A guide on initial class discussions from Facing History and Ourselves.
These resources guide students to resist oversimplified explanations of what happened during the insurrection on January 6, 2021.
This Teaching Idea invites students to explore how their actions and the actions of their leaders can help to promote the common good in a time of crisis. This framework can be used to discuss any complex global issue.
Lesson plans, clips and teaching guide around the movie Who will Write our History.
Historian Jeffrey Shandler describes Jewish life in Poland before World War II.
This mini-lesson explores celebrity influence and online hate, specifically antisemitism.
A teacher's guide to facilitate conversations about the events at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
This two-day lesson uses the story of Purim as a frame to examine how Jews have preserved and protected their identities.
In this lesson, students analyze a daring challenge to the legal and social order of the time: Susan B. Anthony.
Acclaimed writer, educator, rabbi, and scholar Ariel Burger speaks about the task of the educator on Yom HaShoah—Holocaust Remembrance Day—and every day. A devoted protégé and friend of Elie Wiesel, Burger is the author of Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom.