Learning & Events
We deliver outstanding professional learning for educators and thought-provoking community events. Explore our upcoming events to find one near you or online.
Our on-demand resources are made possible by the Hammer Family Foundation.
2024 Summer Professional Development
Explore inspiring and engaging professional development opportunities designed for educators like you.
Learning from Theodore Fontaine: A Call for Lasting Change
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Virtual
Explore the wisdom, life and legacy of residential school victor and former Chief of Sagkeeng Anishinaabe First Nation, Theodore Niizhotay Fontaine.
Fostering Belonging and Welcoming Newcomers: An Exploration of Identity Storytelling
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Chicago, IL
Join us for our spring gathering focused on creating welcoming and inclusive communities in our schools. This event will occur in-person.
California Teachers Collaborative for Holocaust and Genocide Education: Summer Institute
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Los Angeles, CA
Join Facing History - and 13 educational organizations - for the second annual California Teachers Collaborative Summer Institute. This three-day institute is for California high school and middle school educators who seek to enhance their teaching of the Holocaust and genocide. This event will occur in person.
Teaching the History and Legacies of Canada’s Residential Schools
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Virtual
Gain confidence, skills and resources to teach the history and legacies of Canada’s Residential Schools in this interactive online facilitated course.
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.
Designing Coming of Age Literature Units that Center Student Identity and Agency
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Ontario, CA
Join fellow ELA educators to create a unit outline for a Coming of Age text of your choice using our ELA Unit Planning Guide. This event will be hosted in-person.
Teaching Holocaust and Human Behaviour (Canada)
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Experience a transformational way of teaching the Holocaust. This event will be held in-person.
Building Inclusive Communities: Starting Your Year with Facing History
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Chicago, IL
Explore resources cultivate a community where identity and belonging are central to students' academic learning engaging in civil discourse. This event will be hosted in-person.