Reflecting on Our Obligation to Others
Students explore the concept of “universe of obligation” within the contexts of a work of literature and their own lives.
Teaching the History of Disability and Building Inclusive Learning Communities
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Virtual
An educator panel about teaching the history of disability and creating the processes and practices essential to building inclusive communities.
Blending In and Standing Out
Students use an excerpt from Sarfraz Manzoor memoir to reflect on identity, belonging, and wanting to feel invisible.
Literacy with a Social Studies Lens: Reading, Speaking and Listening for Deeper Learning
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Virtual
Learn teaching strategies that help students interrogate text, think critically, and discuss controversial issues respectfully.
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
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Virtual
Delve into the testimonies and experiences of those who were part of the National Inquiry in Canada, both in the past and in the present, while maintaining the importance of intersectional and Indigenous-led storytelling in documenting genocide.
Analyzing Assumptions
Using visual imagery, students identify assumptions in a text and in the real world, consider the consequences of those assumptions, and build awareness of their impact on individuals and the community.
Unsung Women of the Civil Rights Movement
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Virtual
Examine the impact of Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, Constance Baker Motley, and other women whose contributions to the Civil Rights Movement have not always been recognized.
Anatomy of an Upstander
Students critically analyze the choices, risks, and rewards that are involved when they are called upon to be upstanders.
Confronting Hate: The Perpetuation of Hate on Social Media
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Virtual
This webinar examined the ways that young people encounter antisemitism online and the impact of this consumption.
Teaching While Queer: One Teacher on Being Out in the Classroom
Facing History educator Emily Haines discusses what it's looked like for her to bring her full identity into the classroom.
Research Three Ways
Students learn about the different ways of researching by choosing a historical or contemporary issue in the text that interests them.