On-Demand Learning
Brought to you by the Hammer Family Foundation, our on-demand webinars cover a wide range of topics including social studies, history, civics, ELA, equity and inclusion, and classroom culture. Many of our webinars qualify for professional development credit.
Holocaust Memorial Day (UK): Moving Beyond the Curriculum to Explore Ordinary People
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This one-hour webinar provided ideas, inspiration, and resources for how to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
Confronting Hate: When Anti-Zionism and Antisemitism Overlap
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In this webinar, we explore the overlaps-and distinctions-between antisemitism and critical discussions about Israel.
Confronting Hate: Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life
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This webinar featured Patrice O’Neill, the director of Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life. Patrice discussed the process of making the film and its implications in the fight against antisemitism and racism.
Confronting Hate: The Perpetuation of Hate on Social Media
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This webinar examined the ways that young people encounter antisemitism online and the impact of this consumption.
Unsung Women of the Civil Rights Movement
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Examine the impact of Ella Baker, Fannie Lou Hamer, Constance Baker Motley, and other women whose contributions to the Civil Rights Movement have not always been recognized.
Teaching the History of Disability and Building Inclusive Learning Communities
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An educator panel about teaching the history of disability and creating the processes and practices essential to building inclusive communities.
Becoming A Multiracial Democracy
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Author Eddie Glaude Jr. discusses how we can choose to “begin again” and realize a multiracial democracy in this moment of moral reckoning.
Whose Vote Counts
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Watch a special panel discussion about the FRONTLINE PBS film Whose Vote Counts, which explores an issue critical to the 2020 election: access to voting.
Working for Justice, Equity and Civic Agency in Our Schools: A Conversation with Clint Smith
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Listen to writer and educator Dr. Clint Smith as he shares his poetry and reflections on working for justice, equity, and civic agency in our schools.
Current Events in Your Classroom: Fostering Dialogue in Divisive Times
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This 30-minute webinar introduces you to our current events resources designed to foster thoughtful classroom conversations and build your students’ capacities for critical thinking, emotional engagement, ethical reflection, and civic agency.
Community Matters: Facing History's Approach to Advisory
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This webinar explored how to define your school's vision of advisory, and consider how advisory helps to build community within the classroom and school at large.
Choosing to Participate: Civic Engagement in a Digital Age
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What does it mean to be civically engaged today? How can students effectively leverage the power of digital tools to make civic change? During this webinar, we are in conversation with Henry Jenkins, Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Arts and Education at the University of Southern California, where we discuss the relationship between technology, learning, and civic engagement.