Online Seminar: Holocaust and Human Behavior

Description

Using Facing History's principal resource book, Holocaust and Human Behavior, as well as video, primary sources, and presentations by survivors and leading scholars of the Holocaust, participants will experience a rigorous encounter with this powerful history. During the Seminar, a wide range of innovative teaching strategies are used to help teachers confront the Holocaust. At the conclusion of the Seminar, participants leave with a thorough grounding on how to incorporate these teaching tools into their classrooms in ways that will help students connect the history of the Holocaust to the ethical choices they face today. Participants at this Seminar follow Facing History's scope and sequence. The Seminar begins with an exploration of questions of identity in our lives today and then moves to questions of group membership in history. These early sessions lay the foundation for an intensive examination of the steps that led to the Holocaust and the eventual mass murder of millions of Jews and other victims. The Seminar then ask participants to think about questions of judgment and memory, considering who bears responsibility for crimes against humanity and how to confront or memorialize the past. The Seminar concludes by challenging participants to reflect on questions about what it means to participate responsibly in a civil society. Following this Seminar, participants receive complete access to Facing History's Educator Resources, including downloadable unit plans, lessons, and online conversations. In addition, participants are invited to borrow videos, dvds, and books from Facing History's lending library. Finally, each participant is assigned a Facing History Program Associate, who is available to provide ongoing support services.

Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$325
Duration
Eight weeks
End Date

Educators in a Jewish Setting: Holocaust and Human Behavior Online Seminar

Description

Teaching the Holocaust in the Context of Jewish History, Ethics, and Identity is a course that offers participants the opportunity to explore the connection between Jewish history and identity and the moral questions inherent in everyday life. Daily sessions will explore the Holocaust as a lesson not only in racism and antisemitism but also in courage, caring and compassion. Participants will learn multidisciplinary pedagogical approaches for teaching a course on the Holocaust that is grounded in a study of Jewish ethics and values. In our seminars Facing History examines the Holocaust in a variety of disciplines including history, literature, and the arts. FH also integrates traditional and modern Jewish texts into its signature scope and sequence. Using Facing History’s principal resource book, Holocaust and Human Behavior, and The Jews of Poland, as well as video, primary sources, and presentations by survivors and leading scholars of the Holocaust, participants will experience a rigorous encounter with this powerful history. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the rich and vibrant culture created by the Jews of Eastern Europe before the war, the dilemmas of ghetto life, the scope of Jewish resistance and the way history shapes Jewish identity today. Following this Seminar, participants receive complete access to Facing History's Educator Resources, including downloadable unit plans, lessons, and online conversations. In addition, participants are invited to borrow videos, dvds, and books from Facing History's lending library. Finally, each participant is assigned a Facing History Program Associate, who is available to provide ongoing support services.

Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$50
Duration
Nine weeks
End Date

Online Seminar: Holocaust and Human Behavior

Description

Using Facing History's principal resource book, Holocaust and Human Behavior, as well as video, primary sources, and presentations by survivors and leading scholars of the Holocaust, participants will experience a rigorous encounter with this powerful history. During the Seminar, a wide range of innovative teaching strategies are used to help teachers confront the Holocaust. At the conclusion of the Seminar, participants leave with a thorough grounding on how to incorporate these teaching tools into their classrooms in ways that will help students connect the history of the Holocaust to the ethical choices they face today. Participants at this Seminar follow Facing History's scope and sequence. The Seminar begins with an exploration of questions of identity in our lives today and then moves to questions of group membership in history. These early sessions lay the foundation for an intensive examination of the steps that led to the Holocaust and the eventual mass murder of millions of Jews and other victims. The Seminar then ask participants to think about questions of judgment and memory, considering who bears responsibility for crimes against humanity and how to confront or memorialize the past. The Seminar concludes by challenging participants to reflect on questions about what it means to participate responsibly in a civil society. Following this Seminar, participants receive complete access to Facing History's Educator Resources, including downloadable unit plans, lessons, and online conversations. In addition, participants are invited to borrow videos, dvds, and books from Facing History's lending library. Finally, each participant is assigned a Facing History Program Associate, who is available to provide ongoing support services.

Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$325
Course Credit
3 credits are available from Lesley University, MA, for $480.
Duration
Nine weeks
End Date

Online Seminar: Holocaust and Human Behavior

Description

Using Facing History's principal resource book, Holocaust and Human Behavior, as well as video, primary sources, and presentations by survivors and leading scholars of the Holocaust, participants will experience a rigorous encounter with this powerful history. During the Seminar, a wide range of innovative teaching strategies are used to help teachers confront the Holocaust. At the conclusion of the Seminar, participants leave with a thorough grounding on how to incorporate these teaching tools into their classrooms in ways that will help students connect the history of the Holocaust to the ethical choices they face today. Participants at this Seminar follow Facing History's scope and sequence. The Seminar begins with an exploration of questions of identity in our lives today and then moves to questions of group membership in history. These early sessions lay the foundation for an intensive examination of the steps that led to the Holocaust and the eventual mass murder of millions of Jews and other victims. The Seminar then ask participants to think about questions of judgment and memory, considering who bears responsibility for crimes against humanity and how to confront or memorialize the past. The Seminar concludes by challenging participants to reflect on questions about what it means to participate responsibly in a civil society. Following this Seminar, participants receive complete access to Facing History's Educator Resources, including downloadable unit plans, lessons, and online conversations. In addition, participants are invited to borrow videos, dvds, and books from Facing History's lending library. Finally, each participant is assigned a Facing History Program Associate, who is available to provide ongoing support services.

Sponsoring Organization
Facing History and Ourselves
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
$325
Course Credit
3 credits are available from Lesley University, MA, for $480.
Duration
Eight weeks
End Date

Celebrate Oklahoma Voices Educator Workshop

Description

Celebrate Oklahoma Voices is a statewide digital storytelling project empowering learners to become digital witnesses, archiving local oral history and sharing that history safely on the global stage of the Internet. In this 2.5-day workshop, participants will focus on digital storytelling and oral history interviewing skills. Participants receive $500 in digital recording and computer equipment along with hands-on training. Current classroom teachers, librarians, administrators, instructors, and professors in Oklahoma are all eligible to participate.

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Celebrate Oklahoma Voices
Target Audience
PreK-12
Start Date
Cost
$150
Duration
Three days
End Date

Celebrate Oklahoma Voices Educator Workshop

Description

Celebrate Oklahoma Voices is a statewide digital storytelling project empowering learners to become digital witnesses, archiving local oral history and sharing that history safely on the global stage of the Internet. In this 2.5-day workshop, participants will focus on digital storytelling and oral history interviewing skills. Participants receive $500 in digital recording and computer equipment along with hands-on training. Current classroom teachers, librarians, administrators, instructors, and professors in Oklahoma are all eligible to participate.

Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
Celebrate Oklahoma Voices
Target Audience
PreK-12
Start Date
Cost
$150
Duration
Three days
End Date

Picturing America: Deadline Extended to November 14

Description

Picturing America, an exciting new initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities, brings masterpieces of American art into classrooms and libraries nationwide. Through this innovative program, students and citizens will gain a deeper appreciation of our country’s history and character through the study and understanding of its art. The nation's artistic heritage—its paintings, sculpture, architecture, fine crafts, and photography—offers unique insights into the character, ideals, and aspirations of the country.

By bringing high-quality reproductions of notable American art into public and private schools, libraries, and communities, Picturing America gives participants the opportunity to learn about our nation’s history and culture in a fresh and engaging way. The program uses art as a catalyst for the study of America—the cultural, political, and historical threads woven into our nation's fabric over time.

Successful applicants will receive a set of 20 laminated reproductions printed on both sides with artwork. A Teachers Resource Book is included with the reproduction set. Additional educational resources will be available on the NEH website. In return for receiving the Picturing America reproductions and Teachers Resource Book, schools are required to encourage teachers to use the reproductions in the classroom. Schools and libraries are required to keep as many of the reproductions as possible on continual exhibit in classrooms or public locations in the school or public library during the April 2009–April 2010 grant term, and to retain the reproductions for future display and educational use.

Teaser

This exciting initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities, brings masterpieces of American art into classrooms and libraries nationwide. Applications are due November 14, 2008.

Sponsoring Organization
National Endowment for the Humanities
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Charles Sheeler, 1883-1965, American Landscape, 1930
Eligibility Requirements

Applications will be accepted from all K-12 public, private, parochial, and charter schools and home school consortia and public libraries in the United States and its territories. Other libraries with collections that circulate to the general public and offer reading-based programs for the general public are also eligible to apply. Multiple schools within a school system or school district or multiple libraries within a library system may apply for the Picturing America reproductions and teachers resource book. One application is permitted from each home school consortium. Individuals and organizations other than K-12 schools, home school consortia, and public libraries are not eligible to apply. NEH generally does not award grants to other federal entities or to applicants whose projects are so closely intertwined with a federal entity that the project takes on characteristics of the federal entity's own authorized activities. This does not preclude applicants from using grant funds from, or sites and materials controlled by, other federal entities in their projects. Previous recipients of a Picturing America award are not eligible for a second award.

Application Deadline
Award Amount
20 laminated reproductions of artwork (double-sided, presenting 40 images overall) and a Teachers Resource Book

Planning Your Day at Gettysburg

Description

Teachers can explore the Gettysburg Museum of the American Civil War and Gettysburg National Military Park without their students. They get a jump start to field trip planning and preview a range of trip itineraries and options to meet the grade level, time frame, and size of their group during this four-hour-long workshop.

Sponsoring Organization
Gettysburg National Military Park
Phone number
717-334-1124
Target Audience
PreK-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Contact Title
Education Specialist
Duration
One day

Planning Your Day at Gettysburg

Description

Teachers can explore the Gettysburg Museum of the American Civil War and Gettysburg National Military Park without their students. They get a jump start to field trip planning and preview a range of trip itineraries and options to meet the grade level, time frame, and size of their group during this four-hour-long workshop.

Sponsoring Organization
Gettysburg National Military Park
Phone number
717-334-1124
Target Audience
PreK-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Contact Title
Education Specialist
Duration
One day

Planning Your Day at Gettysburg

Description

Teachers can explore the Gettysburg Museum of the American Civil War and Gettysburg National Military Park without their students. They get a jump start to field trip planning and preview a range of trip itineraries and options to meet the grade level, time frame, and size of their group during this four-hour-long workshop.

Sponsoring Organization
Gettysburg National Military Park
Phone number
717-334-1124
Target Audience
PreK-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Contact Title
Education Specialist
Duration
One day