Teacher Training Opportunities for the 2019-2020 school year:
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
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
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
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.
September 10, 2019
Walter R. Porges Memorial Lecture sponsored by Walter Porges’ sister, Lisl Schick.
Ray Arsenault, Ph.D., will conduct a workshop on the civil right movement in the Tampa Bay Area. The program is offered in conjunction with The FHM’s exhibition “Beaches, Benches and Boycotts.”
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Location: The Florida Holocaust Museum
Light snacks will be served.
September 11, 2019
“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.
Location: Manatee School District
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
November 14, 2019
“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
Location: The Florida Holocaust Museum
Time: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Light snacks will be served.
January 6, 2020
“Guidelines for Teaching about the Holocaust for Middle and High School”; “Using The FHM’s Teaching Trunks in the Classroom”; “Holocaust education resources for elementary school teachers”; “Teaching Holocaust history through diaries”
Presenter: Ursula Szczepinska, Curator of Education & Director of Research and Kelsey Jagneaux, Museum Outreach Educator at The FHM
Location: Braden River High School, 6545 E State Rd 70, Bradenton, FL 34203
Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
January 17, 2020
Professional development sessions for high school and middle school teachers in Martin County School District
Presenter: Ursula Szczepinska, Curator of Education & Director of Research and Kelsey Jagneaux, Museum Outreach Educator at The FHM
Location: Martin County School District
Time: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
January 22, 2020
“Deportations from the Lodz Ghetto to the Death Camp at Chelmno”
Presenter: Ursula Szczepinska, Curator of Education & Director of Research at The FHM
Location: The Florida Holocaust Museum
Time: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Light snacks will be served.
January 23, 2020
Professional development for high school U.S. History teachers in Bay County School District
Presenter: Kelsey Jagneaux, Museum Outreach Educator at The FHM
Location: Bay District Schools Media Center, Panama City
Time: 8:15 am to 11:15 pm
January 28, 2020
“Rescue Efforts and Resistance during the Holocaust”
Presenter: Ursula Szczepinska, Curator of Education & Director of Research at The FHM in partnership with HERC
Location: Tallahassee Community College
Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
February 6, 2020
“Introducing Holocaust Education in 5th Grade Classroom”
Presenter: Carrie Greetham, ELA Instructional Staff Developer at Pinellas County Schools
Location: The Florida Holocaust Museum
Time: 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Light snacks will be served.
February 26, 2020
“Holocaust Education Resources for Elementary and Middle School Teachers”
Presenter: Ursula Szczepinska, Curator of Education & Director of Research at The FHM
Location: The Florida Holocaust Museum
Time: 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Light snacks will be served.
May 6, 2020
The Walter R. Porges Memorial Program – Teacher Appreciation Evening sponsored by Walter Porges’ sister, Lisl Schick
Location: The Florida Holocaust Museum
Time: 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
No cost to attend.
All workshops are scheduled from 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm, unless otherwise indicated, and snacks are provided. No cost to attend.
To register:
Pinellas County Teachers: please register through True North Logic system. With any questions please contact our Education Department at (727) 820.0100, ext. 241.
Teachers from all other counties, as well as private and parochial schools: please register with our Education Department at (727) 820.0100, ext. 241.
The Florida Holocaust Museum is recognized by the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous as one of its Holocaust Centers of Excellence. To learn more about the JFR’s work and educational programs for teachers, including its exceptional Summer Institute for Teachers, please visit the website www.jfr.org. Teachers interested in being nominated for this year’s JFR Summer Institute for Teachers should contact our education department at education@thefhm.org.
Designated Site of the FDOE Commissioner’s Task Force on Holocaust Education. Teacher Training is funded in part by FDOE Commissioner’s Task Force on Holocaust Education.