"Do Not Say They Cannot Hear Us": THGC Interdisciplinary Workshop on the Holocaust & Genocide
The Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission (THGC), a state agency, offers this one-day, live workshop to public and private school educators in social studies and/or English language arts for grades 5-12. The workshop will introduce relevant TEKS; provide an overview of vocabulary and histories; explore contemporary issues in historiography, literary/artistic representation, and pedagogical approaches; and showcase resources with Texas connections. Educators in attendance will be first to gain access to the THGC’s free, password-protected digital library of film and textual materials.
Special instructions
Lunch will be provided. This session is free to Region 14 Educators.
Presenter(s)
J.E. Wolfson, THGC Education Coordinator
Accomodations
Please notify the ESC Contact listed below if you have a specific accommodation request.
ESC contact
Myra Rains
ESC contact email
mrains@esc14.net
Location
Room(s)
Mitchell (North)
Date(s)
April 4, 2017
Time
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Registration deadline
April 4, 2017 4:00 PM
Cancellation deadline
You may cancel this registration anytime before the end of business on March 30, 2017.
No refunds will be given after this date.
Fees
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CPE Credit
6.0
Subject(s)
CSF: Improve Academic Performance, CSF: Increase the Use of Quality Data to Drive Ins, CSF: Learning Time, CSF: Teacher Quality, ELA/Reading, Social Studies
Grade(s)
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Audience(s)
Any Interested Audience, Elementary Teachers, Secondary Teachers
Objective(s)
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 4.3
Note
Please make other arrangements for non-participants - including children.