Acclaimed Educator Frank Stebbins on Facing History and Human Rights Education
In this interview with educator Frank Stebbins, we discuss resources and strategies for teaching difficult lessons around the Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
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How Can Music Inspire Social Change?
This blog explores the connections between music, history, and social change. Within this blog, educators are provided with a lesson that can be used with students to contemplate the role of music as a social change agent.
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Make Good the Promises of Reconstruction: A Conversation and Virtual Exhibition Tour with Candra Flanagan
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Listen to this recorded conversation with Candra Flanagan, Director of Teaching and Learning at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, as we explore the museum’s exhibition, “Make Good the Promises: Reconstruction and Its Legacies.”
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Perpetrator Behavior in Nazi Germany: A Conversation with Dr. Edward Westermann
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Join us for a conversation with Dr. Edward Westermann focusing on his research around perpetrator behavior in Nazi Germany.
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Exploring ELA Text Selection with Julia Torres
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Listen to #DisruptTexts founder Julia Torres about taking a critical lens to text selection in ELA classrooms.
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How Facing History Helps Change the World
Veteran Facing History educator Eran DeSilva shares her story and talks about how Facing History transformed her teaching practice and sparks community and change.
Teaching the History of Human Rights
The visionary project at the heart of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is ripe for revisiting, reflection, and engagement. Educators can use these resources to bring the history and contemporary relevance of the UDHR into their classrooms.
![Mary McLeod Bethune, Eleanor Roosevelt, and others at the opening of Midway Hall, one of two residence halls built by the Public Buildings Administration of Federal Works Agency (FWA) for Negro government girls.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-12/Mary_McLeod_Bethune_Eleanor_Roosevelt_NARA_1943_FH2121581.jpg?h=2f15d1b2&itok=DjG2X0i_)
‘Representation really matters’: Why Black history should be taught in British schools
A recently published article by Facing History Executive Director, Beki Martin, looking at why Black history should be taught in British schools
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Disrupting Public Memory: The Story of the National Day of Mourning
Breaking down the historically one-sided narrative about Thanksgiving in the US has been a decades-long effort, led by historians and Indigenous communities.
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Holocaust Memorial Day (UK): Moving Beyond the Curriculum to Explore Ordinary People
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This one-hour webinar provided ideas, inspiration, and resources for how to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
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Own Your Impact: A High School Senior’s Reflections
Mark S. discovered Facing History through his high school leadership initiative, and in the process discovered a lot about himself and how he wants to walk through the world.