Name: Gizella Abramson Holocaust Education Act Training Workshop
Start: 2025-03-26T08:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-26T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Anson County Schools Staff Development Center

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Gizella Abramson Holocaust Education Act Training Workshop

March 26, 2025 @ 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Anson County Schools Staff Development Center

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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

Laurie Schaefer, Region 5 Director: schaefer.laurie2006@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
10:30-10:45: Break
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
12:15-1:15: Lunch
1:15-2:45 PM: Using *Salvaged Pages* in the Classroom	Salvaged Pages Slide Deck I’m Still Here documentary of Salvaged Pages I’m Still Here Student Handout Multimedia edition of Salvaged Pages Alexandra Zapruder Video about Klaus Langer Klaus Langer Video About Emigration Instructions for Visual Journal/Assignments of Diaries Student Handouts for Visual Journal of Salvaged Pages Salvaged Pages Diary Chart Salvaged Pages Theme Matrix
2:45-3:00: Break
3:00-3:50: Holocaust Survivor, 2G or 3G Speaker

Gizella Abramson Holocaust Education Act Training Workshop

Gizella Abramson Holocaust Education Act Training Workshop

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