Since 1996 Museum Teacher Fellows have distinguished themselves as leaders in Holocaust education by bringing the history and lessons of the Holocaust to new places for new audiences. Last summer Museum Teacher Fellows Drew Beiter and Mark Gudgel organized the Educators Institute on Human Rights, a three-day conference that provided Rwandan teachers with resources and strategies to bring the lessons of the Holocaust to their classrooms. Become a leader. Apply to the Museum Teacher Fellowship Program.
Below is a short video about how Drew Beiter and Mark Gudgel are helping Rwandan teachers bring the lessons of the Holocaust to their classrooms.
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Applications are now being accepted for the 2012-2013 Museum Teacher Fellowship at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
The applications for the 2012-2013 program are due February 10, 2012.
Since 1996 the Museum Teacher Fellowship Program has developed a national corps of 275 skilled educators who serve as the core of the Museum’s efforts to ensure quality Holocaust education in secondary schools. Teacher Fellows organize conferences, lead workshops, write curricula, serve on boards of Holocaust museums and education centers, lead study trips to Holocaust sites, and serve as conduits to the Museum for educators, institutions, professional organizations, and community groups in their regions.
Each year up to 20 educators in grades 7 through 12 and community college faculty are designated as new Museum Teacher Fellows. These educators must show evidence of extensive knowledge of Holocaust history, successful teaching experience, and participation in community and professional organizations.
Teacher Fellows participate in a five-day, all-expense paid summer institute at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., designed to immerse participants in advanced historical and pedagogical issues. Following the summer institute, Fellows are expected to create and implement an outreach project in their schools, colleges, communities, or professional organizations. In July of the following year, Fellows will attend a follow-up program at the Museum to assess their various efforts and to continue their study of the Holocaust with Museum staff and noted speakers.
Community college faculty, and middle and high school history, social studies, foreign-language, English and journalism teachers, as well as librarians and instructional media specialists, are encouraged to apply for Museum Teacher Fellowships. Other content areas will also be considered. It is expected that applicants will have taught the Holocaust for a minimum of five years. Applicants must teach in United States schools.
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For more information, contact us at:
Museum Teacher Fellowship Program
Peter J. Fredlake
Coordinator, Museum Teacher Fellowship Program
Education Division
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW
Washington, DC 20024-2126
E-mail: pfredlake@ushmm.org
Tel: (202) 314-0352
Fax: (202) 314-7888
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