Deadline for Registration: Monday, October 30, 2017
In today’s world, questions of how to best build and maintain democratic societies that are pluralistic, open, and resilient to violence are more relevant than ever.
In this one-day workshop presented by Facing History and Ourselves, teachers will:
- Learn current scholarship on the history of the Holocaust and new research on human behavior, group dynamics, and bias
- Increase their ability to facilitate respectful classroom discussions on difficult issues such as racism, antisemitism, and other forms of exclusion in a way that invites personal reflection and critical analysis
- Learn a new way of structuring curriculum to help students connect history to their own lives and the choices they make
- Engage with classroom-ready multimedia resources and learn how to build a customized unit to meet curriculum objectives
- Discover new teaching strategies that help students interrogate text, think critically, and discuss controversial issues respectfully
THESE WORKSHOPS ARE:
- Open to teachers in grades 6-12
- FREE to all teachers
(the $25 registration fee will be refunded upon attendance)
- Facilitated by Facing History and Ourselves
PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE:
- Six (6) hours of credit upon completion of the workshop
- Funding of up to $80 per day to reimburse for substitute teachers
- Light breakfast and lunch