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Workshop on Teaching about Genocide with Testimony and Film

May 20, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Free

TIME:

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

9 a.m.-3 p.m.

PLACE:

Robert A. Scott Student Center

Friends Hall (SC219)

Ramapo College of New Jersey

505 Ramapo Valley Road (Rt. 202)

Mahwah, NJ 07430-1623

 FREE OF CHARGE –Breakfast and Lunch Included

Approved Workshop for Certification Renewal (5 Hours)

Assists in Adopting and Implementing N.J. Core Curriculum Standards Language Arts 3.1 Social Studies 6.1­6.3 World Languages 7.1 and 7.2

Register Here: https://bit.ly/2vm2IJo

Program

8:30-9 a.m.

Registration and Refreshments

10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

Teaching Film with Testimony I: The Promise:

 Introduction of Resources and Strategies (Clips from the film and testimonies; hands-on exploration of materials)

Sedda Antekelian

Education and Outreach Specialist

USC Shoah Foundation- The Institute for Visual History and Education

9-9:30 a.m.

Welcome and Introduction

Dr. Michael A. Riff, Director

The Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies

12:00-1 p.m.

Lunch

 

9:40-10:20 a.m.

Understanding the Nature of Testimony as a Primary Source: the USC Shoah Foundation’s IWitness Video Archive

Sedda Antekelian

Education and Outreach Specialist

USC Shoah Foundation- The Institute for Visual History and Education

1-2:30

Teaching Film with Testimony II: Schindler’s List

Introduction of Resources and Strategies (Clips from the film and testimonies; hands-on exploration of materials)  

Sedda Antekelian

Education and Outreach Specialist

USC Shoah Foundation- The Institute for Visual History and Education

10:20- 10:30 a.m.

Break

2:30-3 p.m.

Final Reflections

In cooperation with and supported by the USC Shoah Foundation- The Institute for Visual History and Education and the N.J. State Commission on Holocaust Education

 For disability-related accommodations, please contact: mriff@ramapo.edu

 

Details

Date:
May 20, 2020
Time:
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Venue

Friends Hall (SC219)
505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mawah, NJ 07430
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Phone
201.684.7409
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