Kori Street is Educator-in-Residence at Sarah and Chaim Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre’s Holocaust Education Week
Thu, 11/02/2017 - 5:00pm
Street will lead presentations and workshops throughout the week-long event, which this year is centered on the post-Holocaust period and the specific events, or “pivotal moments,” that have shaped our understanding of the Holocaust.
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University of Southern Denmark Students Present IWitness Videos
Mon, 10/30/2017 - 5:00pm
After a semester-long study of Holocaust survivor narratives, four students in Professor Therkel Straede’s class at the University of Southern Denmark presented the short videos they made in IWitness to an audience of faculty, students and members of the public.
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Two New IWitness Activities Align with Echoes & Reflections Units
Fri, 10/06/2017 - 5:00pm
A new Video Building Activity, “The Power of Propaganda,” and a Mini Quest, “The Rights of Children,” have been published on IWitness. Each activity is also aligned with the Echoes & Reflections units on Antisemitism and The Children and Legacies Beyond the Holocaust, respectively.
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USC Shoah Foundation Resources Shine Light on DACA Debate
Thu, 10/05/2017 - 5:00pm
As news continues to develop about the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, educators can draw on resources from USC Shoah Foundation to help humanize the struggles faced by young immigrants throughout history.
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VR Film "Lala" Tells Story of Bond Between Family and Dog During the Holocaust
Mon, 10/02/2017 - 5:00pm
USC Shoah Foundation is announcing the release of Lala, a virtual reality film and educational resource that tells the true story of a dog that brightened the lives of a family interned by the Nazis in a ghetto in Poland during the Holocaust.
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ISTE Awards IWitness Seal of Alignment for Proficiency for 5th Year
Sat, 09/30/2017 - 5:00pm
The international Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) awarded IWitness its Seal of Alignment for Proficiency after a rigorous review process, marking five years that IWitness has been approved by ISTE.
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Institute Launches "Ways to Inspire Respect" Professional Development Series
Thu, 09/21/2017 - 3:17pm
The Ways to Inspire Respect Professional Development series launching today will engage with real-world issues that teachers face in classrooms, such as cultural conflict, lack of dialogue or inappropriate dialogue, and confusion around issues of identity that can quickly escalate in schools and distract from curricular goals.