights Movement
On-Demand
Virtual
This self-paced online workshop will introduce you to the Choices in Little Rock unit and help prepare you to teach this unit in your classroom.
Teaching Red Scarf Girl
On-Demand
Virtual
This interactive self-paced workshop helps teachers develop a customized plan for teaching Red Scarf Girl informed by Facing History’s approach.
Teaching for Equity and Justice in the Context of Jewish Education
On-Demand
Virtual
This self-paced online workshop has been tailored specifically for educators in Jewish settings as they move to more equitable practices that enable all students to find their voice and civic agency, become critical thinkers, and be fully engaged in their education.
Professional Learning for School Leaders and Teams
Explorations Workshop
August 2–3, 2023
Get to know Facing History’s approach to social-emotional learning, equity, and civic education. This workshop is a good fit for school design teams to attend together.
On-Demand Webinars for Educators
Our on-demand webinars cover a wide range of topics including social studies, history, civics, ELA, equity and inclusion, and classroom culture. They feature educational leaders, scholars, and historians from across a spectrum of disciplines and areas of expertise. Many of our webinars qualify for professional development credit.
Will I receive continuing education credit?
All participants will receive a Certificate of Completion: Awarded upon successful completion of the session they registered for. Number of creditable PD hours varies per offering. It is the educator's responsibility to ensure that they are meeting the CE requirements of their state.
Learn more about how Facing History’s unique approach helps students reach their full potential.
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In-Person Professional Learning Near You
In addition to these online professional development offerings, we are also excited to offer a variety of in-person workshops and seminars across our seven US regions. Click the region nearest you below to see what’s happening in your area.
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Los Angeles
New England
New York
Northern California
Southern California
Southeast
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