Ideas This Week
Ideas This Week is your hub for updates on all things Facing History—from announcements and featured press to expert interviews, impact stories, and essays on the ideas driving our work.
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10 Must Watch Films on LGBTQIA+ History
In honor of LGTBQ History Month, Facing History provides a list of ten documentary films and television series for an opportunity to gain knowledge of LGBTQIA+ histories and for educators to ensure these histories are addressed in the classroom.
Facing History From Day One: An Interview with New Haven Academy
New Haven Academy is an innovative public high school that serves a diverse student population. In this interview, the school's founders discuss the vital role that Facing History has played in shaping their distinctive school culture, curriculum, and pedagogy.
Teaching Resources on Latinx History, Art, and Culture
Facing History shares on the rich array of resources that can aid teacher and student learning about Latinx histories and contemporary life.
Remembering Little Rock
Facing History shares on efforts to desegregate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957 and provides resources for educators to use with their students to promote historical understanding, critical thinking, social-emotional learning, and civic agency.
5 New YA Books on Latinx Life
Facing History lists five young adult books capturing Latinx experiences that educators can consider sharing with their students.
Disrupting the Legacies of Eugenics
Facing History shares on the history of eugenics and encourages educators to bring this important history into the classroom.
5 Teacher Resources for Hispanic American Heritage Month
Facing History shares free teacher resources of lessons designed to help educators bring the richness of Latinx life and history into focus in the classroom.
A Note from Our New Jewish Education Program Director, Rabbi Yehudah Potok
New Jewish Education Program Director, Rabbi Yehudah Potok, introduces himself to the Facing History & Ourselves community, with his hopes of deepening relationships with, and providing timely professional development opportunities for our teachers and educators.
Today is the #WeNeedBlackTeachers Day of Action
Facing History shares on the importance of having Black teachers in the classroom.
Remembering Rip Patton
Facing History commemorates the life of activist and Freedom Rider Ernest "Rip" Patton, Jr.
6 Resources for Teaching About 9/11
Facing History shares resources on 9/11 and its legacy to help educators answer some of the questions students might have about it.