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A Message from Andra Coulter
... and emotional difficulties that impede their ability to be successful. When we began our Holocaust unit in early April, it became ... so passionate about what they learned, they shared their lessons at our school assembly: "Our class has learned from Paula that silence ...
robin.migdol - 12/16/2015 - 4:53pm
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Inspired to Make a Difference
... with in Poland. I still keep these experiences and lessons close to my heart. They keep the fire burning within me and that one day I may be able to somehow help those neglected in the world. One of the things my ...
deanna.pitre - 01/10/2020 - 4:25pm
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Adam Herceg
... Herceg said he has used clips of Henrieta in many of his lessons this year and noticed that in the January 27 lesson his students ... Herceg said. It’s also important to him that the testimony be connected to the region in which he and his students live. “Students ...
robin.migdol - 02/23/2015 - 5:05pm
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Going Beyond Gold
... culture before content, and you have to recognize that to be educated is to be able to tell a story. The Institute's Master Teacher ... eyewitness testimony, and fold them into principled lessons for our students. Imagine you're a student studying cost-benefit ...
robin.migdol - 10/08/2013 - 2:28pm
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"Past is Present" in Action: Lesly Culp
... helped the teachers brainstorm new testimony-based classroom lessons, visited and reflected on museums and historical sites and thought ... horrific facts they were gathering, I worried that it would be the only thing they would hold on to, but they didn’t, instead they think ...
robin.migdol - 05/18/2015 - 5:44pm
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Zofia Mioduszewska
... this is the last generation of Polish children that will be able to interact with Holocaust survivors in person, so it is especially ... type of dialogue, and even though their questions tend to be simple, the conversation is less predictable than textbooks or traditional lessons. “In terms of education and building social, cultural ...
robin.migdol - 10/28/2014 - 5:08pm
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Collaboration and Inspiration at IWitness Teaching Fellowship
... of activity in IWitness. Eventually, these activities may be published in IWitness for all users to access. The participants were ... and also collaboratively on their activities and lessons. They consulted frequently with staff and peer-reviewed each other’s ...
robin.migdol - 07/13/2015 - 2:59pm
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Center for Advanced Genocide Research Hosts International Conference to Shed Light on Genocide and Resistance in Guatemala
... that took place here in the Americas. If we can learn the lessons from genocides and the resistance to them, perhaps we can stop them in ... ruled that former military dictator Efraín Ríos Montt will be retried for his important role in the genocide. In a historic decision, ...
webmaster - 07/14/2016 - 10:56am
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USC Shoah Foundation’s Work Robust in Czech Republic
... the participants have created over two dozen testimony-based lessons covering topics from Czech literature to modern racism. “Listening ...
robin.migdol - 02/16/2014 - 9:32am
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Teaching with Testimony in the 21st Century Workshop in France Dec. 9 and 10
... classwork or homework, and can even custom-build their own lessons and activities. The testimonies are searchable by more than 9,000 ...
robin.migdol - 12/08/2013 - 8:51pm