Teaching about Borders and Belonging: a Mini-Workshop for ELA Educators
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Virtual
Registration for this workshop is now full. Join us as we share our newest collection for ELA educators that highlights stories and counter-narratives that explore the complicated world of belonging.
![An educator raises their hand to speak during a Facing History summit](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/BullySummit_LosAngeles_2012.jpg?h=d5d02efb&itok=q5cHuLpr)
Civic Agency and The Pursuit of Democracy: Teaching Civics through History
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New York, NY
In this 3-day in-person seminar, teachers will receive tools and resources to teach a civics elective using the legacies of history to explore the strengths and challenges of our democracy today. This event will be held in-person.
![FHAO Educator at Seminar.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-08/2017_Seminar_FH258839.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=AaK9euTH)
A Conversation on the Complexities of Teaching Black History
Two Facing History staff members have a dialogue about what they’ve learned teaching Black history coming from different lived experiences.
![United through their diversity - hands of various colors forming a circle](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/United%20through%20their%20diversity%20-%20hands%20of%20various%20colors%20forming%20a%20circle%20%28FH2187570%29.jpg?h=a7ec3e08&itok=3O6JVY1Q)
Identity and Belonging: A Student’s Perspective
Facing History student Evelyn shares her poignant reflections on identity, the pervasiveness of stereotyping and the need to belong.
![Portrait of Evelyn Adamson](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/EvelynAdamson.jpg?h=7e74fac4&itok=qOuReywv)
If You Really Knew Me: Identity, Belonging & Multimedia Storytelling
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Virtual
Join us and PBS/NPR member station KQED for a back-to-school workshop on exploring identity and community building through multimedia storytelling.
![Picture of high school students collaborating in the library.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-12/facing-history-sf-drew-bird-a-162.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=o32EbRi4)
Developing Students’ Civic Imagination in Challenging Times
On-Demand
Virtual
In this webinar, Facing History and our partners at the Civic Imagination Project to considered how to can leverage principles of civic education to empower students to envision a better world.
![Two students discuss an assignment they're working on together](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/StudentTeamwork_CLV.png?h=3a1a9fe7&itok=efplbhK8)
April Assemblies
Download our assembly PowerPoints for the month of April for use with Key Stage 3-4 and S1-4 students.
![Facing History Students in a classroom having a discussion.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-03/DSC04311_Website.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=LnEmSh9t)
Starting the School Year With Connection and Community
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Virtual
Join us to prepare for the coming school year as we explore teaching strategies and flexible resources designed to help you begin getting to know your students and facilitate the process of creating an open, supportive, and reflective classroom community.
![A teacher stands at a table and talks to two students](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-04/LosAngeles_Summit_2018_FH287153.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=3TbiLQIH)
Interview with Rwandan Genocide Survivor Jacqueline Murekatete
Jacqueline Murekatete details her unlikely survival during the Rwandan genocide, and why sharing survivor testimony is critical to genocide prevention.
![Jacqueline Murekatete speaking into a microphone](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-04/JM4.jpg?h=76931a7c&itok=eh4h25ma)
Civic Learners, Civic Upstanders: A Residential Seminar for School District Teams
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Babson Park, MA
Grounded in Holocaust and Human Behavior and our principles of civic learning, this four-day in-person learning experience is designed to expand districts’ readiness to adopt Facing History programming. This event will be hosted in-person.
![Educators Collaborating In A Classroom](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-05/Leaders_Adobe_5.9.jpg?h=2bf9f601&itok=juy3IyZ9)
Poetry and Civic Agency
Poetry has the power to connect us with the stories of others. Help your students amplify their voices, challenge inequalities, and consider social change in verse.
![High School Girl Writing](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-04/FH287141.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=0DEvuQJn)