January 18, 2021 | 10-11:30am, 2 PDUs available | Cost: FREE
With an abundance of literature to choose from, teaching about the Holocaust, and its lessons can be overwhelming. In this workshop, Dr. Sarah Minslow will share a variety of books that are appropriate for teaching about this history in elementary school and suggestions for how to engage in meaningful conversations with students. After her presentation, educators will have the opportunity to discuss how they might bring this learning into their classroom during small group breakout rooms. The session will conclude with time for questions and answers in the full group. The session will assist teachers in addressing SB664 (Oregon’s Holocaust and Genocide K-12 education mandate).
After RSVPing, you will receive an email 24 hours prior to the event with a zoom link. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this event, please contact education@ojmche.org.
Dr. Sarah Minslow is an Assistant Professor of Children’s & Young Adult Literature at California State University, Los Angeles. She received her PhD in English with a specialization in Children’s and YA Literature from the University of Newcastle. She has been teaching children’s literature, media, and culture at the university level since 2008 and developed two courses after attending the USHMM’s Silberman Seminar in 2012: War & Genocide in Children’s Literature and Refugees in Literature & Film. She has worked with multiple educator groups across the country to develop a curriculum for Holocaust and genocide studies and human rights education using children’s literature. She is a member of the Teaching Brief Editorial Board for the International Association of Genocide Scholars and the Phoenix Picturebook Award committee for the Children’s Literature Association. Out soon is her co-edited book Denial: The Final Stage of Genocide?