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Democracy & Freedom: Facing History’s Approach to Teaching US History for NYCPS

This workshop is for New York City Public School middle and high school teachers and will explore how to incorporate new Facing History resources into US History classrooms. This event will be held in-person.

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September 24, 2024 | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm EDT

New York, NY

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Cost: Free

Multi-Session

Our multi-session professional learning series are designed for in-depth exploration of themes and topics that help educators strengthen their skills and competencies. Session information is included in the event details.

Instructor-Led

This professional learning event will be led by Facing History staff. When you register, you will receive instructions for how to attend the event.

This event qualifies for CTLE (New York).

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History Social Studies

Democracy & Civic Engagement

Civic Education

Experience a Facing History approach to teaching U.S. History through hands-on activities and exploration of voices not often included in textbooks.
Explore the relationship between democracy and freedom during the Founding Era, the period of immigration into Angel Island, and today.
Collaborate with other educators to discuss how to analyze history and its connection to today through a critical and ethical lens.
Use resources and teaching strategies to help students develop the capacity for civic participation and an understanding that democracy can only remain vital through the active, thoughtful, and responsible participation of us all.

Facing History’s approach to teaching US history emphasizes students’ capacity for civic agency and develops the historical inquiry skills students need to generate more nuanced understandings of the struggle for democracy and freedom throughout US History.

Through this curated set of US History units and C3-style inquiries, students explore how progress towards greater freedom, equality, and justice are not inevitable, but a result of choices that people make. This in-person workshop continues our collaboration with the New York City Public Schools' "Meeting the Moment" initiative -a collaboration focused on helping educators nurture crucial conversations on democracy, civil rights,and human rights in classrooms and school communities."

This workshop is only for New York City Public Schools middle and high school faculty.

The registration fee for this event has been waived thanks to generous funding from Facing History and Ourselves donors and NYCPS.

This event will be held in-person at the Tweed
Address: 52 Chambers St, New York, NY 10007

Certificate of Completion

New York educators are eligible for up to 6 CTLE hours after completion of this event.

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