Critical Reflections about Equity in Education with Dr. John B. King and Dr. Janice K. Jackson
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Dr. John B. King Jr., CEO of The Education Trust and former US Secretary of Education, and Dr. Janice K. Jackson, CEO of Chicago Public Schools, discuss the role of education during moments of national reckoning and the importance of civic agency in our classrooms.
Current Events in Your Classroom: Fostering Dialogue in Divisive Times
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This 30-minute webinar introduces you to our current events resources designed to foster thoughtful classroom conversations and build your students’ capacities for critical thinking, emotional engagement, ethical reflection, and civic agency.
The Education of an Idealist: A Conversation with Ambassador Samantha Power
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This webinar features a conversation with Ambassador Samantha Power about educating young people to be upstanders for a more humane and just world.
Effective Teaching Strategies
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Watch this webinar to hear three classroom teachers discuss their best practices, reflect on classroom successes and challenges. Throughout, they share their tried-and-true Facing History teaching strategy favorites, strategies you can implement in your classroom right away.
Teaching the History of Disability and Building Inclusive Learning Communities
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An educator panel about teaching the history of disability and creating the processes and practices essential to building inclusive communities.
Blending In and Standing Out
Students use an excerpt from Sarfraz Manzoor memoir to reflect on identity, belonging, and wanting to feel invisible.
Jewish Identity and the Complexities of Multiple Belongings
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Learn practical tools and strategies to encourage students to explore their Jewish identities and consider how they coexist with their identities as Americans.
Speaking Up and Speaking Out
Students analyse a spoken word poem about bullying and consider how they might use their voices to call attention to injustice in their schools or communities.
Legacies of the Reconstruction Era
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Watch this webinar to learn how you can explore the legacies of the Reconstruction Era with your students.
Literacy with a Social Studies Lens: Reading, Speaking and Listening for Deeper Learning
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Learn teaching strategies that help students interrogate text, think critically, and discuss controversial issues respectfully.
Literacy with a Social Studies Lens: Writing for Deeper Learning
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Learn strategies that will help your students build informative, explanatory, and argumentative writing skills needed to address the Reconstruction Era and compelling issues in today's world.