Teacher Resources

Massachusetts Genocide Education Information

Teacher Resources

Massachusetts Genocide Education Information

An Act Concerning Genocide Education

Find information about Bill S.2557 that mandates genocide education in Massachusetts public schools here.

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Teacher Resources

Facing History and Ourselves

Teaching ResourcesFind compelling classroom resources, learn new teaching methods, meet standards, and make a difference in the lives of your students.

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Genocide Education

"The Genocide Education Project (GenEd) seeks to assist educators in teaching about human rights and genocide, particularly the Armenian Genocide, by developing and distributing instructional materials, providing access to teaching resources and organizing educational workshops."

IWitness | IWitness - Education through Genocide TestimonyIWitness brings educators and their students together at the intersection of genocide studies, diversity and inclusion education, and the development of critical literacies needed in the 21st century.

Teacher Guides and Student Workbooks | Museum of Jewish Heritage Holocaust CurriculumTeacher Guides Our guides offer support in planning a meaningful Holocaust commemoration at your school as well as deeper explorations of certain topics in New York’s Holocaust Curriculum. Meeting Hate with Humanity: Life During the Holocaust Teacher’s Guide Download a free copy Designed to aid teachers in preparing students with historical background of the Holocaust, … <a href="https://education.mjhnyc.org/teacher-guides-and-student-workbooks/">Continued</a>

Educator Resources - The Zekelman Holocaust Center

"This Educator Resource page is designed to provide teachers with a variety of materials that can enhance and supplement your Holocaust and genocide instruction. In keeping with our educational philosophy of “Safely Explore, Prepare and Conclude” (SPEC), we have designed these resources to engage students and foster critical and compassionate thinking so that they better understand the events of the Holocaust and see the victims as people, not just numbers."

European History — Story Preservation Initiative

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"SPI’s 1st-person Holocaust stories help young people better understand this critical period of history. The stories in the collection originate in Germany, Belgium, Hungary, and Poland. All of those who shared their story were under the age of ten when Hitler’s army invaded. These children experienced the aloneness of kindertransport, becoming a 'hidden child' and life in a Jewish ghetto. And, without exception, they tell of the “unsung heroes” who risked their lives to protect them."