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Celebrate LGBTQ History Month

LGBTQ history is American history, and all of our students deserve to know that. This October, we hope you’ll join us in celebrating LGBTQ History Month. Here are a few of our favorite resources for learning and teaching about the contributions of LGBTQ people, including lessons, posters, articles and our podcast, Queer America, devoted exclusively to recovering this understudied history.

  • Queer America Podcast
  • Laverne Cox
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January 2, 2018

Toolkit for "Teaching Hard History"

"Can Words Lead to War?" is an Inquiry Design Model (IDM), one of six sample IDMs that accompany the Teaching Hard History project. This inquiry provides students with an opportunity to explore how words affect public opinion through an examination of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel 'Uncle Tom’s Cabin.'
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Celebrating Women's History Month

March is Women's History Month! Our treasure trove of texts and resources can help you teach this history year-round, but this is a great time to address inequity and draw special attention to girls and women who have shaped—and continue to shape—our world.

  • Jazz Jennings
  • You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer!
  • Welfare is a Women's Issue
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Happy Women's History Month!

During Women’s History Month and year-round, recognize and uplift women change makers who are more likely to have been silenced or hidden from history. Use these resources to introduce students to a diversity of women—and show them that they, too, are change makers.

  • A More Complete Women’s History
  • Insist on Persistent Women: Women's History in the K-8 Classroom
  • Love Your Magic Conference
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LGBTQ History Month 2018

October is LGBTQ History Month. This edition of The Moment includes our brand-new guide to serving LGBTQ students—complete with tips for bringing LGBTQ history into your curriculum. We're also proud to debut our new podcast Queer America (which features the stories of queer life we should have learned in school) and to honor Matthew Shepard, who died 20 years ago this week.

  • Best Practices for Serving LGBTQ Students
  • The Book of Matthew
  • Queer America Podcast
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Advocating for Honest History Education

Parent and caregiver advocacy is crucial as children’s right to inclusive learning and honest history education is being limited in some states and communities. While the media often highlights the vocal efforts of a few politically motivated parents’ groups to censor teaching and to exclude some children and families from representation, we know that most parents and caregivers support fair and inclusive education practices that protect the learning and well-being of all children.

  • Advocating for Honest History Education: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers
  • Advocating for Teaching Honest History: What Educators Can Do
  • Celebrate African and Indigenous Cultures: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers
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October Is LGBTQ History Month!

Educators can use these LFJ resources to recognize, remember and teach intersectional LGBTQ history, including the experiences of young LGBTQ people of color. And this One World poster features a beautiful and timely message from Audre Lorde to inspire your students—all year long.

  • Honoring LGBTQ Voices During Hispanic Heritage Month
  • Seeing ALL Identities of LGBTQ Youth of Color
  • Audre Lorde