Fostering Civil Discourse: How Do We Talk About Issues That Matter?
The ideas and tools in this guide will help you prepare students to engage in reflective conversations on topics that matter.
Straight A’s for Facilitating Crucial Conversations
This protocol from Diane Goodman provides a framework for navigating crucial conversations.
Untitled Poem by Beth Strano
Read this poem by Beth Strano with your students to consider what a brave classroom community looks like.
Contracting
Develop a classroom contract to create a community of mutual respect and inclusion.
Starburst Identity Chart
Starburst identity charts capture both how students describe themselves and how they think others would describe them.
Current Events in the Classroom
Explore classroom resources for making connections between current events and your curriculum, including activities and discussion strategies for high school and middle school students.
Back to School: Building Community for Connection and Learning
These back-to-school activities and teacher resources will help you lay a foundation for a reflective and caring community at the start of the school year.
Centering Relationships and Care: The Four Core Priorities
Connect, Extend, Challenge
Deepen students' understanding of a topic by having them connect to their prior knowledge.
Teach with Facing History Journal Prompts
Learn creative ways to incorporate journaling into your units and lesson plans and explore our bank of Facing History journal prompts.
