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Connecting History and Today
We believe the bigotry and hate that we witness today are the legacy of brutal injustices of the past. We help teachers and students face our collective histories and understand how they inform attitudes and behaviors in today's world.
Student Essay: Wrong in My Own Skin
This student essay captures a Muslim student’s journey of creating space of transformative dialogue in the aftermath of an Anti-Muslim hate crime at school.
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Why We Remember Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) (UK)
Kristallnacht is a stark reminder of the violence that can occur when antisemitism is left unchallenged.
![Torn apart shelves and damage in the department store Uhlfelder in Munich during Kristallnacht.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-12/Bundesarchiv_Bild_119-2671-07%2C_Mu%CC%88nchen%2C_Kaufhaus_Uhlfelder%2C_Zersto%CC%88rungen.jpg?h=0429cc9e&itok=x4NOC_DW)
Student Essay: Gay Olympians are Changing the World
This student essay explores the impact of the increasing visibility of gay olympians, particularly at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
![Picture of the ski team in the winter Olympics.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/WinterOlympicsSkiingHeroImageGayOlympiansChangingtheWorldStudentEssayFinalistvytautas-dranginis-588110-unsplash_0.jpeg?h=6d1ace0d&itok=SwNwv1sp)
Student Essay: Finding My Center
This award-winning student essay describes a queer student’s journey of stepping into leadership and making an impact as an intern at the LGBTQIA+ Center in Greenwich Village.
![Picture of pride flag on wrist.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/Finding_center_1440x560_0.jpeg?h=b1512c13&itok=2yeKhLcS)
Southeast
Serving educators, schools, and districts across the southeastern United States since 1992.
![Students adding post-it notes to a white board.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Memphis_Classroom_2015_FH221014.jpg?h=10d202d3&itok=5S8BMkZW)
Why Facing History
We deepen students' understanding of how their choices and actions shape a better, more equitable future.
![A group of six students looking off to the left of the camera smiling.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/2017_classroomimage_FH256938.png?h=2992ba0a&itok=bxymb7g2)
How It Works
We deepen students’ understanding of how their choices and actions can help shape a better, more equitable future.
![Students and teachers in group discussion at table](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-08/FHAO_2019_Summit_073%20%281%29.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=9_Sd7eZs)
Prepare to Teach
Together, we can encourage students in the classroom to be upstanders outside of the classroom.
![Students sit around a table working on a big paper activity while receiving feedback from an educator.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/ClassroomImage_StudentDiscussion_FH287359.jpg?h=a141e9ea&itok=jnyJGnz9)
K-W-L Charts
Use K-W-L charts to help students assess what they already know about a topic and what they want to learn.
![K-W-L Chart template that can be printed out and used in the classroom.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-10/KWL%20Chart%20Teaching%20Strategy%20%20%281900%20%C3%97%201414%20px%29.png?h=d3d13267&itok=waUHntVd)
Tableaux SVA
Aidez les élèves à évaluer ce qu’ils savent déjà sur un sujet et ce qu’ils veulent apprendre.
![K-W-L Chart template that can be printed out and used in the classroom.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-10/KWL%20Chart%20Teaching%20Strategy%20%20%281900%20%C3%97%201414%20px%29.png?h=d3d13267&itok=waUHntVd)