UCLA History-Geography Project

Participants will develop classroom-ready lessons that will be published via Getty.edu & UCLA HGP. A stipend will be provided.

Apply by March 1, 2026: Apply here: forms.gle/57o4zeuys8Dp...

Developed with the UCLA History–Geography Project & the Getty Research Institute, this 2-day summer institute (June 29–30, 2026 @ the Getty Center) invites educators to work with archival documents, historians and scholars while exploring local Black history through the built environment.

This Black History Month, we’re launching a new professional learning opportunity for K–12 teachers:

Local Landmarks, Hidden Stories: Paul R. Williams and the Architecture of Belonging.

Learn about architect Paul R. Williams’s life & legacy while centering histories of race, place, and belonging.

Graphic novels are a powerful tool for teaching history. Freedom Was in Sight shows students how the courage and struggles of Black Americans after the Civil War connect to ongoing fights for justice today.
Meet the author at our event this Thursday: centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/event/recons...

This week’s resource spotlight: Freedom Was in Sight, a graphic history of Reconstruction in D.C.! Kate Masur & Liz Clarke use vivid illustrations & research to bring to life Black Americans’ fight for citizenship and equality after the Civil War.
Resource: uncpress.org/978146968018...

Join us on October 16th for a zoom workshop w/Dr. Kate Masur, unpacking the legacy of Reconstruction and sharing new strategies for teaching this pivotal period in ways that connect directly to the concerns of our students and communities today.
Registration: centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/event/recons...

Present day issues such as birthright citizenship, voting rights, equality, and racial justice all have deep roots in the Reconstruction era. As students grapple with questions about their rights and the future of democracy, understanding this history is more urgent than ever.

Explore this resource and join us on October 6th for a special session for educators with Dr. Kelly Lytle Hernández, one of the project’s lead scholars: centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/event/immigr...

Check out the new resource for educators, Mapping Deportations: Unmasking the history of Racism in U.S. Immigration Enforcement. This powerful new website is an interactive multimedia resource that brings to life the history of U.S. immigration enforcement. Link: mappingdeportations.com

We are so excited that award-winning historian Dr. Kelly Lytle Hernández will be giving a keynote talk at our upcoming professional development session for educators: Immigration Past and Present, Monday October 6th from 4:15-6:15pm on zoom. Register here: centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/event/immigr...

Geared for educators, her talk offers both a clear historical lens and classroom-ready framing to help students connect current controversies to their deep roots in U.S. history, highlighting the enduring continuity and change in immigration control. Register:
centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/event/immigr...

In this workshop Dr. Kelly Lytle Hernández explores how U.S. immigration policies, shaped by laws, court rulings, and border enforcement, have developed over time and continue to influence contemporary practices such as immigration enforcement, deportations, and detention.

This Latine Heritage Month, we are thrilled to invite you to a special educator workshop: Immigration Past and Present, featuring a keynote talk by renowned historian Dr. Kelly Lytle Hernández.

RSVP Form, Back to School Planning Workshop, 1PM-3PM (PST) via Zoom Please complete this RSVP form. We will tailor our workshop to meet your content and resource requests to the best of our ability. Upon completion of this RSVP form you will be emailed the Zoom link.

Join us to connect the moment to the curriculum. Work with UCLAHGP's facilitators and fellow educators to develop lessons that weave contemporary issues, from immigration and labor movements to global conflicts, into your existing units and courses. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

How do you help students understand history when history is happening all around them? Join fellow educators from across Los Angeles for this collaborative workshop designed to help you plan curriculum that bridges the classroom and the world.

Celebrate with us at the LGBTQ+ Lesson Launch at the Pride Month Educator’s Social:
RSVP: tinyurl.com/PrideEd25
Come preview the lessons, meet the teacher-writers, and celebrate this joyful, liberatory work with us. #Pride2025 #LGBTHistory

All lessons are fully aligned with the FAIR Education Act, the History–Social Science Framework, and Common Core Standards. They will be free to download starting June 26.
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Since 2018, this partnership has been committed to developing inclusive, community-rooted LGBTQ+ curriculum for California schools. These lessons highlight the power of queer joy and resistance, which our students and communities need now more than ever.

These lessons were created by local K-12 teachers through a project led by the One Institute, The UCLA History-Geography Project, Out for Safe Schools® at the Los Angeles LGBT Center, and ONE Archives at the USC Libraries.

Happy Pride Month from the UCLA History–Geography Project!

We’re proud to announce the upcoming release of 10 new, empowering, intersectional LGBTQ+ history lessons for K–12 classrooms, launching June 26, 2025!

Continuity and change are key historical concepts. Let's use literacy and local history to help students understand movements for change in the past, present and future. Lesson link:
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In that spirit, we would like to offer a teaching resource about an important historical moment in the movement for immigrant rights in Los Angeles, the Proposition 187 protests of 1994. In this lesson, students will examine the different ways activists resisted against Prop 187.

It has been a challenging month in our communities. But we have been so inspired by the way that folks all over the region have shown up for each other, acted in solidarity and exercised their first amendment rights in community with one another.

Lessons can be found here: linktr.ee/uclahgp

May’s almost over, but AAPI history belongs in our classrooms every month. As Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month comes to a close, we’re sharing a few powerful resources to help educators teach local AAPI history year-round. Explore them here:
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We recommend using the 7cs of Critical Historical Analysis to analyze these sources. Free resource links: linktr.ee/uclahgp

As Financial Literacy Month winds down, check out our source set on the inquiry question: “How does the racial wealth gap affect overall economic inequality and social mobility in the United States?”

Impacts of Building Los Angeles What were the costs and benefits of Los Angeles urban growth in the 1920s?

This lesson provides a powerful way to connect local history with environmental awareness and inspire meaningful conversations in the classroom.
Lesson link: www.pbssocal.org/lost-la-curr...

This lesson explores how the growth of Los Angeles has impacted the natural environment, encouraging students to think critically about the relationship between urban development and ecological change.

As Earth Day approaches, we invite teachers to check out this engaging lesson from our Lost LA curriculum: “Impacts of Building Los Angeles” by teacher Melissa Lizarraga.