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Teachers: Read about the benefits of membership for teachers and join. The Center for Holocaust Studies of Brookdale Community College's Business and Community Development Division is a Registered Professional Development Provider with the NJ State Department of Education. Teachers taking courses, workshops and seminars with us will be issued appropriate forms for submitting to local, county, and state committees as stipulated in the Professional Development regulations. Consider coming to our Summer Fellowship Institute for Teaching the Holocaust, Genocides & Human Rights Issues RESOURCES We have a wide variety of resources available to help you at the Center. Our library offers books that include both pedagogy and subject information. Our video collection contains hundreds of videos. The Center also has a resource file and numerous curriculum guides, as well as a curriculum trunk for loan to schools designed for grades K-4. You can arrange a visit to your class from a Holocaust survivor through our speakers' bureau. To be added to our teacher mailing list, please contact the Center. WEB SITES Resources for teachers
Teaching about the Holocaust
Sample lesson plans
WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS
Summer Fellowship Institute for
Teaching the Holocaust, Genocides & Human Rights Issues PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS Each year, the Center sponsors several programs designed for students, including the Luna Kaufman Writing and Art Contest, our annual Catherine Woolf Student Leadership Conference for middle school students, and our Annual Colloquiumfor both middle and high school students. The Luna Kaufman Writing and Art Contest Named in honor of Luna Kaufman, Holocaust survivor and pioneer in Holocaust Education, our annual contest is open to students in grades 5 to 12 and includes research, creative writing, and both two and three dimensional art. Winners in each age category receive a $50 U.S. Savings Bond; all participants receive a certificate of participation. The deadlines are usually in February and March. . Read details about the writing contest (last year). Read details about the art contest (last year). Get an application and release form (last year). The Catherine Woolf Student Leadership Conference In this exceptional one-day program, middle school students learn how they can make a difference in eliminating prejudice from their schools. Students develop awareness of prejudice, learn skills to counteract it and become empowered to educate their peers. This unique experience empowers them to educate their peers as they develop skills to counteract prejudice. This program is usually held in the early spring. Contact the Center for next year's details. |
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