Professional Learning
Holocaust Memorial Day in the Classroom
This webinar provides ideas, inspiration, and resources to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
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Single Session
Our single professional learning sessions are designed to easily fit into your day. Typically one hour or less, these sessions explore timely and relevant topics including teaching strategies, current events, and more.
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This professional learning event is self-paced and will be delivered virtually. When you register, you will receive instructions for how access and participate in the event.
This event qualifies for Certificate of Completion.
History
Social Studies
The Holocaust
This webinar provides ideas, inspiration, and resources to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. We provide you with practical materials and teaching strategies that can be used directly in the classroom to support your students' intellectual and emotional engagement with the Holocaust.
We are grateful to The Hammer Family for supporting the development of our on-demand learning and teaching resources.
Resource List
- Holocaust and Human Behavior
- Perpetrators, Bystanders, Upstanders, and Rescuers - PDF
- Universe of Obligation
- Deciding to Act
- Le Chambon: A Village Takes a Stand
- Denmark: A Nation Takes Action
- S-I-T: Surprising, Interesting, Troubling
- Identity Charts
- Jigsaw: Developing Community and Disseminating Knowledge
- Gallery Walk
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