Teaching Holocaust and Human Behaviour (Canada)
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Experience a transformational way of teaching the Holocaust. This event will be held in-person.
![Two students are blurred in the background writing on paper. In the foreground a copy of Holocaust and Human Behavior sits on the table.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/2017_classroomimage_FH256806.png?h=a141e9ea&itok=4k-a9JcE)
Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Drop Down Day
Virtual
Through participation in this off-timetable day, young people will consider the importance of LGBTQIA+ history and learn about important LGBTQIA+ British figures. This event is for teachers in the UK.
![Students hold a pride flag](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-03/Diverse_Students_With_Pride_Flag_Stock_FH2187533.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=j7XSTcPX)
Teaching Democracy and Freedom: Facing History’s Approach to US History
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Boston, MA
Explore Facing History's new US History Curriculum Collection, which focuses on themes of Democracy and Freedom and provides resources for historical inquiry-based learning while developing students' civic agency. This event will be hosted in-person.
![Teacher gestures toward camera in professional development setting.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-03/8-10-17FacH09134.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=g0ZJn89w)
The Pursuit of Educational Justice in Boston: A New Historical Investigation
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Virtual
Experience our new C-3 style inquiry on educational justice in Boston, which aims to widen our historical lens of the city in the 1960s and 1970s and draw connections between equity and justice in schools then and now.
![Two student listen intently to a presentation](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/03232018_Facing_History_Lynda_Lowery.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=2KISdjHb)
The Refugee Crisis and 1930s America
Students are introduced to the many factors that influenced Americans’ will and ability to respond to the Jewish refugee crisis, including isolationism, racism, xenophobia, and antisemitism.
![A crowd of American men and women hold signs protesting Nazi Germany's actions.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/AP_3811161102_Medium_res.jpg?h=00d1719e&itok=OsmUgwd2)
Refugees and Rescuers: The Courage to Act
Students explore the intertwined personal stories of Jewish refugees who attempted to flee to the United States and the American rescuers who intervened on their behalf.
![Four people pose for a photo in front of a large window.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/35_Winter_Medium_res.jpg?h=561852fb&itok=YfAD_ATi)
Three Visions for Achieving Equal Rights
Students examine the strategies of three key civil rights leaders, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Stokely Carmichael.
![Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Stokely Carmichael march with a crowd of people behind them.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/GettyImages-541223474_master.jpg?h=695f9f41&itok=OMjs0UIv)
Confronting Genocide Denial
Students will explore some of the causes and consequences of denying the Armenian Genocide and reflect on the role of public art to commemorate difficult histories.
![A mural by Arutyun Gozukuchikyan a.k.a. ArtViaArt in Los Angeles.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Armenian_Genocide_mural_card_Medium_res.jpg?h=24afd704&itok=69iBr0p0)
European Jewish Life before World War II
Students analyze images and film that convey the richness of Jewish life across Europe at the time of the Nazis’ ascension to power.
![Shabbtai (Shepske) Sonenson takes one of the shtetl's Hebrew teachers for a ride on his new motorcycle.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Holocaust_1941_ShabbtaiSonensonOnMotorcycle_FH2115443.jpg?h=d392e916&itok=DmuRlDw6)
Introducing the Unit
Students develop a contract establishing a reflective classroom community as they prepare to explore the historical case study of this unit.
![A high school student writes on a piece of paper.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/StudentinClassroom.jpg?h=2992ba0a&itok=BSyOt4Mw)
Nationalism and the Aftermath of World War I
Students consider the ways in which World War I intensified people’s loyalty to their country and resentment toward others perceived as a threat.
![Map showing major alliances and advances of the Central and Allied powers during World War I.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Map_32_Europe_ME_WWI_1914_18.jpg?h=38e4958f&itok=hSmRZuQZ)