The USC Fisher Museum of Art will host a Facebook Live with artist David Kassan, whose portrait work of Holocaust survivors appeared in the 2019 exhibition Facing Survival: David Kassan. In this Facebook Live event, David will talk about his work with survivors and give us a live demonstration of his process.
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Mindful Explorations, our newest testimony-based lessons, develop introspection and social-emotional capacities as they challenge students to reflect on the obstacles they may face, the goals they have for themselves and the relationships they aspire to have in their lives. This webinar will introduce participants to the suite of Mindful Explorations and present effective strategies for integrating them as part of the distance learning experience.
Join us as we explore the digital, testimony-based resources available through IWitness. These resources, designed for the 21st century virtual classroom, develop students' content knowledge, critical thinking and social-emotional aptitudes. Guided by IWitness experts and seasoned educators, K-12 teachers will explore our ready-to-use resources available for each grade level and learn best practices for meaningfully engaging their students in a digitial space with our testimony-based resources.
As a result of this no-cost webinar, educators will:
Even though we are limited right now in our access to physical spaces, families, teachers, students, and community members from around the country can remotely experience the dynamic Horwitz-Wasserman Memorial Plaza located in Philadelphia with the support of the new IWalk app from USC Shoah Foundation
Online képzés: június 22-26.
Online kurzus (önálló tanulás): június 27 – július 15.
Jelentkezési határidő: 2020. május 31.
My grandmother, Hana, taught me to be alone, to be able to sit in my space and observe all around. She taught me to describe what I see — the stacks of history books, cards sent from friends, photos of my family, vinyls stacked high, and the flowers from my last trip to the grocery store. She taught me to take an interest in the simple parts of life and to find symbolism and comfort in the mundane.
My grandmother, Hana, taught me to be alone, to be able to sit in my space and observe all around. She taught me to describe what I see — the stacks of history books, cards sent from friends, photos of my family, vinyls stacked high, and the flowers from my last trip to the grocery store. She taught me to take an interest in the simple parts of life and to find symbolism and comfort in the mundane.
The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) will feature full access to the public of the USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive (VHA) of over 54,000 testimonies. One of the world’s leading Armenian Studies centers, NAASR advances education and scholarship through supporting and connecting scholars globally and providing outstanding programming to the general public. NAASR plans to conduct outreach with schools, colleges, libraries, and other institutions in order to spread awareness about the availability of the VHA at NAASR’s headquarters.