Ideas This Week
Ideas This Week is your hub for updates on all things Facing History—from announcements and featured press to expert interviews, impact stories, and essays on the ideas driving our work.
YA Books on The LGBTQIA+ Experience
Engage students in important themes raised in these books that center and speak to the experiences of LGBTQIA+ people.
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Using Poetry to Teach US History
Poetry can connect students to the emotions and decisions of experiences of people throughout US history.
![Examining Passengers Aboard Ships, Vessel Is The Shimyo Maru, Angel Island, California](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-05/00482-2011-001-ac.jpg?h=53deb655&itok=Raq0eT62)
Nine YA Reading Recs for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Celebrate AAPI coming-of-age stories with this list of YA fiction and non-fiction titles curated by Facing History staff.
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Classroom Resources on AAPI History and Contemporary Life
These resources can help you explore the complexities of Asian and Pacific Islander American histories and contemporary experiences with students.
![Angel Island Immigration Station Graphic](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2023-01/Angel_Island_Immigration_Station_Graphic_FH2185645.jpeg?h=76207c4d&itok=ATkcH65D)
How to Choose the Right Images When Teaching about Genocide
Consider this helpful criteria when using challenging imagery as part of genocide education in your classroom.
![Turk Soldiers Are Convoying Armenian People For Execution, April 1915](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-04/Marcharmenians%20%281%29%20%281%29.jpg?h=0f74feae&itok=ic14Akbb)
Honoring Arab American Heritage, Stories, and Changemakers
Explore the history of Arab people in the United States and how they have shaped American culture and society.
![Arab American Heritage Month banner](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-04/Arab%20American%20Heritage%20Month.%20banner.jpeg?h=d7fe13a8&itok=6OBGoe7J)
Interview with Rwandan Genocide Survivor Jacqueline Murekatete
Jacqueline Murekatete details her unlikely survival during the Rwandan genocide, and why sharing survivor testimony is critical to genocide prevention.
![Jacqueline Murekatete speaking into a microphone](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-04/JM4.jpg?h=76931a7c&itok=eh4h25ma)
Introducing Our New Borders & Belonging Collection
Explore our second thematic teaching collection created for middle and high school ELA classrooms.
![Facing History students bent over working on scattered poster board together](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-04/Facing-History_SJLA_218.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=EjaD0AQD)
28 Social-Emotional Learning Activities for the Classroom
Use these simple social-emotional learning activities to incorporate SEL in your lesson plans and classroom routines.
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Women's Power in the Struggle for Freedom and Equal Rights
Throughout history, women have shaped and advanced human rights and democratic ideals by challenging societal norms and championing gender equality and civic freedom.
![Woman protesting for women's rights in Iran](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-03/Woman%20protesting%20for%20women%27s%20rights%20in%20Iran.png?h=81b0ed00&itok=WZ9tuLuT)
Nothing about Us without Us: Promoting Disability History and Awareness in Classrooms
Explore resources to bring disability education into your classroom and support progress towards an inclusive and equitable society.
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