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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
An Introduction to Facing History's Scope and Sequence
Learn about this key component of our pedagogy which describes the journey of discovery about oneself and others.
Stolen Lives: The Charge of Genocide and the Residential Schools
Various scholars, indigenous and non-indigenous, discuss the charge of genocide regarding the Residential School system in Canada and its effects. This video is a part of the resource Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and The Indian Residential Schools.
Choosing Cruelty: The Psychology of Perpetrators
Social psychologist James Edward Waller describes the importance of studying perpetrator behavior.
Everyone Has A Story - Arn Chorn-Pond
Arn Chorn-Pond tells his story as a refugee from the Cambodian Genocide.
Eyewitness to Buchenwald
Leon Bass, an African-American soldier, describes his experiences entering the Buchenwald concentration camp in April 1945.
Dr. Hong Zheng Reflects on his Earliest Memories of the Second Sino-Japanese War
Dr. Hong Zheng reflects on his earliest memory as a five year old during the Second Sino-Japanese War when Japanese airplanes dropped bombs around his village, forcing his family to seek shelter in an air raid shelter.
John Amaechi Discusses Identity
Psychologist John Amaechi discusses the connection between concepts of identity, the creation of a safe learning environment, and the potential for student achievement.
On Educating Upstanders - Ervin Staub
Ervin Staub discusses the importance of helping young people develop moral courage.
They Shall Not Perish
This documentary details the humanitarian efforts of a group of Americans who worked to save the Armenian people and other Christian minorities in the wake of the Armenian Genocide.