Guidelines for Using Visual History Testimony in the Classroom Available on IWitness

Wed, 10/28/2015 - 5:00pm
Educators looking for strategies and best practices for teaching using testimonies from the Visual History Archive can refer to a new guide published on the IWitness website.

New IWitness Activity Published: Kristallnacht Information Quest

Wed, 10/21/2015 - 5:00pm
IWitness has published a new activity about Kristallnacht just in time for its 77th anniversary this November.

“Auschwitz: The Past is Present” Teacher Presents IWitness at Virginia English Teachers Conference

Tue, 10/20/2015 - 5:00pm
Laura Pritchard Dobrin, an IWitness Teaching Fellow and educator who participated in Auschwitz: The Past is Present, gave a presentation about IWitness at the Virginia Association of Teachers of English (VATE) 2015 Annual Conference last weekend.

IWitness Partners with Facing History and Ourselves

Mon, 10/19/2015 - 5:00pm
USC Shoah Foundation and Facing History and Ourselves have established a partnership in order to develop meaningful and engaging learning resources centered on Holocaust survivor testimonies.

New Testimony Clips Added to IWitness Watch Page

Wed, 10/14/2015 - 5:00pm
Forty-eight testimony clips have been added to the popular “Watch” page on IWitness.

Six Easy Steps to Join #IWitnessChat

Tue, 09/22/2015 - 2:49pm
In an effort to create a deeper engagement with educators online, USC Shoah Foundation’s educational website IWitness hosts monthly Twitter chats.

IWitness Enhances Word Cloud Functionality

Mon, 09/21/2015 - 5:00pm
Students can now get even more creative with their IWitness Information Quests.

Detroit Students Share Experiences with Testimony at Ambassadors for Humanity Gala

Thu, 09/17/2015 - 5:00pm
While guests of the 2015 Ambassadors for Humanity Gala on Sept. 10 trickled into the Henry Ford Museum and enjoyed a cocktail reception before dinner began, a small group of high school students was hard at work.

The Value of Memory: Using Information Quest in my Classroom

Thu, 09/17/2015 - 11:50am
As Hannah, in the novel The Devil's Arithmetic, needed to have a first-hand experience to fully understand the Holocaust; my students must be equipped with first-hand information, too. While they cannot "time travel" as Hannah does, they can hear from survivors to have a greater understanding of the Holocaust.

IWitness Webinar Thurs., Sept. 17 and First-Ever IWitness Twitter Chat Sept. 23

Wed, 09/16/2015 - 5:00pm
Educators have two opportunities to learn about IWitness along with fellow teachers over the next two weeks: a webinar and first-ever Twitter chat.

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