Confronting a Violent Past: Red Summer in Chicago
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Chicago, IL
Join us for an interactive workshop to engage in discussions about Red Summer in Chicago and how to bring this history to high school classrooms. This event will be hosted in-person.
The Importance of a Free Press
Students review the First Amendment, understand the importance of a free press, and consider how that freedom can conflict with other societal needs through journalists’ experiences in Ferguson.
Teaching the History of Disability and Building Inclusive Learning Communities
On-Demand
Virtual
An educator panel about teaching the history of disability and creating the processes and practices essential to building inclusive communities.
Introducing Ideas This Week
Welcome! We've created a list to help you explore the best of what we have to offer. It covers topics including educator competencies, classroom resources, inspiring stories, and more.
Intersecting Histories: Wartime North Africa and the Holocaust
On-Demand
Virtual
Join UCLA professors Sarah Abrevaya Stein and Aomar Boum, as they discuss the experiences of North African Jews before World War II as well as the history of the Holocaust and North Africa.
The Art of Listening – Video Testimony and the Study of History
On-Demand
Virtual
Join Facing History and the Fortunoff Video Archive to explore ways to use archival testimony to connect students to the lived experiences of survivors.
Poetry and Identity
Bringing poetry into the classroom introduces a model for creative expression and self-reflection that can help students find their voice.
How Historical Empathy Helps Students Understand the World Today
Developing historical empathy can help students engage with the past while understanding their own role in the world today.
Using Survivor Testimony in the Classroom, in Partnership with Generation 2 Generation
On-Demand
Virtual
Support your students’ intellectual and emotional engagement with survivor testimony in the classroom.
On Living Deliberately
Kaitlin Smith offers personal reflections on what it means to live deliberately.
Lilian Baylis Technology School: An Upstanders Journey
Programme Associate Aqsa Islam spent an engaging day with students taking part in our Upstanders: Choosing to Act drop down day.