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Check out these great resources on genocide, human rights, and more…

Facing History and Ourselves
Facing History, informed by leading thinkers from the fields of philosophy, religion, and education, is a leader in educating for tolerance and understanding.
Professional Development
Equipping teachers for the effective education and empowerment of young people
Publications and Resources
Innovative, relevant materials for use in the classroom and the wider community
Pedagogy Research and Development
Linking theory to practice through new scholarship, partnerships, and pilot projects
Community Engagement
Providing opportunities for adults and students to discuss and reflect on civic engagement, individual and collective responsibility, and tolerance
Special Initiatives
Building on our core programs, products, and services by going deeper and broader than ever before

The Choices Program
The Choices for the 21st Century Education Program is a national education initiative based at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International Studies. The Choices Program develops teaching resources on historical and current international issues, provides professional development for classroom teachers, and sponsors programs that engage students beyond the classroom.
Teaching Resources
Choices teaching resources incorporate the latest scholarship to make connections between historical events and contemporary international issues. Choices teaching materials are used in a range of courses including U.S. history, world history, global studies, and government.
Professional Development Programs
Professional Development Programs for secondary level teachers take a variety of forms, including introductory workshops, in-service programs, teaching seminars, and summer teaching institutes.
Capital Forum
Capitol Forum is an experiential civic education initiative that linksthe classroom to the world beyond. The program seeks to raise awareness on critical international issues and to build a foundation for longterm civic engagement.

The Genocide Education Project
The Genocide Education Project is a non-profit organization that assists educators in teaching about human rights and genocide, particularly the Armenian Genocide, by developing and distributing instructional materials, providing access to teaching resources and organizing educational workshops.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
A living memorial to the Holocaust, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum stimulates leaders and citizens to confront hatred, prevent genocide, promote human dignity, and strengthen democracy. In addition to its leadership training programs, the Museum sponsors on-site and traveling exhibitions, educational outreach, Web site, campus outreach and Holocaust commemorations. As a living memorial to the Holocaust, we work to prevent genocide in the future through our Academy for Genocide Prevention which trains foreign policy professionals. Working with Holocaust survivors and an array of organizations, the Museum is a leader in galvanizing attention to the crisis in Darfur.

Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center
The Holocaust Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, established in 1989. The Holocaust Center supports teachers in the public and private schools of Washington State and the Pacific Northwest who want to introduce Holocaust studies into their curricula.
The Center provides educational materials, including resources that preserve local connections to the Holocaust for grades 5-12 through community college and university levels.
It is through the study of the Holocaust that young people and adults learn about human behavior, social responsibility, moral courage and the importance of speaking out against intolerance.
The Center provides the following resources to educators, students, academics, authors, and public and private organizations: Educational programs and curricula, Teaching seminars, Holocaust teaching trunks, Speakers bureau of survivors, witnesses, liberators, WWII veterans, and the children of survivors, Online resources, Traveling exhibits, Artifacts exhibit, Library – video/DVDs, testimonies of local survivors and liberators, Monthly E-Newsletter, Quarterly Newsletter, Public exhibits and programs, Statewide Holocaust writing/art contest

Or look through our recommended classroom curricula and activities…

Recommended Readings and Activities for the Classroom on Genocide, Human Rights, and More
Grade Levels: 9th – 12th (PDF)

Recommended Readings and Activities for the Classroom on Genocide, Human Rights, and More
Grade Levels 7th – 8th (PDF)