A Lesson Series on the Complexity of Jewish Identity for Middle School Students
Explore the struggles and triumphs of people navigating the intricacies of their Jewish identities, confronting adversity and shattering assumptions.
![Two young teen Jews talking in a living room](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-05/JEPlesson1.jpg?h=a49d782d&itok=GVppeRV6)
How Palm Beach County, Florida Adopted Facing History Curriculum
Kim Coombs details the process of bringing Facing History into her school district and the value add for teachers.
![Kim Coombs headshot cropped](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-05/22.%205x7Headshot-26.jpg?h=08aa62cc&itok=MFnmBoEl)
Building Well-Being: Fostering Mental Health in Schools
Prioritizing the mental health of your students is vital to learning. This curated list of resources can assist in modeling healthy habits.
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Celebrating Our California Community of 2024 Upstanders
In our annual California Partner School Network Upstander Celebration, we highlight the actions of upstanders within this community.
Teachers Say Teaching for Equity and Justice Makes a Difference
Teaching for Equity and Justice fosters equity awareness in order to build more inclusive classrooms and improve school culture.
![Woman Leading Meeting In An Office System](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-05/FH2205364.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=ZpF6p0Bj)
Overcoming Polarization: The Importance of Civil Discourse in a Divided World
Facing History offers tools that can help navigate conversations on polarizing topics with empathy, self-awareness, and critical thinking.
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Indigenous Resistance, Resilience and Resurgence: The Role of Activism
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Toronto, CA
Experience a holistic day of learning that brings together Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee stories, art, spoken word, connection to land, language rights and activism. This event will be hosted in-person.
![Quote reading "Power presents are and design works that reclaim the word’s primary associations with capitalism, state capitalism, colonialism, and neocolonial. The exhibiting artists and designers use their stirring creative practices to reposition the meaning of power as a strength grounded in respectful relationships, nonbinary worldviews, and emotional intelligence, embedded within practices of decolonization, Indigenization and other meaningful methods that decenter, Eurocentric, Western worldviews"](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-05/IMG_1676.jpg?h=1f8cbfdf&itok=QVBDbBIo)
Nine YA Reading Recs for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Celebrate AAPI coming-of-age stories with this list of YA fiction and non-fiction titles curated by Facing History staff.
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The Holocaust and Jewish Communities in Wartime North Africa
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Toronto, CA
Engage with primary and secondary sources to gain insight into experiences and choices associated with the intersecting histories of the Holocaust and wartime North Africa. This event will be hosted in-person.
![Image of Moroccan Sephardi Jews in 1919.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-08/Moroccan_Sephardi_Jews_1919%20%28FH2189171%29.jpg?h=924eeb8b&itok=DyLg5r3I)
Using Poetry to Teach US History
Poetry can connect students to the emotions and decisions of experiences of people throughout US history.
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