Current Events in Your Classroom: Fostering Dialogue in Divisive Times | Facing History & Ourselves
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Current Events in Your Classroom: Fostering Dialogue in Divisive Times

Learn tips, strategies, and tools you can use in your classroom to help engage students in productive and meaningful discussions about current world issues.

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About this event:

Single Session

Our single professional learning sessions are designed to easily fit into your day. Typically one hour or less, these sessions explore timely and relevant topics including teaching strategies, current events, and more.

Self-Paced

This professional learning event is self-paced and will be delivered virtually. When you register, you will receive instructions for how access and participate in the event.

This event qualifies for Certificate of Completion.

Civics & Citizenship Social Studies
Democracy & Civic Engagement

Engaging with current events is an essential part of educating young people to be informed and humane participants in a democracy. This 30-minute webinar introduces you to Facing History’s current events resources including our Educator Guide, Teaching Ideas on specific topics, and adaptable strategies. These resources are designed to foster thoughtful classroom conversations and build your students’ capacities for critical thinking, emotional engagement, ethical reflection, and civic agency.

We are grateful to The Hammer Family for supporting the development of our on-demand learning and teaching resources.

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