This two-day workshop will bring up to 25 teachers from many western states schools to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Social studies and Language Arts teachers of grades 6-12 with five or fewer years of experience in teaching about the Holocaust are encouraged to apply. Educators from suburban and rural schools in these states are eligible: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY.
Teachers will use the Museum's exhibitions as their primary classroom as they learn the history of this tragic human event. Museum staff and scholars will then assist participants in exploring questions of rationale, content, and methodology in teaching the Holocaust.