After Eric Garner: One School’s Courageous Conversation
Teacher Dr. Steven Becton reflects on how educators can have difficult conversations with their students after polarizing situations in our society.
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How I Faced My Identity When Teaching the Reconstruction Era
Facing History educator Brigid Rowlings shares how her identity and her students' identities shaped how she taught the Reconstruction era in her classroom.
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Fostering Civic Imagination and Empowering Students to Shape the Future
Help students consider and pursue a better world, become empowered civic actors, and build connections using their imaginations.
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Back to School: Co-Create Your Space to Build Community
Learn about including your students in imagining their classroom community in the first days of school.
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6 Resources for Teaching Current Events
Explore classroom resources to help you prepare to teach about current events.
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