Publications 

The Hand That Feeds - Discussion Guide
(Written by Felicia Perez, Rachel Lears and Robin Blotnick)
Understanding and Teaching U.S. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
(Second Edition Edited by Leila J. Rupp and Susan K. Freeman)

Questions, Not Test Answers: Teaching LGBT History in Public Schools
​(by Emily K Hobson and Felicia T Perez) 
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Listen to Episode #6 of Teaching Tolerance Queer America
​Lessons from the classroom- from high stakes testing to critical thinking skills- professor Emily Hobson & public school teacher Felicia Perez discuss their experiences and practical advise to help you incorporate LGBTQ History. (Listen on Spotify and download a transcript of the interview HERE.)

History's Mysteries: Solve The Crime of The Time

In this hands-on investigative activity, students are given an authentic task: to think like criminalists and review mock forensic files of a historical event. Students gather, analyze, and interpret evidence, engaging in tasks such as examining physical objects (e.g., a model of a guillotine, bullets, a bloodspattered uniform), poring over photographs, analyzing documents, and reading maps and charts. A PowerPoint® presentation includes an introduction to the task, a coroner’s report, and several types of sources from the “crime scene.” 

Students then fill out a “forensic report” graphic organizer, hypothesize how the event took place, and conclude by reading a “Mystery Solved” handout that provides historical background on the “crime.” Optional extension activities include having students create a “breaking news” TV report, write a front-page newspaper article, or compose a “news alert” text message. Grades 6–12.

Would you like to see a sample?- Click HERE.