The following materials were utilized during Session 2 of the BCIU course which took place on Tuesday, June 22.
Weimar Republic
Why Study the Weimar Republic? (www.facing.org)
Interactive Chart Exercise (www.facing.org)
Weimar Republic Module (www.facing.org) Enter "Jennifer Goss" in the space provided.
The Challenges of Teaching Hitler
Hitler: Anticipation/Reaction Guide (Attached below)
Reading on Hitler's Life (www.remember.org)
Adolf Hitler: The Early Years, 1889-1913 (www.ushmm.org)
Adolf Hitler and World War I: 1913-1919 (www.ushmm.org)
Psychoanalysis of Adolf Hitler (www.nikzor.org)
Internet Resources (Also attached below)
www.ushmm.org: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Points of Interest: “For Educators” section; Holocaust
encyclopedia; maps (particularly animated & mapping initiatives);
Committee on Conscience genocide resources & First Person
Podcasts
www.yadvashem.org: Yad Vashem
Points of Interest: “Auschwitz Album” slideshow; video lectures;
online courses (not for credit); Righteous Among the Nations; &
online exhibits
www.facing.org: Facing History & Ourselves
Points of Interest: Online modules (Weimar Republic); online
courses (for credit); teaching strategies (general); lending library
(available once you have completed a course); & also offers great
materials for the Civil Rights movement
college.usc.edu/vhi/: Survivors of Shoah Foundation
Points of Interest: Testimony; Pyramid of Hate interactive
exercise; Teacher Innovation Network; lessons section; &
online exhibits (Five Personal Journeys)
www.echoesandreflections.org: Echoes & Reflections
Points of Interest: Full testimonies of survivors included in
Echoes; downloadable curriculum materials; curriculum updates;
Dimensions journal; & Holocaust denial Q & A
www.auschwitz.org.pl: Auschwitz Memorial Museum
Points of Interest: Preservation page; photo gallery (art); history
page; Auschwitz calendar (on the history page); & multimedia
presentations (under Education) Phenomenal Facebook updates
All of the above also have Facebook pages with interesting updates.
The Rise of the Nazi Party
http://www.dipity.com/jgoss825/personal
Pre-War Jewish Life Photo Project
Belfer Exemplary Lesson by Aimee Young
All materials are property of Jennifer L. Goss unless otherwise noted and may only be reproduced for classroom use.
Questions? Please contact Jennifer at jgoss825@gmail.com