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.
The Persistence of Hate: Exploring Contemporary Antisemitism
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During this interactive webinar, we explored Facing History’s lessons that considered the role antisemitism played at the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville as a case study in contemporary antisemitism.
Opportunities and Challenges: Teaching Current Events in Jewish Educational Settings
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During this webinar, facilitators share classroom tips and tools that educators can use to engage students in productive and meaningful discussions about current world issues.
The Problems and Potentials of Poetry as Witness
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Poet Pádraig Ó Tuama leads a discussion about the role of poetry in offering public language. This is a recording of session four of the 2021 Global Summit.
What Possibilities Do Truth Commissions Offer for Redress and Reconstruction?
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Speakers discuss South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, including its strengths, limitations, and legacies. This is a recording of session two of the 2021 Global Summit.
How Do We Restore, Repair, Reconstruct, and Redress?
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Scholars ask why a multifaceted approach for societal repair is needed, create space with poetry, and examine German efforts to atone for Nazi atrocities. This is a recording of session one of the 2021 Global Summit.
White Supremacy and Antisemitism: Lessons from the Capitol Attack
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Join Brandeis University’s Professor of American Jewish History, Dr. Jonathan D. Sarna, in conversation with Facing History & Ourselves about the history, themes, and relevance of antisemitic in-group signaling continuing to show up in contemporary American society.
Exploring The U.S. and the Holocaust, a Film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein
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Join us for a special discussion of three-part documentary series The U.S. and the Holocaust, featuring director Sarah Botstein.
Effective Teaching Strategies
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Watch this webinar to hear three classroom teachers discuss their best practices, reflect on classroom successes and challenges. Throughout, they share their tried-and-true Facing History teaching strategy favorites, strategies you can implement in your classroom right away.
The Education of an Idealist: A Conversation with Ambassador Samantha Power
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This webinar features a conversation with Ambassador Samantha Power about educating young people to be upstanders for a more humane and just world.
A Conversation with Steven Spielberg: Using Schindler’s List in the Classroom
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Hear Steven Spielberg discuss the legacy of Schindler’s List, its impact on Holocaust education, and the importance of responding to hatred in our communities today.
Memphis 1968: Lessons for Today
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Learn interdisciplinary teaching strategies to examine the events that brought Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to Memphis in 1968 through a critical lens.