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PLAN YOUR FIELD TRIPS EARLY TO ENSURE
AVAILABILITY
Field trips to Holocaust
Museum Houston truly help to complement a study about the
Holocaust. Schools are encouraged to consider visiting the
Museum to learn more about the experiences of survivors who settled in
Houston after the war. Docent-led tours are provided for groups of 10 or
more, and there is no fee for admission or the guided tour.
Due to space limitations within the
Museum, tour dates are not always available. Teachers should
discuss field trip dates and make plans early. Teachers should
also keep testing dates and grading periods in mind so that the requested
dates do not conflict with the school calendar.
To request a field trip,
visit the Museum Web site at http://www.hmh.org/GroupTourRequest.aspx
and complete the tour request form.
The Museum also has
a new Group and Student Tour Guide that will help
teachers prepare students to participate in the docent-led tour. The
free guide can be downloaded from the Web site at http://www.hmh.org/Uploads/PDF/Group_Student_Tours_Guide.pdf.
"THE ART OF MEMORY: A TEACHER WORKSHOP ON HOLOCAUST MEMORY AND THE
ARTS" SCHEDULED FOR THIS OCTOBER
 Two major events that focus on memory and the arts in
relation to the Holocaust will be occurring this November – the temporary
exhibition, “Fragile Fragments” will open at Holocaust Museum Houston on
Nov. 5 and on Nov. 23, the Houston Symphony will perform
“Kaddish.”
This one-day
workshop, set for 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., on Wednesday, Oct. 27,
2010, will prepare teachers to undertake a study of the Holocaust and
the memories of these events as they are transmitted through memorials,
art and music.
The morning
session will feature Professor James Young, who will explore the
development of memorials and art to commemorate the Holocaust. Young
is professor of English and Judaic studies at the University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, where he has taught since 1988, and currently the
chair of the Department of Judiac and Near Eastern Studies.
 The afternoon session will feature Lawrence Siegel,
composer of “Kaddish” and Dr. Mary Lee Webeck, director of education at
HMH, as they explore the significance of music in relating the experiences
of the Holocaust. Siegel has been composer-in-residence at the Eugene
O'Neill Puppetry Conference since 1999 and is also a nationally known
performer of traditional music on piano and mandolin.
Holocaust Museum Houston is a
provider of continuing professional education (CPE) approved by the State
Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) whose provider number is 500499.
The $15
nonrefundable workshop fee covers workshop materials. Lunch is not
included. Visit www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx by Oct. 20 to
register online. For more information, call 713-942-8000, ext. 105 or
e-mail teachertraining@hmh.org.
Teachers who plan to discuss the
"Kaddish" project or take students to see the performance, may also
find resources for developing their own study of this music at http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/arts/music.htm.
FEBRUARY
WORKSHOP TO FOCUS ON RACE LAWS IN THE UNITED STATES AND
EUROPE
 Most teachers probably have had students question how
the Holocaust is relevant to American history.
This interactive workshop,
"The Impact of Racist Ideologies: Jim Crow and the Nuremberg Race Laws,”
scheduled for 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, will help
educators answer that question as participants explore the
racist ideologies that governed two different nations, albeit with
different outcomes. In this session, teachers will analyze the laws used to identify
and segregate minority populations, discuss the scope of these laws and
compare results of the laws. The day will involve many stimulus-based
discussions, lesson ideas, resource suggestions and discussions on how to
implement the workshop’s content into existing plans and programs.
Holocaust Museum Houston is a
provider of continuing professional education (CPE) approved by the State
Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) whose provider number is 500499.
The $15 nonrefundable
workshop fee covers workshop materials. Lunch is not included. Visit www.hmh.org/RegisterEvent.aspx to register online by Jan. 26, 2011. For more
information, call 713-942-8000, ext. 105 or e-mail teachertraining@hmh.org.
MEET THE
EDUCATION STAFF AT NMSA OR NCSS
HMH Education Department staff
members will be presenting at the annual conferences for the National
Middle School Association (NMSA) and the National Council for Social
Studies (NCSS).
At
NMSA, a session titled “Activism 101: Understanding Genocide and
What Students Can Do” will be on Friday, Nov. 5 at 11:30 a.m. Visit
the NMSA Web site to learn more about this conference, which will be held
in Baltimore, Maryland.
At NCSS, a session titled “After the
Holocaust: Voices in Response” will be on Friday, Nov. 12 at 10:15
a.m. Visit the NCSS Web site to learn more about
this conference, which will be held in Denver, Colorado.
ENTRIES NOW
BEING ACCEPTED FOR 2011 YOM HASHOAH STATEWIDE ART, WRITING AND VIDEO
CONTEST
In observance of Yom
HaShoah, Holocaust Commemoration Day, the Texas Coalition for
Holocaust Education sponsors an annual statewide art, writing and video
contest for middle and high school students in Texas. The 2011 theme is
“Holocaust Literature – Witness of the Past and Challenge for Today.”
Visit the student section of the Museum’s Web site to download the contest
rules and guidelines.
WEB RESOURCE
OF THE MONTH
Yad Vashem is offering online
courses through its virtual school. There are three options:
“Germany 1918–1943,” “Jewish Life in the Ghettos” and “The ‘Final Solution
to the Jewish Question.'” For teachers who register by
Oct. 1, the cost for each workshop is only $30. For more
information, visit Yad Vashem’s Web site at http://www1.yadvashem.org/yv/en/education/courses/index.asp. | 
