Welcoming Students Back to School with Current Events in Mind

Posted by Erez Zobary and Jasmine Wong on August 24, 2021

What can we do to support students during unpredictable and challenging times? How can we create communities where people hear and see each other, treat each other with dignity and respond together as a community? In this blog post, which borrows much of its content from the Back to School with Current Events teaching idea, we will share resources and approaches for addressing current events in the classroom during the first few days of school.

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Topics: Back-To-School, Student Voices, current events, Upstander

Back to School 2020: Building Community for Connection and Learning

Posted by Leora Schaefer, Jasmine Wong, Jeannette Slater, Erez Zobary on August 27, 2020

Dear Friend of Facing History, 

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Topics: Back-To-School, Facing History Resources, Teaching Resources, Community

2018-2019 Welcome Back to School

Posted by Jasmine Wong on August 29, 2018

Leora Schaefer, Executive Director for Facing History and Ourselves Canada and Jasmine Wong, Senior Program Associate at Facing History and Ourselves Canada, introduce the new office space and share some thoughts and upcoming opportunities for Canadian educators for the start of the school year.

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Topics: Back-To-School

Establishing a Safe Classroom in Order to Explore Difficult Topics

Posted by Jason Monteith on January 22, 2015

What does a safe classroom look like to you?

I am sure in thinking about a safe classroom some key terms such as respectful, inclusive, or equitable cross your mind.

What would happen if you asked your class the same question?

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Topics: Back-To-School, Safe Schools, Strategies, Lesson Ideas, Inside a Genocide Classroom

Fresh Ideas and New Opportunities for 2014-2015

Posted by Jasmine Wong on September 11, 2014

Welcome back to school! As you start to get settled into your courses and plan the weeks ahead, here are a few opportunities to get excited about if you are keen to bring more Facing History and Ourselves into your classrooms.

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Topics: Back-To-School, Events, English Classroom

From Summer Seminar to School: What I Took Back to My Classroom

Posted by Facing History and Ourselves on October 17, 2013

As a middle school teacher I was often asked why I was giving up a week of my summer to attend the Facing History and Ourselves’ Holocaust and Human Behaviour seminar. “You don’t teach that time period,” being the most frequent comment. They were right. But there was something about Facing History and how they approached teaching that piqued my interest and so I went.

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Topics: Back-To-School, History, Middle School, We and They, Summer Seminar, Literature, reflection, English

What's in Your Bag?

Posted by Ben Gross on August 26, 2013

A familiar feeling is in the air as the Labour Day long weekend approaches. It might be hard to put our finger on if it wasn’t such an important part of such a large portion of our lives; school. The first day of school is one filled with excitement, promise, and expectation.

As our students arrive in our classrooms, we need to be ready to facilitate the creation of a safe and open learning environment. That first day, and those first few weeks, set the tone for the rest of the year.

What’s in YOUR bag this year as your students meet you back in the classroom? What tools, strategies, lessons are your “go-to” items to help you engage, inspire, and push your students to new heights?

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Topics: Back-To-School, Strategies, Lesson Ideas

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