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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Bringing Down Barriers in Schools
Angela Sims, principal of Ted Lenart Regional Gifted Center, shares her introduction to equity education and how it led her to Facing History's work.
![Dr. Angela Sims on stage](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/BMC02491.jpg?h=2e5cdddf&itok=rvBf7VGn)
December Assemblies (UK)
Download our assembly PowerPoints for the month of December for use with S1-S4 and KS3-KS4 students.
![Vigil in Solidarity With Charlottesville](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/Vigil_in_solidarity_with_Charlottesville_36159687270.jpg?h=b044a8f9&itok=cI5CHTl1)
Headed to NCSS? Make Sure to Connect with Facing History!
Facing History has a booth and is offering three sessions at the 2023 NCSS Annual Conference—join us to learn more about our social studies work.
![People meeting in room](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/People%20meeting%20in%20room%2C%20FH2198564.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=VpIPV7Dm)
Storytelling with Friends and Family
Facing History offers some how-tos—for in and outside the classroom—on how to encourage storytelling and ways to engage with meaningful oral histories.
![Large speech bubble saying "Tell them your story"](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/Large_speech_bubble_saying_tell_them_your_story.jpg?h=48e2085f&itok=pdLTJ7jI)
Honoring Transgender Day of Remembrance
Teachers and others can use these resources to learn about Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20.
![Pride flag](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/cecilie_johnsen_G8CxFhKuPDU_unsplash.jpg?h=d08f423e&itok=Ka3Ndv4C)
Donor Spotlight: Tom and Elizabeth Wippman
Longtime donors Tom and Elizabeth Wippman believe that a Facing History education will help our democracy thrive.
![Portrait of Tom and Elizabeth Wippman](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/BMC02004.jpg?h=d8555cda&itok=C-zOvego)
Meet Joe Nappi: Facing History Educator and New Jersey State Teacher of the Year
Award-winning teacher Joe Nappi talks about his unlikely journey into teaching and the Facing History workshop that changed the course of his career.
![Portrait of Joe Nappi](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/jnappi07_copy_2.jpg?h=016341e2&itok=2oAMXKMD)
Allyship in the Classroom: Trans Awareness Week
Trans Awareness Week and Trans Remembrance Day represent an opportunity for teachers to consider how to create an affirming classroom for trans students.
![Supporters at London Trans Pride 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/1.jpg?h=57024e64&itok=6nVg82dT)
5 Tips for Speaking across Difference over the Holidays
As social gatherings commence this holiday season, explore these suggestions to help keep dialogue around sensitive topics productive and meaningful.
![A group of friends and family of Indian ethnicity sit at a table set with traditional Indian food. A high angle view from overhead of the food, plates, and dishes at the dining table.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/iStock-1064762202.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=zd-9v8JG)
Connect with Facing History at the NCTE Convention
Facing History is sponsoring a booth and presenting two sessions at the 2023 NCTE Conexiones Convention—join us to learn more about our ELA work!
![Attentive people attend meeting.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-11/Attentive_businesspeople_attend_conference.jpg?h=a2226264&itok=hWakk6f1)
Reflections on Plymouth: "This is where our people are."
Cheryl Andrews-Maltais talks about feelings around the Mayflower landing, celebrating Indigenous survival, and how to teach true history.
![Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, Chairwoman of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah, is seen on July 8, 2019 in Boston, Boston Herald](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-09/Cheryl%20Andrews-Maltais%2C%20Chairwoman%20of%20the%20Wampanoag%20Tribe%20of%20Gay%20Head%20Aquinnah%2C%20is%20seen%20on%20July%208%2C%202019%20in%20Boston%2C%20Boston%20Herald.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=IjjcaSu_)