Dear colleagues, Facing History and Ourselves is once again proud to offer an online course for educators, "Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior." The course will be conducted twice in the next few months: --February 15, 2007 - April 4, 2007, or, --March 22, 2007 - 16 May, 2007. This eight-week course will explore Facing History's content, methodology, and unique approach to teaching history. The eight-week course requires a commitment of approximately four hours of work per week. There are no "live" events, so course participants find the time to do the weekly assignments and participate in the online discussions at their convenience. ***Spaces and a limited number of scholarships are still available for courses beginning FEBRUARY 15TH and MARCH 22ND ( http://www.facinghistory.org/OnlineCourseList ). TRANSFORM YOUR CLASSROOM! Renew your commitment to growing and learning; bring content and methodology into your classroom that will engage and transform your students; enjoy the flexible professional development opportunity afforded by taking an online course. Take Facing History and Ourselves' online course, "Holocaust and Human Behavior,"and gain full access to our in-depth professional development services, curricular resources, and ongoing support to educators in the areas of history, social studies, and English language arts. By using the Holocaust as a case study, we raise profound moral questions about the consequences of our actions and our beliefs, and we help our students make connections between history and the moral choices they make every day. While the Holocaust was a unique event in human history, the questions remain universal. Learn key strategies, such as how to: *Create a safe environment in your classroom based on trust and respect for different views and opinions; *Facilitate discussions around controversial topics; *Take an interdisciplinary approach to teaching this difficult history. Learn more and apply for enrollment at http://www.facinghistory.org/OnlineCourseList **Due to a generous grant, several scholarships are available to cover the cost of tuition. Questions? Contact Beth Healey at beth_healey@facing.org. We look forward to hearing from you! -------------------------------------------------------- "When I was first introduced to Facing History and Ourselves I said 'Facing History? Whose History?' and it was only later that I understood-our common history, that is what we are all trying to learn." -Elie Weisel "Hearing a survivor's story in my Facing History class remains to this day one of the most deeply affecting things that has ever happened to me.Suddenly we were interacting with history, suddenly there was a face on it.I owe so much to this curriculum, so much of who I am comes out of this experience and this particular time in my life." -Matt Damon, Facing History Alumnus -------------------------------------------------------- Testimonials from past online course participants: "This course has been emotionally challenging and intellectually stimulating. It has pushed me to redirect many of my personal and professional goals. It has begun a change in who I am as a person, which will inevitably transform what I do in my classroom." -Middle School Teacher, Phoenix, Arizona "From the beginning to end of this course, it has been valuable to hear, see, and read the voices of the individuals that became a part of history on every level. There are people and actions and choices behind each historical (and present day) event we witness." -High school Teacher, New York City, New York "The course was a fantastic meal that I am still digesting. Most poignant for me is my own realization of the power that an individual can have in shaping and changing events." -University Professor, Nishinomiya, Hyogo-ken, Japan ======== North American Human Rights Education listserv ======= Send mail intended for the list to < >. Archives of the list can be found at: http://www.hrea.org/lists/hr-education-na/ **You are welcome to reprint, copy, archive, quote or re-post this item, but please retain the original and listserv source.
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