On-Demand Learning
Brought to you by the Hammer Family Foundation, our on-demand webinars cover a wide range of topics including social studies, history, civics, ELA, equity and inclusion, and classroom culture. Many of our webinars qualify for professional development credit.
142 Results
Responding to Hate in Your School
On-Demand
Virtual
During this webinar, we discussed the challenges schools face when confronting the persistence of racism and antisemitism and provided resources to help you respond to hatred in your schools.
![Overhead image of candlelight vigil.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Candlelight_Vigil_Medium_res.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=8VNp3isr)
Remembering Our Past: Reflecting on How We Teach History
On-Demand
Virtual
Explore how we can engage with our history, reflecting on how and who we choose to remember, and how we can make the lessons of history feel relevant today.
![Teacher in UK Classroom](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/DSC08381.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=Svh7Srkm)
Race, Equity, and the State of Education: A Conversation with Dr. Pedro Noguera
On-Demand
Virtual
The global pandemic has magnified deep structural and historical inequities. Listen to a conversation with Dr. Pedro Noguera, national educational leader and Dean of the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education, where we hear his reflections on the state of education today and what it means to support social justice and be an anti-racist educator.
![An educator lectures from the front of a classroom surrounded by students sitting in a circle.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/2022_ClassroomImage_FH2176011.jpg?h=a49d782d&itok=yPeut-23)
Race and Equity in the Jewish Educational Context
On-Demand
Virtual
Examine the historical legacy of racism and its continuing challenges today. Educators acquire tools for facilitating discussion on this topic within Jewish educational settings.
![A teacher speaking to a table of four students](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/NewEngland_Classroom_2017_%20FH256728.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=grB8pgg4)
The Persistence of Hate: Exploring Contemporary Antisemitism
On-Demand
Virtual
During this interactive webinar, we explored Facing History’s lessons that considered the role antisemitism played at the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville as a case study in contemporary antisemitism.
Opportunities and Challenges: Teaching Current Events in Jewish Educational Settings
On-Demand
Virtual
During this webinar, facilitators share classroom tips and tools that educators can use to engage students in productive and meaningful discussions about current world issues.
![A Facing History educator speaks to a classroom of parents](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/LosAngeles_Classroom_%202018_FH287237.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=aj9noxf1)
Teaching Coming of Age: Exploring Literature and Agency with #DisruptTexts Co-founder Dr. Kimberly Parker
On-Demand
Virtual
Explore the process of choosing texts with a focus on equity and voice, as well as creating classroom spaces for exploring literature through a critical and ethical lens.
Commemorating the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre with Dr. Karlos K. Hill
On-Demand
Virtual
Listen to a conversation with Dr. Karlos K. Hill on the Tulsa Race Massacre's enduring legacy of resilience.
![Burning buildings during the Tulsa Race Massacre, also called Tulsa Race Riot, when a white mob attacked the predominantly African American Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Racism_1921_SmokeBillowingOverTulsa_FH2178747.jpg?h=a2349474&itok=wKgJ4Ix5)
The Problems and Potentials of Poetry as Witness
On-Demand
Virtual
Poet Pádraig Ó Tuama leads a discussion about the role of poetry in offering public language. This is a recording of session four of the 2021 Global Summit.
![A map of the world interposed over photos of students and educators](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/international_program_header_%20FH2178825.jpg?h=24d1b2c2&itok=MuUwcB4v)
What Possibilities Do Truth Commissions Offer for Redress and Reconstruction?
On-Demand
Virtual
Speakers discuss South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, including its strengths, limitations, and legacies. This is a recording of session two of the 2021 Global Summit.
![A map of the world interposed over photos of students and educators](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/international_program_header_%20FH2178825.jpg?h=24d1b2c2&itok=MuUwcB4v)
Making the Invisible Visible: Exploring and Teaching the AAPI Experience
On-Demand
Virtual
Author and activist Helen Zia explores the history of anti-Asian hate, as well as stories of resistance, perseverance, and pride within the AAPI community.
![Students talking to each other in a classroom](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/SanFrancisco_Classroom_2017_%20FH152797.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=O2pWQzxb)