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DAY 1 (Arrival between 8:00-8:30; Speakers on at 8:30) Morning Session: - Introductions - What brings you to this seminar?
- Keynote Rescuers, Perpetrators & Bystanders - Carol & Sam Edelman, co-directors, The Center for Excellence on the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance
- Lessons Learned – Liz Igra – Central Valley HEN
Afternoon Session: (Start at 1:00) - Overview of Web 2.0 technology tools (blogs, wikis, VoiceThreads, short movies)
- Student Showcase - Pam Bodnar’s students from previous project sharing impact of their Multimedia project - “Change Writers” collaborative video projects
- Gerda Weissmann Klein & Teaching for Tolerance & Erin Goldman’s Beyond Anne Frank .
- Sharing of Commanding Officer - Charlotte Delbo
- Closing - Reiko’s story & Heroes in the Hallway - Prompt & reflective writing - using blog
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DAY 2 Morning Session: - Propaganda & Media Literacy - Tosha Tillotson, USHMM/CVHEN
- Don’t Fence Me In- from Internment to Dachau – Christine Umeda
- Journey to Camp Jerome - Marielle Tsukamoto
Afternoon Session: - “Daruma Dolls” resilience activity – Marielle Tsukamoto
- Introduction Time of Remembrance, Densho, USHMM, and Memorial Library websites.
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DAY 3 Morning Session - Prep for Day 4 - Select a piece from Prism (poem), Still I Rise, Catastrophe Tales, Executive Order 9066 (Dwight Okita), Storming the Tulips (poems), Jay’s poem - for shared poetry read-around activity.
Afternoon Session: - Cultural Event: Chico – Congregation Beth Israel for lunch, visit, & Klezmer music; Davis - Cultural lunch.
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DAY 4 Morning Session - Common Core State Standards - Discussion: Think about how you might address Common Core Standards, based on your current teaching assignment and what you’ve experienced over the past 3 days.
- Stereotyping Activity - Pam Bodnar - How could you adapt this activity to your teaching situation? What Common Core Standards would it align to?
- Sharing of Jay Frankston’s artifacts (books, sculptures, paintings and poetry)
Afternoon Session - Readings - Seedfolks and more. Group discussion.
- Move on to shared poetry read-around and share reflections from Prism (poem), Still I Rise, Catastrophe Tales, Executive Order 9066 (Dwight Okita), Storming the Tulips (poems), Jay’s poem.
- Group Discussion & Planning: Start thinking about what you can implement over the course of the next school year - by May for our follow-up session. What are some of your initial ideas for a lesson? What works best for you and your teaching assignment? Teaming? Collaborating? Individual?
- Group work time – Participants create individual and/or collaborative vision plans, share visions, ideas, resources and possible collaborations
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DAY 5 Open with a shared breakfast - ala Memorial Library style - Discussion: Where are you today as compared to Monday morning (8:30-9:00)
- Storming the Tulips – Hannie Ostendorf Voyles, Holocaust Witness & Survivor
- Hannie’s “I Am From...” poem - student reading
- Hannie’s book reflections
- Participants will share their journeys and plans for incorporating social justice into their curriculum.
- Closing Statements on Sharing of Impressions and Visions – Mark and Carole, from The Memorial Library, will address future options and ‘next steps.’
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Saturday, May 5,2012 (1/2 day) - 8:30- 12:00 Participants come together to share their “crossing lines” lesson. |
