Developing Students’ Civic Imagination in Challenging Times
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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.
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.
Democracy in Action: Teaching about the 2024 Election & Educating for Civic Participation
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Join any or all of the six sessions in this learning series on the health of our democracy, voting and elections, and young people's civic participation.
“Learning should never be stagnant.”
Lori Zaimi credits Facing History training for fostering an inclusive and responsive culture among her staff and students.
Stonewall Was Important But Not Because it Was First
There is a long history of protests long before Stonewall that highlight the struggle of LGBTQ people to gain civil rights.
In Pursuit of Educational Equity and Justice: Schooling in Canada
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Explore how educational systems, educators, students and communities can define and pursue educational equity and justice.
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After Eric Garner: One School’s Courageous Conversation
Teacher Dr. Steven Becton reflects on how educators can have difficult conversations with their students after polarizing situations in our society.
Red Scarf Girl Today: An Interview with Ji-li Jiang
Red Scarf Girl author Ji-li Jiang illuminates a number of key lessons that American educators and citizens can glean from the Chinese Cultural Revolution.
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.
Fostering Civic Imagination and Empowering Students to Shape the Future
Help students consider and pursue a better world, become empowered civic actors, and build connections using their imaginations.
Trust Youth, Trust Educators
Facing History’s CEO discusses the importance of empowering teachers to create a safe learning space amidst growing polarization in the classroom.