Teaching, Testimony, and Transformation International Symposium

The USC Shoah Foundation Institute organized a symposium for educators and leaders of partner organizations in Rwanda and South Africa on July 25 and 26.  The symposium, titled Teaching, Testimony, and Transformation:  Global Landscapes, centered on the educational use of Holocaust and genocide survivor testimony in the classroom setting.  Participants worked towards a shared understanding of opportunities and challenges that educators face in different countries and the factors that contribute to convergences and divergences in education across national borders.  They also explored the Institute's use of IWitness, the new Internet resource for teachers and students 13 and older, in an international environment.  More

Album posted on:  July 31, 2012