Teacher Training Opportunities for the 2018-2019 school year:
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July 23, 2018
“Holocaust-Era Diaries of Young People as a Teaching Tool in the Classroom”
Presenter: Urszula Szczepinska, Curator of Education & Director of Research at The FHM
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Largo HS
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July 24, 2018
“Neighbors during the Holocaust by Bullets – Using Testimony of Non-Jewish Witnesses”
Presenter: Urszula Szczepinska, Curator of Education & Director of Research at The FHM
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Largo HS
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August 3, 2018
Professional Study Day, Hillsborough County
“Holocaust-Era Diaries of Young People as a Teaching Tool in the Classroom”
Presenter: Urszula Szczepinska, Curator of Education & Director of Research at The FHM
Time: 9:35 am – 11:05 am
Location: Lennard High School, Ruskin. Room 335.
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August 7, 2018
District-Wide Training, Pinellas County
“Introduction to IWitness: Teaching through Audiovisual Testimony of Local Holocaust Survivors”
Presenter: Urszula Szczepinska, Curator of Education & Director of Research, The FHM
Time: 11:05 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Countryside HS, Clearwater. Media Center.
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September 4, 2018
The Walter R. Porges Memorial Program sponsored by Walter Porges’ sister, Lisl Schick.
“IWitness: Teaching through Audiovisual Testimony of Local Holocaust Survivors. Non-Violent Resistance among Jews during the Holocaust.”
Presenter: Urszula Szczepinska, Curator of Education & Director of Research, The FHM
Time: 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: PCS Administration Building, 301 4th St. SW, Largo, FL 33770
Sign up through PLN: Section 90679 (Trade or Stipend available)
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October 8, 2018
“Teaching about the Holocaust Through Testimony”
Presenter: Urszula Szczepinska, Curator of Education & Director of Research at The FHM
Program offered in partnership with HERC – Holocaust Education Resource Council.
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Location: Tallahassee Community College, 444 Appleyard Dr., Tallahassee.
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October 23, 2018
“How About Them Apples?”
Presenter: Linda Whitley
A story for all content areas: how did Bill Graham, one of the most successful entertainer promoters ever, get an exhibition at The Florida Holocaust Museum and why our students will love it?
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: The Florida Holocaust Museum
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November 14, 2018
“Holocaust education resources for elementary school teachers”
Presenter: Urszula Szczepinska, Curator of Education & Director of Research at The FHM
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: The Florida Holocaust Museum
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February 18, 2019
Pinellas County District-Wide Teacher Training
Presenter: Urszula Szczepinska, Curator of Education & Director of Research at The FHM
8:15 am – 3:30 pm
Location: The Florida Holocaust Museum
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May 9, 2019
The Walter R. Porges Memorial Program – Teacher Appreciation Evening sponsored by Walter Porges’ sister, Lisl Schick.
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: The Florida Holocaust Museum
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.