Due to unexpected circumstances, the upcoming workshop in La Grande has been canceled. We look forward to rescheduling a workshop soon!

Remembering the Holocaust
K-12 Workshop
October 13 & 14, 2011

Thursday, October 13
Public presentation: “A Voice of Survival” — featuring Les and Eva Aigner,  Holocaust Survivors from the Oregon Holocaust Resource Center
7:00 pm, Huber Auditorium/Badgley Hall, on the Eastern Oregon University campus
** This event is open to the public at no charge—registration is not required **

Friday, October 14
A full-day workshop for educators and other interested persons.
Location: Integrated Services Building, 1607 Gekeler Lane, La Grande
(Please park on the side or back of the building, and enter through the back lobby.)

8:30-9- Registration/ Coffee and tea

9:00-9:15- Welcome and introductions- Dr. Jill Slansky, OHRC

9:15-10:00  Holocaust Lessons for a Broken World- Giving teachers tools needed to teach the complex issues of the Holocaust and its lessons. Dr. Jill Slansky, OHRC

10:-10:30     Question and Answer Session- Eva and Les Aigner, Holocaust Survivors from the OHRC

10:30- Break

 10:45-11:45- Guidelines on teaching the Holocaust- Methodological considerations and challenges for creating authentic learning. Using United  States Holocaust Memorial Museum guidelines, this session explores the methodology behind effective Holocaust education. Rob Hadley, USHMM

12-12:45: Lunch on your own. Information about local lunch options will  be provided. You are also welcome to bring a “brown bag” lunch.

12:45-1:45:  Tips from a Teacher- Veteran teacher Carrie McCallum will share about teaching the Holocaust and the experiences she has had working with other teachers around the world.  Carrie McCallum, OHRC

1:45-2:00   BREAK

2-4 Teaching with Oral Histories and the 8 Stages of Genocide- This session will explore the importance of using oral histories and how to do so effectively in the classroom. Participants will also explore the theory of the “8 Stages of Genocide” allowing for connections to made between the Holocaust and more contemporary genocides.  Rob Hadley, USHMM

Pre-registration is required for the Friday workshop. Space is limited. On-site registration will be on a “space available” basis. To register for the Friday workshop, please complete and return the registration form found on the link below.

EOU credit will be available for individuals attending both the Thursday evening and all-day Friday events. Oregon CPD credit is available if attending only the Friday workshop.

This event is made possible through the support of the Mountain Valleys Reading Council, the Oregon Holocaust  Resource Center, the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center, and The College of Education at Eastern Oregon University. Funds supporting this event also provided in honor of Holocaust survivor SIME KAMINSKY MESHUL, and the memory of her family who perished at Auschwitz-Birkenau: mother, Bobel; father, Kopel;  brothers, Shloime, Meishe, Yudel;  and sister, Roseh.

Registration form is here.