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HMMSA Elementary Holocaust Education Workshop
HMMSA Elementary Holocaust Education Workshop
4:00pm - 6:00pm
(2h)
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Starts Jan 6, 2021 at 4:00pm Ends Jan 6, 2021 at 6:00pm Join Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio (HMMSA) for this two-hour workshop reviewing Holocaust history and best practices for grades K-5 instruction. Click for more info |
HMMSA Secondary Holocaust Education Workshop
HMMSA Secondary Holocaust Education Workshop
4:00pm - 6:00pm
(2h)
Workshops
Starts Jan 7, 2021 at 4:00pm Ends Jan 7, 2021 at 6:00pm Join Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio (HMMSA) for this two-hour workshop reviewing Holocaust history and best practices for grades 6-12 instruction. Click for more info
DocsTeach in the Classroom: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
DocsTeach in the Classroom: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
7:00pm - 9:00pm
(2h)
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Starts Jan 7, 2021 at 7:00pm Ends Jan 7, 2021 at 9:00pm Join the National Archives and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for a webinar on American responses to the refugee crisis and to the Holocaust in the 1930s and 1940s. Click for more info |
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Communities of Hate: Why People Join Extremist Movements
Communities of Hate: Why People Join Extremist Movements
8:30am - 9:00am
(30m)
Workshops
Starts Jan 13, 2021 at 8:30am Ends Jan 13, 2021 at 9:00am Amid a surge in antisemitic incidents more than 75 years after the Holocaust, join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and experts to learn what motivates people to join extremist groups. Click for more info
Teaching about Contemporary Antisemitism
Teaching about Contemporary Antisemitism
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jan 13, 2021 at 3:00pm Ends Jan 13, 2021 at 4:00pm Learn more about Echoes & Reflections "Gringlas Unit on Contemporary Antisemitism", which provides an inquiry-based and student-centered learning approach to teach about antisemitism and hate and make connections to Holocaust history. Click for more info
DocsTeach in the Classroom: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
DocsTeach in the Classroom: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
6:00pm - 8:00pm
(2h)
Workshops
Starts Jan 13, 2021 at 6:00pm Ends Jan 13, 2021 at 8:00pm Join the National Archives and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for a webinar on American responses to the refugee crisis and to the Holocaust in the 1930s and 1940s. Click for more info |
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Building Insights to Navigate Antisemitism & Hate -- New Student Course from ADL
Building Insights to Navigate Antisemitism & Hate -- New Student Course from ADL
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jan 19, 2021 at 3:00pm Ends Jan 19, 2021 at 4:00pm Be among the first to receive a behind-the-scenes tour of ADL's new student digital course on antisemitism, created in collaboration with Everfi. Coupled with Echoes & Reflections, this course can enrich students' learning about the Holocaust and historical and contemporary antisemitism. Click for more info |
Lunch & Learn - The History of Holocaust Education: The American Approach
Lunch & Learn - The History of Holocaust Education: The American Approach
12:00pm - 1:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jan 21, 2021 at 12:00pm Ends Jan 21, 2021 at 1:00pm The Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum's Lunch & Learn Series features quarterly programs on Holocaust history and human rights topics in an informal setting to encourage questions and discussion. Click for more info |
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1938Projekt: Developing Holocaust Curriculum in a Challenging Environment
1938Projekt: Developing Holocaust Curriculum in a Challenging Environment
1:00pm - 2:30pm
(1h 30m)
Workshops
Starts Jan 24, 2021 at 1:00pm Ends Jan 24, 2021 at 2:30pm Please join the Leo Baeck Institute (LBI) as they discuss the changing landscape of Holocaust education in the face of these challenges, and explore the 1938Projekt lesson modules as one tool that can provide relevance to students. Among other points, they will talk about ways that the lessons of the Holocaust can be made relevant for today’s students. Click for more info
Tactics of Resistance - Responding to Hate
Tactics of Resistance - Responding to Hate
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jan 24, 2021 at 2:00pm Ends Jan 24, 2021 at 3:00pm The Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation presents "Tactics of Resistance - Responding to Hate: Empower students during International Holocaust Remembrance Day". Click for more info |
How Did the World Respond? The Jewish Refugee Crisis
How Did the World Respond? The Jewish Refugee Crisis
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jan 25, 2021 at 3:00pm Ends Jan 25, 2021 at 4:00pm This Echoes & Reflections webinar will help educators integrate the topic of refugees into their Holocaust instruction by making connections between the experiences of Jewish refugees during the Holocaust and refugee experiences today. Click for more info
Tactics of Resistance - Responding to Hate
Tactics of Resistance - Responding to Hate
6:00pm - 7:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jan 25, 2021 at 6:00pm Ends Jan 25, 2021 at 7:00pm The Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation presents "Tactics of Resistance - Responding to Hate: Empower students during International Holocaust Remembrance Day". Click for more info |
Eisenhower’s Foresight: Protecting the Truth of the Holocaust
Eisenhower’s Foresight: Protecting the Truth of the Holocaust
8:30am - 9:00am
(30m)
Workshops
Starts Jan 27, 2021 at 8:30am Ends Jan 27, 2021 at 9:00am On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, join the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Susan Eisenhower, author of "How Ike Led," to learn about her grandfather’s vigilance to preserve the truth of the Holocaust. Click for more info
Analyzing Propaganda & Teaching Media Literacy
Analyzing Propaganda & Teaching Media Literacy
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Jan 27, 2021 at 3:00pm Ends Jan 27, 2021 at 4:00pm With the increasing escalation of disinformation, it's essential to equip youth with media literacy skills. This Echoes & Reflections webinar provides the tools to teach about the role and impact of Nazi propaganda during the Holocaust and support students to critically analyze media in today’s world. Click for more info |
Defining Genocide: Educator Workshop Part I
Defining Genocide: Educator Workshop Part I
9:00am - 10:30am
(1h 30m)
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Starts Jan 30, 2021 at 9:00am Ends Jan 30, 2021 at 10:30am This workshop will discuss the history and ramifications of the term genocide, and its applications across multiple cases, from the Holocaust to the Canadian Indian residential schools. They will also explore rationales for teaching about genocide, and share resources to help you achieve your goals. Click for more info |
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Teaching the Holocaust, Empowering Students - 3 Part Program
Teaching the Holocaust, Empowering Students - 3 Part Program
All Day
Workshops
Feb 1, 2021 (All Day) Sign up for Echoes & Reflections' first 3-Part Online Course of 2021, which includes new interactive learning tools that create a more collaborative environment for educators as they enhance their Holocaust teaching skills and guide students in building a brighter future. Click for more info |
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My Father Was a Nazi
My Father Was a Nazi
2:00pm - 3:00pm
(1h)
Workshops
Starts Feb 2, 2021 at 2:00pm Ends Feb 2, 2021 at 3:00pm Arthur Wollschlaeger was a highly decorated German tank commander during the second World War and was awarded the Iron Cross by Adolf Hitler himself. In this Echoes & Reflections webinar, hear from his son Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger, a convert to Judaism, who will share his spiritual journey of coming to terms with his father's past. Click for more info |
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Liberate History: Connecting Themes of Holocaust Education and African American History
Liberate History: Connecting Themes of Holocaust Education and African American History
3:00pm - 4:00pm
(1h)
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Starts Feb 4, 2021 at 3:00pm Ends Feb 4, 2021 at 4:00pm To honor Black History Month, join Echoes & Reflections and Demetrius Hobson from Liberate History, an organization that curates African American History lessons, who will share resources to support instruction of African American History in the U.S., and engage in conversations on connections to Holocaust education. Click for more info
BESA: Courage and Humanity during the Holocaust
BESA: Courage and Humanity during the Holocaust
3:30pm - 4:30pm
(1h)
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Starts Feb 4, 2021 at 3:30pm Ends Feb 4, 2021 at 4:30pm Join the Holocaust Resource Center of Kean University and American Society for Yad Vashem to learn about the experiences of Albanian Muslims who saved Jews during the Holocaust. Click for more info |
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Senate Bill 1828 charges the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission with developing or approving materials for a statewide Holocaust Remembrance Week. Provided is information on best practices and various lists of approved resources.
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