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=** Welcome to the Wiki for the Teacher Advisory Board for **= =** Facing History and Ourselves, Cleveland region **=

Facing History Teachers, this is your space!

On your wiki, you can:
 * **Upload** your best units, lesson plans, or strategies for Facing History resources and curriculum. Click on the appropriate @Literature, @Middle School History, @High School History, or FHAO Elective navigation tab to the right.
 * **Ask** your colleagues for ideas regarding particular resources or units. (For instance, ideas for adapting a particular book or reading for struggling readers or creating more authenticity and engagement in Choosing to Participate projects). On the appropriate page (i.e; Post a question about adapting a literature resource on the Literature page), click on the Discussion tab to post a question or respond to another teacher's post. When you post a question, you can click in the "Monitor this topic" box to receive emails when other teachers reply.
 * **Inform** your fellow Facing History teachers about speakers who have come to your classes, or potential speakers you know, or helpful organizations with which you have worked. Click on the @Speakers and Organizations tab; include as much background and contact information as you can.
 * **Go back Home** by clicking on the clevefacinghistoryteachers link at the top of the page.

Dates of Interest:
Monday, February 27, 2012. Teacher Leadership Team meeting at our offices. 4pm - 6pm

Friday, April 20, 2012. Facing History Student Retreat at John Carroll University. 8:30pm - 2:30pm

Wednesday, April 17, 2012. Educator Workshop: Teaching the Holocaust through Literature. 4pm - 7:30 pm

Friday, May 5, 2012. Educator Workshop: "Give Bigotry No Sanction" Exploring Religious Freedom and Democracy. 4pm - 7:30pm

Important Links:
Upcoming Events and Workshops

Facing History and Ourselves

[|Freedom Riders Webinar Link]

[|Facing History Self Paced Workshops]

Freedom Riders resources

Not in Our Town: Light in the Darkness