Teach Vietnam Teachers Network

Description

The Teach Vietnam Teachers Network is a nationwide network of educators at all grade levels who are dedicated to teaching students about the Vietnam War era and building awareness of the Memorial Fund's educational initiatives. Members of the Network represent the Memorial Fund in their school districts and communities, helping to educate other teachers and neighbors about the war's legacy and how it continues to impact the nation today.

The Memorial Fund provides educators chosen to join the Network with educational resources and hosts a national conference in Washington, DC to help members develop lesson plans. Workshops and seminars about the Vietnam War and the Wall will be led by veterans, fellow teachers, and other guest experts. The conference also includes activities at the Wall. The next Teach Vietnam Teachers Network National Conference will be held July 15–19 at American University.

Sponsoring Organization
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Application Deadline
Award Amount
Educational resources and meals, accommodations and local transportation during the Network's annual conference (which takes place in Washington, DC, July 15-19, 2009).

Seeing is Believing: Google Earth in the Social Studies

Description

Google Earth lets students see the world around them in brand-new ways: travel to the Great Pyramids, analyze live current events, compare before and after images of deforestation, and integrate literature and social studies. But how best can teachers use it to improve learning? This workshop spends a day adapting existing Google Earth tours and creating new ones.

Contact name
Pam
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Educational Services and Staff Development Association of Central Kansas (ESSDACK)
Phone number
620-663-9566
Target Audience
3-12
Start Date
Duration
Seven hours

Art as a Primary Source

Description

Participants in this workshop will learn how to use artworks as primary sources in their classrooms to teach American history and critical thinking. This workshop brings together the best of the Young America and Westward Expansion eras featured in SAAM's school programs. Both activity ideas as preparation for a tour or as stand-alone classroom lessons will be covered.

Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Duration
Three hours

University of Missouri-St. Louis: Teaching about the Holocaust

Description

In cooperation with the College of Education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is sponsoring a one-day teacher workshop, free of charge, to classroom, pre-service teachers, and community college educators of language arts and social studies, though all disciplines are welcomed.

Contact name
Sherman, Helene
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Phone number
314-516-6710
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Duration
One day

Illinois Holocaust Museum Chicago Teacher Forum on Holocaust Education

Description

This forum, designed for secondary, pre-service, and community college educators, explores the content, methodologies, and rationales for teaching the history of the Holocaust; increases teachers' knowledge of the Holocaust; and examines contemporary issues associated with this history.

Contact name
Witt, Joyce
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Phone number
847-432-7575
Target Audience
Secondary
Start Date
Cost
Free
Contact Title
Museum Regional Educator
Duration
Three days
End Date

University of Nevada, Las Vegas: Teaching About the Holocaust

Description

In cooperation with the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is sponsoring a one-day teacher workshop, free of charge, to classroom, pre-service teachers, and community college educators of language arts and social studies, though all disciplines are welcomed. This workshop will focus on rationale, technology and resources for teaching about the Holocaust.

Contact name
Levitt, Greg
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Phone number
702-895-2067
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Contact Title
Assistant Dean, Curriculum and Instruction
Duration
One day

CSU Fresno: Teaching About the Holocaust

Description

In cooperation with the Kremen School of Education and Human Development at CSU Fresno, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is sponsoring a one-day teacher workshop, free of charge, to classroom, pre-service teachers, and community college educators of language arts and social studies, though all disciplines are welcomed. This workshop will focus on rationale, technology and resources for teaching about the Holocaust.

Contact name
Marshall, James
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Phone number
559-278-0240
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Duration
One day

CSU Long Beach Ninth Southern California Teacher Forum on Holocaust Education

Description

This forum, designed for secondary, pre-service, and community college educators, explores the content, methodologies, and rationales for teaching the history of the Holocaust; increases teachers' knowlege of the Holocaust; and examines contemporary issues associated with this history.

Contact name
Lubarsky, Marilyn
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Phone number
909-753-2458
Target Audience
Secondary
Start Date
Contact Title
Regional Museum Educator
Duration
Three days
End Date

Teacher Workshop for Western States Educators

Description

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.

Contact name
Hansen, Sheila
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Phone number
605-645-1810
Target Audience
6-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Contact Title
Regional Museum Educator
Duration
Two days
End Date

Teaching the Holocaust in the 21st Century: A Workshop in Jackson, Wyoming

Description

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, in cooperation with the Teton County School District and the Jackson Hole Art Association, presents this one-day workshop, free of charge. This workshop will feature sessions on guidelines for teaching about the Holocaust and genocide, new classroom-ready lessons from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and a Holocaust survivor speaking to participants. The workshop will also include a tour and hands-on learning in the USHMM traveling exhibit: "Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings."

Contact name
Bauman, Lisa
Contact email
Registration Deadline
Sponsoring Organization
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Phone number
913-638-6527
Target Audience
K-12
Start Date
Cost
Free
Contact Title
Regional Museum Educator
Duration
One day