How should educators teach about the first anniversary of the Capitol Insurrection? This mini-episode describes free online resources to help teachers who want their students to understand the important events of January 6th, 2021, and their significance. Below are links to these resources.
Teaching Resources
Facing History & Ourselves - Resources for Teaching the Insurrection
Generation Citizen - Resources for Teaching the Insurrection
More Relevant Resources from Facing History & Ourselves
National Council for the Social Studies - January 6th Teaching Resources
Kamala Harris's Speech on January 6, 2022 (9 minutes)
Joe Biden's Speech on January 6, 2022 (25 minutes)
House Select Committee on the January 6th Attack
Washington Post - What the Committee Has Done
CNN - Committee Talks to Trump Staffers
U.S. House Select Committee - Latest News
Prior ESD Episodes on the Capitol Insurrection
Teaching about the Capitol Riot - Context, Impacts, & Moving Forward, with James Hartwick (University of Wisconsin - Whitewater)
Teaching the Capitol Riot in a Politically Diverse Classroom, with Lauren Collet-Gildard (Arlington High School, NY)
More Educators' Perspectives
Newsweek - Teachers Uncertain How to Approach Issue
WUNC - North Carolina Teachers' Approaches