Teacher Training Opportunities for the 2017-2018 school year:
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September 26, 2017
The Walter R. Porges Memorial Lecture sponsored by Walter Porges’ sister, Lisl Schick.
“Inclusive Approaches to Teaching Immigration and Supporting Students from Immigrant/Refugee Families”
Presenter: Emily Chiariello
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October 2, 2017
“Every Person Has a Name: Using Primary and Secondary Sources in Holocaust Education”
Presenter: Sandy Mermelstein, Senior Educator, The FHM
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location:
HERC, Aquina Howell Building, 3955 Pensacola St, Tallahassee, FL 32317
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October 19, 2017
“IWitness: Teaching through Audiovisual Testimony of local Holocaust Survivors”
Presenter: Urszula Szczepinska, Curator of Education & Director of Research, The FHM
5:00 pm-8:00 pm
Location:
PCS Administration Building,
301 4th St. SW, Largo, FL 33770
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December 16, 2017
“IWitness: Teaching through Audiovisual Testimony of local Holocaust Survivors”
Presenter: Urszula Szczepinska, Curator of Education & Director of Research, The FHM
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location:
The School District of Palm Beach County
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May 9, 2018
The Walter R. Porges Teacher Appreciation Evening, sponsored by Walter Porges’ sister, Lisl Schick. Hosted by The Florida Holocaust Museum with special guest speakers, tours and educational materials.
All workshops are scheduled from 5:30pm – 8:30pm, 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.
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.