Upcoming Professional Development

Prepare your students to be agents of change using J. B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls.

This event is aimed at teachers in the UK.

With the recent passage of S2557, “An Act Concerning Genocide Education,” Massachusetts educators have been tasked with incorporating genocide and human rights issues into their classrooms. At Facing History, we believe that core to the act of teaching is instilling in young people a sense of agency to stand up to bigotry and hate, and to make choices for a more just and equitable world.

Help students wrestle with the profound moral questions raised by the study of the Holocaust and foster their skills in civic engagement, ethical reasoning, critical thinking, and empathy — all of which are necessary for sustaining democracy.

Red summer was part of a nationwide wave of racist violence against African Americans that occurred from April to November of 1919. This watershed event is part of our shared past and informs the city’s identity today.  Join Facing History for an interactive in-person workshop to engage in discussions about Red Summer in Chicago and how to bring the history to high school classrooms.

In today’s global climate, the urgency of sustaining democratic societies that are pluralistic, open, and resilient to violence is more pressing than ever.  Studying the Holocaust allows students to wrestle with profound moral questions raised by this history while fostering their skills in ethical and moral reasoning, critical analysis, empathy, and civic engagement - all of which are critical habits of mind for sustaining democracy.

Are you an instructional or school leader who believes in the values of equity, inclusion, and belonging? Are you looking to support your faculty in engaging young people in a positive and affirming school community?

Join Facing History & Ourselves and school leaders across the country to examine resources and strategies at the start of the year to help take your school’s culture to the next level through Facing History’s approach to equity, inclusion, and belonging - through the lens of school leadership. In this session, we will also introduce you to Facing History’s brand new School Equity Reflection Tool, a key resource on your journey of transforming your school’s culture and climate. You will also have the opportunity to collaborate with school leaders from across the country to engage in practical strategies that you can implement at the start of the school year.

This workshop is directed towards School Administrators, Instructional Leadership Teams, Department Chairs, Equity-focused Professional Learning Communities, Grade and Subject Area Chairs.

Across Canada, educators and administrators are acknowledging that schools themselves—both the practice of schooling and the outcomes students are achieving—are not equitable across lines of race and class. Facing History and Ourselves has designed a professional development model to help educators address these troubling and historically rooted disparities.