Becoming a Holocaust Educator - Purposeful Pedagogy Through Inquiry

"Experienced educators share how they conceive of Holocaust education as based in writing and inquiry This book offers reflections on how professional development helps guide teacher growth and success, and examinations of the ways professional organizations and networks can support teachers trying to teach challenging content"--

About the author

Jennifer Lemberg is associate director of U.S. Programs at The Olga Lengyel Institute for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights. Alexander Pope IV is an associate professor in the Department of Secondary and Physical Education and director of the Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement at Salisbury University.

Summary

Today's teachers seek to address the Holocaust not just as history, but also in relation to current events. Featuring stories from middle, high school, and university classrooms across the US, this collection offers a comprehensive argument for the inclusion of purposeful Holocaust pedagogy rooted in literacy practices and historic content.

Product details

• Authors: Tanya Baker, Sondra Perl
• Assisted by: Jennifer Lemberg (Editor), Alexander Pope (Editor)
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9780807764374
• ISBN: 978-0-8077-6437-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology