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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.
Developing Students’ Capacity to Connect with History
In this classroom video, social studies teacher Tareeq Rasheed teaches the lesson “The First Day of School” from the Choices in Little Rock unit.
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Fostering Active Engagement through Fishbowl Discussion
In this classroom video, social studies teacher Jenna Forton uses the Fishbowl teaching strategy to structure a class discussion about primary documents related to the Plessy vs. Ferguson case.
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Introducing the Weimar Republic
In this classroom video, students read about and discuss the Weimar Republic using primary source readings from Holocaust and Human Behavior.
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The Legacy of Eugenics: Facilitating a Classroom Conversation
In this classroom video, a high school history teacher facilitates a conversation with students about the legacy of the eugenics movement in the United States.
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Memory and Legacy: Preparing to Learn from Descendants of Holocaust Survivors
In this classroom video, explore how framing a lesson around the importance of memory using classroom discussion and journaling can prepare students to learn from survivors of the Holocaust and their descendants.
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Defining Freedom: Facilitating a Conversation About the Reconstruction Era
In this classroom video, a high school history teacher leads a classroom discussion that explores the meaning of freedom to formerly enslaved people during the Reconstruction era.
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Requesting Speakers
Recommended organizations for educators seeking to set up an in-person or virtual speaker visit by a Holocaust survivor or descendant of a survivor.
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US History Curriculum Collection: Course Planning Guide
This Planning Guide supports teachers as they integrate Facing History’s US History Curriculum Collection into their existing US history course.
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Inquiry Blueprint | We the People: Expanding the Teaching of the US Founding
This blueprint provides an at-a-glance view of the We the People inquiry.
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Teaching Children of Willesden Lane: Common Core Alignment
Access the "Teaching Children of Willesden Lane: Common Core Alignment" guide.
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Inquiry Blueprint | Angel Island Immigration Station
This blueprint provides an at-a-glance view of the Angel Island Immigration Station inquiry.