Name: Foundations for Teaching the Holocaust: Implementing the Gizella Abramson Holocaust Education Act
Start: 2026-04-16T08:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-04-16T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Appalachian State University

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Foundations for Teaching the Holocaust: Implementing the Gizella Abramson Holocaust Education Act

April 16 @ 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Appalachian State University

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Below, you will see the agenda for this workshop, which will also have all of the presentations and files embedded for your use by the day of the workshop.

Contact Information for the Conference Facilitators:

Lee Holder: Region 2 Director: historyhawk308@gmail.com

Lauren Piner: Region 1 Director: Laurenepiner@gmail.com

AGENDA ITEMS	LINKS TO RESOURCES USED
8:30-9:00: Introductions and Overview of the Gizella Abramson Holocaust Education Act and Curriculum Resources for NC teachers	Overview of the Gizella Abramson Holocaust Education Act and Resources Slide Deck Trainer Guide to Presenting Foundational Lessons Teaching a Holocaust Elective Resources NC Holocaust Files Videos Biography of Gizella Abramson
9:00-10:30: Guidelines for Teaching the Holocaust and Rationale for Teaching the Holocaust	Guidelines for Teaching the Holocaust Slide Deck USHMM Guidelines for Teaching about the Holocaust Video Handout for Guidelines Activity Excerpt from The Assignment Define the Holocaust: Echoes and Reflections Lesson Comparing Different Definitions of the Holocaust Avoid Simple Answers to Complex Questions: USHMM Challenges of Escape Lesson Research about Holocaust Simulations: https://www.adl.org/resources/tools-and-strategies/why-simulation-activities-should-not-be-used https://echoesandreflections.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/WhySimulationActivitiesShouldNotBeUsed.pdf https://www.chalkbeat.org/2021/11/9/22745966/holocaust-lesson-regret/ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bsfi9WXLXPFLdpifkd-Hy4fAC7oRc1FO/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107961532611341832976&rtpof=true&sd=true Rationale for Teaching the Holocaust Slide Deck Rationale for Teaching the Holocaust Teacher Handout Video: The Myth of Race: Debunked
10:45-12:15: Photo Narrative and Interactive Timeline Lesson and *Salvaged Pages*	Photo Narrative Slide Deck Photo Narrative Lesson Plan from USHMM Photographs of the Holocaust for Photo Narrative PDF (print two to a page) Timeline Lesson Slide Deck Timeline Lesson Student Handout Timeline Lesson NC Survivor PDF (print two to a page) Timeline Lesson Salvaged Pages Layer PDF (print two to a page) Click here to order the FREE timeline layer cards from the USHMM
Why Didn’t They Just Leave Lesson	Why Didn’t They Just Leave? Handout Why Didn’t They Just Leave? Google Slides

Foundations for Teaching the Holocaust: Implementing the Gizella Abramson Holocaust Education Act

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