As the Patriots and Giants prepare to face off, Facing History and Ourselves would like to take a minute to remember Myra Kraft, wife of Pats owner Robert Kraft, for her passion and influence as a founding board member of Facing History.
On July 20, 2011 Margot Stern Strom, Executive Director at Facing History wrote:
What role should educators have in bringing discussions of homophobia in the classroom? That was the topic of an educator workshop held in South Africa this month. Facilitated by Facing History and Ourselves international director Karen Murphy, the workshop was held in partnership with the South African non-profit organization Shikaya.
This month, Facing History and Ourselves will present $40,000 to educators around the world as part of its annual Margot Stern Strom Teaching Awards. Facing History board members David and Nina Fialkow founded the awards in 2006. “The crux of it for us is the teachers,” Mrs. Fialkow said recently. “Teachers really are unsung heroes too often.”
This month, Facing History and Ourselves will present $40,000 to educators around the world as part of its annual Margot Stern Strom Teaching Awards. Facing History board members David and Nina Fialkow founded the awards in 2006. “The crux of it for us is the teachers,” Mrs. Fialkow said recently. “Teachers really are unsung heroes too often.”
This month, Facing History and Ourselves will present $40,000 to educators around the world as part of its annual Margot Stern Strom Teaching Awards. Facing History board members David and Nina Fialkow founded the awards in 2006. “The crux of it for us is the teachers,” Mrs. Fialkow said recently. “Teachers really are unsung heroes too often.”
This month, Facing History and Ourselves will present $40,000 to educators around the world as part of its annual Margot Stern Strom Teaching Awards. Facing History board members David and Nina Fialkow founded the awards in 2006. “The crux of it for us is the teachers,” Mrs. Fialkow said recently. “Teachers really are unsung heroes too often.”
On January 27, 2012, the New York Times’ The Learning Network blog asked readers to weigh in: How do you teach the civil rights movement?
As parents, teachers, and readers of the blog responded with their tricks of the trade, one resource came up again and again–Facing History and Ourselves.
As part of their Facing History and Ourselves curriculum, seventh grade students in Massachusetts have created personal memorials as a way to explore history and reflect upon identity. “The memorials speak to what we remember and how we remember and how we connect history to ourselves,” said Sherri Krassin, seventh grade teacher at Wilbraham and Monson Academy in Wilbraham, Massachusetts.
