Tag: Professional Development

For Educators in Grades 6-12 Presented in partnership with Equality Illinois At a time of unprecedented attacks on the rights of LGBTQ+ people across the country, this workshop will examine the challenges LGBTQ+ people experience in Illinois and how the state continues to advance pro-equality, pro-family policies that support and affirm LGBTQ+ people. Teachers will… Read More

For Educators in Grades 8-12 Native American history in the United States is incredibly diverse and extensive, leaving many with a feeling of overwhelm and questions about where to begin. In this session, participants will learn how to approach teaching Native history by starting locally. Using the Newberry Library’s Indigenous Chicago curriculum, which is written… Read More

For Educators in Grades 6-12 Resistance does not always take the form of armed rebellion – it can be as simple as reading a book or picking up a pen to write a poem. To the children of Terezín between 1942 and 1944, these seemingly simple acts broke rules and endangered their lives, but still… Read More

For Educators in Grades 6-12 The Kindertransport (German for “children’s transport”) was an international effort that, over the course of just nine months, brought thousands of unaccompanied children from Nazi Europe to the United Kingdom. Using personal artifacts, testimony, and historical photos and video, participants in this workshop will explore the experiences of Chicago-area Survivors… Read More

For Educators in Grades 7-12    Otto Weidt’s Workshop for the Blind was a small workshop that produced brushes and brooms in Nazi Berlin. Under the guise of making products essential to the war effort, Weidt, who was blind himself, employed Jewish workers who were mainly blind, visually impaired, and hearing impaired. The workshop not only… Read More

For Educators in Grades 3-12 We encourage our students to take a stand on civic and social justice issues that matter to them. But what forms does that take? In this session, explore approaches to art-making (2-D, 3-D, 4-D, and more) as a way for students to engage civically and make their voices heard.  Workshop… Read More

For Educators in Grade 7-12 In April 1941, at the time of Axis occupation, Greece had a Jewish population of approximately 72,000. The largest Jewish community lived in Thessaloniki, where they had resided for centuries. During the Holocaust, between 1941 and 1944, 87% of the nation’s Jewish population was murdered. What made the murder rate… Read More

For Educators in Grades 7-12 Amid Nazi tyranny, persecution, and genocide, a small but important number of individuals and organized groups in Nazi Germany took a stand and resisted. While many were motivated by politics or personal reasons, some were motivated by the morals and values of their deeply held religious beliefs. Religious Jews, Muslims,… Read More

For Educators in Grades 7-12 Join us for an evening open house to preview our new exhibition, Voices of Genocide, a first-of-its-kind exhibition anchored in survivor testimony that details the “how” and “why” genocide happens, explores the common conditions that can lead to genocide, and provides the tools to work toward intervention and prevention. Afterwards,… Read More

For Educators in Grades 3-12 Native American history and culture is foundational to understanding the United States, both its history and the present day. Yet many teachers feel unequipped or a lack of confidence when teaching about Native Americans. In this training, teachers will learn how to integrate Native perspectives into the larger narrative of… Read More