The Florida Holocaust Museum
Sam Gross Summer Institute for Teachers
Sarasota County
Date: August 1, 2019
“Holocaust-Era Diaries of Young People as a Teaching Tool in the Classroom”
Presenter: Ursula Szczepinska, Curator of Education & Director of Research at The FHM
Time: 1 pm – 4 pm
Location: The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, The Larry Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life, 580 McIntosh Rd, Sarasota, FL 34232; Zell Room
This program is offered in partnership with the Butterflies of Hope & Remembrance Project
Hillsborough County
Date: August 5, 2019
Session A: 9:45 to 11:15
“Holocaust-Era Diaries of Young People as a Teaching Tool in the Classroom”
Presenter: Ursula Szczepinska, Curator of Education & Director of Research at The FHM
Session B: 12:30 to 2:00
“Introduction to IWitness: Teaching through Audiovisual Testimony of Local Holocaust Survivors”
Presenter: Kelsey Jagneaux, Museum Outreach Educator
Location: Freedom High School, 17410 Commerce Park Blvd, Tampa, FL 33647
Pasco County
Date: August 7, 2019
“Guidelines for Teaching about the Holocaust in Middle and High School”
Presenter: Kelsey Jagneaux, Museum Outreach Educator
Time: 1 pm – 4 pm
Location: Pasco County School District Office
Portable Building #23
7227 Land O’ Lakes Blvd, Land O Lakes, FL 34638
Pinellas County
Date: August 8, 2019
Location: Countryside High School, 3000 FL-580, Clearwater, FL 33761
9:20-10:25 “Holocaust-Era Diaries of Young People as a Teaching Tool in the Classroom”
Presenter: Ursula Szczepinska, Curator of Education & Director of Research at The FHM
An introductory session for middle and high school teachers on how to incorporate into the curriculum first-hand accounts of young diarists who perished during the Holocaust
10:30-11:35 “Introduction to IWitness: Teaching through Audiovisual Testimony of Local Holocaust Survivors”
Presenter: Kelsey Jagneaux, Museum Outreach Educator at The FHM
Workshop participants will learn how to use the IWitness educational platform in order to incorporate video testimony into their curriculum and help students enhance their listening, writing, speaking, and reading skills.
12:50-1:40 “Incorporating Holocaust History into Civics Curriculum. A Case Study of German Jews during the Holocaust.”
Presenter: Ursula Szczepinska, Curator of Education & Director of Research at The FHM
During this session participants will investigate how case studies pertaining to Holocaust history can help meet the civics benchmarks in the middle school curriculum.
1:45-2:35 “Guidelines for Teaching about the Holocaust in Middle and High School”
Presenter: Kelsey Jagneaux, Museum Outreach Educator at The FHM
An introductory session on best practices for teaching about the Holocaust at a middle and high school level. In the session we will cover guidelines for teaching about the Holocaust, key events and themes that are necessary to establish historical context for continued study, and resources for teachers and students to aid in lesson building and research.
We offer teacher trainings throughout the school year. Visit the “Teacher training” section under “Learn” for the most updated list of trainings.
No cost to attend.
Educators from outside of Pinellas public schools, can register via email at: education@thefhm.org.