The FHM’s Holocaust Education Continues
Dear Educators,
During these challenging times, with most schools switching to virtual classrooms, we are ready to assist you with teaching about the Holocaust.
Zoom Virtual Classroom
Our Education Team is happy to schedule a grade-appropriate virtual lesson with you and your students. You can also invite a Survivor or a Second Generation (adult child of Holocaust Survivors) into your virtual classroom via Zoom. Zoom provides an online meeting opportunity and interaction with students. We can host up to 100 participants in one virtual classroom. Please let us know if you would like to use the Zoom virtual classroom option and we will work on finding dates and subject matter that work for you and your class. For more information or to book a virtual lesson, contact education@thefhm.org
“Drop-in” Activities
Our Facebook Page will have a series of education-oriented posts.
- Every Tuesday at 1:00 pm we will feature a filmed Survivor or Second Generation conversation. (Recommended for grades 5 and above) Viewers will be able to ask questions.
- Every Wednesday at 1:00 pm our Registrar will highlight different artifacts in the Museum’s collection.
- Just for Teachers Thursday: Every Thursday at 1:00 pm an educator will discuss resources and topics you can use in your virtual classroom. We will answer your questions.
Online resources featuring primary sources that can be used independently or with our Education Team’s assistance:
- Museum Guide for Educators has images and activities corresponding with our core exhibition. You are welcome to download it and use it online in your virtual classroom.
- Clips from Survivor testimonies: Include a short description and are a powerful first-hand testimony that you can include in your virtual lessons.
- Our collection of art and artifacts is searchable!: A powerful resource for any Holocaust topic you are teaching.
- Our YouTube channel has a variety of content you can use anytime
All these options are completely free. Please contact us at: education@thefhm.org with any questions and requests.
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
February 24 and February 26, 2020
“Guidelines for Teaching about the Holocaust for High School Teachers”
Presenter: Kelsey Jagneaux, Museum Outreach Educator at The FHM
Location: Jim Miles Professional Development Center
Lakeland, FL
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
February 26, 2020
“Holocaust Education Resources for Elementary and Middle School Teachers”
Presenter: Ursula Szczepinska, Curator of Education & Director of Research and Kelsey Jagneaux, Museum Outreach Educator at The FHM
Location: The Florida Holocaust Museum
Time: 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Light snacks will be served.
CANCELLED
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 education@thefhm.org.
Teachers from all other counties, as well as private and parochial schools: please register with 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.