"How to Integrate Holocaust Education within the Curriculum"

"How to Integrate Holocaust Education within the Curriculum at Age Appropriate Levels"

A Virtual Workshop

Saturday April 15, 2023

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

A 30 Minute Lunch Break

$22 for Support Staff

$42 for NASA Members

$62 for Non-NASA Members

Kim Klett

Senior Facilitator for Echoes & Reflections

Kim has taught English in Mesa, Arizona, for 31 years. She developed a semester-long (now year-long) Holocaust Literature class in 2000, and teaches a class at Scottsdale Community College on the Holocaust. Ms. Klett is a Museum Teacher Fellow of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, a Teacher Ambassador for Defiant Requiem, a Pathways for Peace Fellow, and a Teaching Hard History teacher with Learning for Justice. She serves on the board of the Phoenix Holocaust Association. In addition, she is the deputy executive director for the Educators' Institute for Human Rights, working with teachers in post-conflict societies such as Bosnia and Rwanda.

Sheryl Silver Ochayon

Yad Vashem's Program Director

for Echoes & Reflections

Sheryl holds a law degree from Harvard Law School, a BA in History from the State University of New York at Binghamton, and a Certificate in Genocide Studies from Stockton University.

After a long legal career, she followed her passion for Holocaust education. She began working for the International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, in 2005, guiding in the Holocaust history museum, writing and developing online courses for educators around the world and creating educational videos. Currently, Sheryl is Yad Vashem's Program Director for Echoes & Reflections, a program that empowers American middle and high school educators to confidently teach the Holocaust, with dynamic classroom materials and professional development.

Sheryl has represented Yad Vashem in different contexts both in the US and in Israel at seminars and international conferences, and at the United Nations.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN:

It Starts with Words: Teaching the Holocaust to Combat Hate

The Holocaust arose out of antisemitic hatred fueled in part by the power of words. Participants examine the escalation of words to violence, which in turn, became genocide in order to consider where such a progression might have been interrupted. Educators gain tools to apply these lessons to modern day issues faced by students to ensure human dignity for all.

Foundations: Pedagogy of Teaching the Holocaust and Antisemitism

What is the Holocaust? How do we define it? What are the important elements that must be included in our lessons? This session will present pedagogical suggestions on how to approach the teaching of the Holocaust in the classroom, while also discussing the roots of antisemitism. We will explore the rich array of classroom content provided free to teachers on the Echoes & Reflections website, including visual testimonies, photographs, our new timeline, primary source documents, literature and art. Educators will build confidence to teach this complex subject.

Analyzing Propaganda and Teaching Media Literacy: The Holocaust as a Case Study

Participants explore the events of the Holocaust through the lens of media, by examining propaganda deployed by the Nazis to discriminate against Jews and other minorities. Educators gain tools to facilitate classroom discussions and support students to analyze media in today’s world.

Foundations of Teaching the Holocaust: Complicity and Responsibility

This is designed to enhance teachers’ knowledge, capacity, and confidence to teach about the Holocaust through the lens of "Complicity & Responsibility. Educators will explore our unit on this topic including lessons, visual history testimonies and other resources that examine aspects of complicty and responsibility during the Holocaust and its continued relevance today.

Advancing Civic Participation through Holocaust Education

Studying the Holocaust imparts essential lessons of civic values, including justice, tolerance, and the importance of democratic liberties. This program examines how lessons of history can instill the importance of civic action in young people from all backgrounds. By using Echoes pedagogical approach and examining the rise of the Nazi party, participants bridge memory into action and inspire students to participate in political processes in their community.

ALL ARE WELCOME!

Participants will earn .5 credit (7.5 hours) toward license renewal!

This workshop ALSO counts for step advancement in Clark and most Nevada School Districts!

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In CCSD, those in non-administrative licensed positions may count this workshop for license renewal AND ALSO 2.5 CUs - THOSE IN NON-ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS EARN BOTH!

(unlimited CUs in this category for those in non-administrative positions)

In CCSD, administrators and professional-technical administrators may count this workshop for license renewal OR 2.5 hours toward step-advancement - not both for administrators.

(maximum of 30 hours per advancement cycle for administrators in this category)!

Washoe County participants will be required to also register for this course in "MyPGS" in order to receive in-service credit toward salary advancement.