IWitness debuts timeline activities for high school students with lesson about Elie Wiesel's 'Night'

Fri, 02/16/2018 - 11:21am
By collecting clips of testimony to construct a "GeoStory" - a map and timeline with videos - students can discover how changes in time and place shape history.
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Aegis education team dives deep into IWitness during visit to Institute

Mon, 02/12/2018 - 4:13pm
Over the course of their stay, the team built six IWitness activities focused on peace building in Rwanda. The first to go online will focus on Propaganda and Social Cohesion, which will be available for teachers and students by Tuesday, Feb. 13.
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IWitness Stories for American Black History Month — Day 2

Wed, 02/07/2018 - 4:32pm
In this activity, students will examine the impact that personal stories can have in inspiring others to action. They will listen and reflect on genocide survivor testimonies, discuss the concept of leadership and form belief statements about how they can become leaders in their communities.
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Student Voices Bring Change

IWitness Webinar

May 17, 2018 @ 4:00 pm - May 17, 2018 @ 5:00 pm

To help students become active civil participants of society, they need to discover and define their voice. Cultivating communication skills and digital literacy are critical to supporting students as they attempt to magnify their voices in support of others. In this webinar, resources that cultivate these skills in students will be featured.

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Start: May 17, 2018 / 4:00 PM
End: May 17, 2018 / 5:00 PM
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Setting the Bar High – Resistance and Everyday Heroes

IWitness Webinar

April 19, 2018 @ 4:00 pm - April 19, 2018 @ 5:00 pm

In a world filled with counter examples, students need our guidance to find real examples of responsible, empathetic behavior. Examining ways in which people care for others by highlighting individuals who had courage to take a stand against prejudice, discrimination, and hate will provide a new authentic perspective of good. Bringing in voices of those who have helped and been helped by others is a powerful way for students to be introduced to these role models.

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Start: April 19, 2018 / 4:00 PM
End: April 19, 2018 / 5:00 PM
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Activating Change in Your Community – IWitness Video Challenge

IWitness Webinar

March 15, 2018 @ 4:00 pm - March 15, 2018 @ 5:00 pm

Students are aware of injustices around them, especially in today's political climate. Providing them a way to contribute to the solution validates their social responsibility and activates their learning. With service learning and community service becoming essential parts of curricula we as educators can inspire our students to do good in the world. This webinar will focus on the IWitness Video Challenge, an activity that gets students working for positive change in their communities.

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Start: March 15, 2018 / 4:00 PM
End: March 15, 2018 / 5:00 PM
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Learning from Bystanders

IWitness Webinar

February 15, 2018 @ 4:00 pm - February 15, 2018 @ 5:00 pm

Students need to think critically about the implication of bystanders' choices, the reasons behind those choices, and the reasons why they should have acted. We want to encourage our students to always do the right thing and stand up for those in need. To do this, they need to understand the consequences of bystander behavior. This webinar will focus on first-hand stories from victims to help students think critically about inaction and indifference.

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Start: February 15, 2018 / 4:00 PM
End: February 15, 2018 / 5:00 PM
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Recognizing Hate – In Current Events

IWitness Webinar

January 18, 2018 @ 4:00 pm - January 18, 2018 @ 5:00 pm

Division among people continues to be a root cause of conflict. Students need a relevant perspective to help them recognize how continued reinforcements of stereotypes, prejudices, and discrimination play a role in this division. This webinar will focus on ways to contextualize present day manifestations hate through IWitness resources.

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Start: January 18, 2018 / 4:00 PM
End: January 18, 2018 / 5:00 PM

The first in a series of educational activities launches in partnership with the Armenian General Benevolent Union

Thu, 12/14/2017 - 12:09pm

USC Shoah Foundation launched the first in a series of educational activities developed in partnership with the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU). The series incorporates testimony of Armenian Genocide survivors and their descendants with supplementary videos from AGBU WebTalks, and is available to students through the Institute’s award-winning educational website, IWitness.

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Partners from Guatemala and Chile Collaborate with IWitness on New Spanish-Language Content

Tue, 11/07/2017 - 5:00pm
From Oct. 24-26 at the USC Shoah Foundation office in Los Angeles, education staff guided the attendees through methodologies of building testimony-based educational content in IWitness and discussed plans and expectations for each institution moving forward.
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