February 15, 2018 @ 4:00 pm - February 15, 2018 @ 5:00 pm
Students need to think critically about the implication of bystanders' choices, the reasons behind those choices, and the reasons why they should have acted. We want to encourage our students to always do the right thing and stand up for those in need. To do this, they need to understand the consequences of bystander behavior. This webinar will focus on first-hand stories from victims to help students think critically about inaction and indifference.
January 18, 2018 @ 4:00 pm - January 18, 2018 @ 5:00 pm
Division among people continues to be a root cause of conflict. Students need a relevant perspective to help them recognize how continued reinforcements of stereotypes, prejudices, and discrimination play a role in this division. This webinar will focus on ways to contextualize present day manifestations hate through IWitness resources.
The first in a series of educational activities launches in partnership with the Armenian General Benevolent Union
USC Shoah Foundation launched the first in a series of educational activities developed in partnership with the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU). The series incorporates testimony of Armenian Genocide survivors and their descendants with supplementary videos from AGBU WebTalks, and is available to students through the Institute’s award-winning educational website, IWitness.
ITeach in Łódź on New IWitness Activity About Diary of Rywka Lipszyc
USC Shoah Foundation launched one of its newest Polish-language IWitness activities with an ITeach professional development seminar at Ian Kasprowicz High School in Łódź, Poland last weekend.
“Teaching About Genocide” Educator Resource Launches on Echoes and Reflections
With an audience of 75 participants, the webinar broke Echoes and Reflections’ record for most people registered and most attended.
Follow-Up Quantitative Study to Examine Impact of Teachers’ Repeated Use of IWitness
In a new quantitative study, USC Shoah Foundation will evaluate how teachers’ familiarity with IWitness impacts implementation and students’ learning outcomes.
New IWitness Activity Explores Homecoming after the Holocaust
The critically acclaimed 2017 Hungarian film 1945 is the subject of a new English-language IWitness activity, 1945 – Homecoming.
Friends of Yad Vashem in Panama Plan Integration of IWitness Into Educational Resources
Five members of the educational nonprofit started working with USC Shoah Foundation education staff last week to develop resources in IWitness for Panamanian students and teachers.
USC Shoah Foundation Launches Fifth Annual IWitness Video Challenge
The 2018 IWitness Video Challenge, created by USC Shoah Foundation in partnership with Discovery Education, provides an actionable way to promote equality, challenge bias, discuss tolerance, and engage students in a service-learning project that inspires action.
IWitness to be Exhibited at NYC School Library System Fall Conference
Librarians from New York City schools will have the opportunity to learn about IWitness at their 2017 annual fall conference on November 14.
