Teaching about Controversial Issues in Polarized Times
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Virtual
This special conversation with Dr. Diana Hess detailed how educators can navigate the challenges of discussing polarizing civic topics in their classrooms.
Teaching the History and Legacies of Canada’s Residential Schools
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Virtual
Gain confidence, skills and resources to teach the history and legacies of Canada’s Residential Schools in this interactive online facilitated course.
Voices of the Holocaust: New York Workshop
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In this workshop, participants will explore Jewish life in pre-war North Africa, highlighting the diversity of Jewish communities across Morocco, Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia and integrating stories that are often marginalized in learning about historical Jewish life and the Holocaust. This event will be held in-person.
Holocaust and Human Behavior for Educators in Jewish Settings
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Developed specifically for educators in Jewish settings, this workshop serves as a follow-up experience to the Facing History and Ourselves Holocaust and Human Behavior seminar, to assist teachers in Jewish day schools and congregational schools as they tailor the material for their particular settings.
Teaching Holocaust and Human Behaviour (Canada)
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Experience a transformational way of teaching the Holocaust. This event will be held in-person.
School Leaders Institute: Creating an Equitable School Culture and Climate
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Virtual
Join our summer institute for leaders and administrators to discover how to create caring, inclusive school communities, drive better outcomes for students, and connect with other leaders.
Teaching Democracy and Freedom: Facing History’s Approach to US History
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Boston, MA
Explore Facing History's new US History Curriculum Collection, which focuses on themes of Democracy and Freedom and provides resources for historical inquiry-based learning while developing students' civic agency. This event will be hosted in-person.
Coming of Age in a Complex World: A Mini-Course for ELA Educators
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Explore hands-on strategies to teach coming-of-age texts and literature, centering students’ identities and lived experiences as young adults.
2024 Southeast Benefit
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Memphis, TN
Co-Chairs Cynthia Bradford, Meggan & Daniel Kiel, and Tait & Brian Mellone invite you to join us for an inspiring evening at the 2024 Southeast Benefit! This event will occur in-person.
Starting the School Year With Connection and Community
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Virtual
Join us to prepare for the coming school year as we explore teaching strategies and flexible resources designed to help you begin getting to know your students and facilitate the process of creating an open, supportive, and reflective classroom community.
Civic Learners, Civic Upstanders: A Residential Seminar for School District Teams
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Babson Park, MA
Grounded in Holocaust and Human Behavior and our principles of civic learning, this four-day in-person learning experience is designed to expand districts’ readiness to adopt Facing History programming. This event will be hosted in-person.
Designing Coming of Age Literature Units that Center Student Identity and Agency
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Ontario, CA
Registration for this event is now closed. Join fellow ELA educators to create a unit outline for a Coming of Age text of your choice using our ELA Unit Planning Guide. This event will be hosted in-person in California.