Resource Library
Find compelling classroom resources, learn new teaching methods, meet standards, and make a difference in the lives of your students.
We are grateful to The Hammer Family Foundation for supporting the development of our on-demand learning and teaching resources.
Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
The Great Migration and the Power of a Single Decision
Journalist and author Isabel Wilkerson tells the story of the Great Migration, the outpouring of six million African Americans from the Jim Crow South to cities in the North and West between World War I and the 1970s.
Language, Names, and Individual Identity
Learn about the relationship between name, identity, and tradition reflected in Inuit naming practices.
Langue, noms et identité individuelle
Découvrez la relation qui existe entre le nom, l’identité et la tradition dans la façon de sélectionner les noms chez les Inuits.
Civic Agency and the Pursuit of Democracy
This elective, designed for New York’s Seal of Civic Readiness, intertwines the history of US Reconstruction, current events, and civic participation.
Métis
Learn about the development of the Michif language and how it exemplifies a fusion of Métis and French cultures.
Métis
Apprenez-en plus sur l’évolution du Métchif et la façon dont cette langue illustre bien la fusion des cultures métisse et française.
Words Matter
An Anishinaabe woman of Cree and Ojibway descent recalls the first instance in her childhood when she encountered the term Indian.
Les mots sont importants
Une femme Anishinaabe d’origine crie et ojibwée se rappelle la première fois qu’elle a entendu le terme Indien.
Words, Places, and Belonging
Read excerpts that explore the importance of land and landscape to Indigenous identity and culture.
Mots, lieux et appartenance
Lisez des extraits qui explorent l’importance de la terre et du paysage pour l’identité et la culture autochtones.
“I’m Not the Indian You Had in Mind”
Thomas King's poem explores the difference between stereotypes of Indigenous Peoples and how these people live their lives in contemporary Canada.