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SUMMARY:Echoes & Reflections | Examining the Holocaust and World War II: Teaching with The U.S. and the Holocaust\, a film by Ken Burns\, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein\, October 2025
DESCRIPTION:Participate in this asynchronous online course for a guided\, facilitator-led exploration of resources centered around clips from The U.S. and the Holocaust\, a film by Ken Burns\, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein\, that support teaching about the intersections of the Holocaust and World War II. Participants will explore topics such as antisemitism\, immigration\, xenophobia and the Final Solution. This course was developed in collaboration with Echoes & Reflections\, Florentine Films\, PBS LearningMedia and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. We applaud your commitment to teaching this topic and are eager to support you to ensure your students are able to engage in thoughtful\, engaging\, and historically accurate learning.  This course is appropriate for secondary educators teaching European\, World and US history as well as other disciplines where the Holocaust is addressed.\nCourse Details\nProgram includes three interactive modules\; approximately 6 hours to complete in total – at no costProgram includes a ready-to-use lesson plan that incorporates film clips from The U.S. and the HolocaustParticipants proceed at their  own pace each week\, are supported by an instructor\, and enjoy asynchronous interaction with other educatorsEducators complete all three modules for a 6-hour certificateGraduate credit available through the University of the Pacific. Please visit their site for more information.\nCourse Schedule:\nCourse opens Monday\, October 6th and will remain open through November 2nd.\nProgram Outcomes:\nApply sound pedagogy when planning and implementing Holocaust lessons. Understand how the Nazi ideology of racial antisemitism and territorial expansion led to and shaped World War II and the Holocaust.Analyze America’s response to the Holocaust within the context of World War II.Identify and construct activities that build context around clips from the film The U.S. and the Holocaust\nTo register\, click here.&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Online
URL:https://thgaac.texas.gov/calendar/event/346431
CATEGORIES:General
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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