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Civics & Citizenship
What Lessons Can We Learn?
Students address the essential question of the unit in a people's assembly, reflecting on the lessons that we can learn from An Inspector Calls.
![Students listening in class.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/DSC08259.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=N2ZrG_Bv)
Get Prepared to Teach this Scheme of Work in Your Classroom
Prepare yourself to teach this unit by reading about our pedagogy, teaching strategies, and the unit's content.
![Students at their desks writing.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/sedgehillY10-021115-nk-HR-25_1.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=PqO_cX_3)
Haitian Migrants at the US–Mexico Border
This mini-lesson uses images and firsthand accounts of Haitian migrants to humanize the events happening at the US–Mexico border and give shape and nuance to the news.
![A group of adult and children migrants from Haiti stand in line to regularize their migratory situation.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-06/HaitianMigrantsinTijuana_FH2178689.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=84nyyZXu)
Mob Violence, Human Behavior, and the Capitol Insurrection
This mini-lesson on the Capitol insurrection invites students to reflect on how seemingly small choices made by individuals can contribute to larger acts of injustice and violence.
![January 6th 2021 Capitol Riot.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/RTX8KRI5_fullres_Medium_res.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=u6vuxxho)
What Does It Mean to Live with Social Media?
In this mini-lesson, students sharpen their media literacy skills as they evaluate the impact of social media on their lives and question how we can manage social media’s harmful effects.
![A group of people use their smartphones outdoors.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-11/Stock_Image_Outdoors_On_The_Phone_FH2178690.png?h=807215e1&itok=zBCKIv7y)
Becoming A Multiracial Democracy
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Author Eddie Glaude Jr. discusses how we can choose to “begin again” and realize a multiracial democracy in this moment of moral reckoning.
![Headshot of Eddie Glaude, Jr, an American historian.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/Eddie%20Glaude%20headshot%20bw.jpg?h=fdd96456&itok=NjJtHBy8)
Exploring Antisemitic Tropes in Further Depth
Students explore antisemitic tropes, their troubled history, their evolution and their present manifestation in further depth, and consider the harm that their circulation can cause.
![Students working on an assignment in class](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-02/sedgehillY13-021115-nk-HR-36.jpg?h=c6cb2754&itok=u6lbuOF0)
Standing Up Against Contemporary Antisemitism
Students to reflect on the consequences of allowing antisemitism to go unchallenged for Jews and for wider society, and explore ways in which they and others can challenge antisemitism.
![Protestor holding "No Tolerance for Anti-Semitism" sign at demonstration](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-11/CAS_FullRes.jpg?h=ec041e41&itok=rXz9OoYS)
Activities to Connect and Celebrate at the End of the School Year
These six activities help students reflect on the past school year, celebrate their school community, and look ahead to what comes next.
![Two students in conversation with each other. Both appear to be joyful.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/FacingHistoryandOurselves_PressPhoto2_0.jpg?h=c3635fa2&itok=uUpzXtUW)
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.
![Picture of Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin, Germany.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-11/Berlin-_German_Jewish_Holocaust_Memorial_-_3212.jpg?h=c4842d71&itok=hzfRcYQM)
Connecting the Past to the Present Using Oral History
This strategy helps students engage with oral histories in order to deepen their understanding of how past events impacted individuals and communities, and to gain new perspectives on the present.
![Student speaking](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/SL_190522_0675.jpg?h=0f4230fa&itok=3-vI66f_)
After the Election: What's Next for US Democracy?
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Listen to a lively community conversation featuring Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Nicholas Kristof, 300th Anniversary University Professor and former Harvard Law School dean Martha Minow, educator and Facing History alum Janae McMillan, and legal scholar and Harvard Law School professor Randall Kennedy to examine what’s next for US democracy, the role of teachers and education, and the future of youth civic participation.
![Woman pictured at voting booths.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/Day_after_Midterms_GettyImages-1058953828_Medium_res.jpg?h=ebdbdd65&itok=Q_RUEj9H)