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.
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.
Teaching Holocaust and Human Behavior Nashville Summer Seminar
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Nashville, TN
Explore student-centered lessons and strategies that guide educators and students through a study of pivotal moments in history and develop students’ ability to connect the past to the present and make informed choices in the future. This event will be hosted 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.
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.
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.
Chicago Neighborhoods in History and Today
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Chicago, IL
This workshop will introduce middle school humanities educators to the new inquiry-based unit, Chicago Neighborhoods in History and Today. This event will be held in-person.