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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.
Strategies for Addressing Racist and Dehumanizing Language in Literature
Prepare to teach a challenging text with intention and care using the following recommendations.
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Evidence for ESSA Endorses Facing History
Facing History is now included in “Evidence for ESSA,” a resource that identifies and ranks programs that exemplify the educational standards outlined in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) based on evidence of their efficacy.
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Essential Quote Worksheet
Students use this handout to complete a collaborative activity about the Wagner-Rogers debate.
![A group of children in 1930s era clothing stare and point at the Statue of Liberty.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/709729_Medium_res.jpg?h=fb0bd1b2&itok=xQn8csDM)
Visual Essay: Free Expression in the Weimar Republic
Explore Weimar-era fine art, film, and ballet with this collection of images. Analyze the experimental styles and social commentary of German art in the 1920s.
![Blue Angel, directed by Josef von Sternberg, was Germany’s first full-length talkie, a motion picture with sound as opposed to a silent film. The film follows the story of college professor who is undone by his attraction to Lola-Lola, a cabaret dancer played by German-American Marlene Dietrich. The film made Dietrich an international film star, and she continued her acting career in the United States.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Ch04_Image09_Medium_res.jpg?h=ac1fc4d9&itok=W2CNh6u-)
Student Activities: Disability Rights and the Legacy of Judy Heumann’s Activism
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Learn about Judy Heumann’s life and legacy and explore ways to continue to advance disability rights.
![Judy Heumann, center, is applauded during her swearing-in as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Service by Judge Gail Bereola, left, in Berkeley, California, on Tuesday, June 29, 1993](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-03/Judy_Huemann_Applauded_1993_FH2189734.jpg?h=c0a976e5&itok=qWshimo7)
Straight A’s for Facilitating Crucial Conversations
This protocol from Diane Goodman provides a framework for navigating crucial conversations.
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What Is Belonging? Anticipation Guide
Use this handout to develop schema and assess initial understandings of belonging.
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What Is Belonging? Anticipation Guide (en español)
Use this handout to develop schema and assess initial understandings of belonging. This handout is in Spanish.
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Perspectives on Belonging
This handout contains quotations about belonging from thought leaders Geoffrey Cohen, the Othering & Belonging Institute, and Brené Brown.
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Perspectives on Belonging (en español)
This handout contains quotations about belonging from thought leaders Geoffrey Cohen, the Othering & Belonging Institute, and Brené Brown. This handout is in Spanish.
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