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Museum Teacher Fellowship Program

2003–2004 Museum Fellows and Their Projects

2003–2004 Museum Fellows and Their Projects

Judith Clark-Zaino; World and U.S. History
Milford High School in Milford, New Hampshire
Presenting student-created Holocaust museum in school library

James Goodspeed; World and U.S. History
Fulton High School in Middleton, Michigan
Creating a guide for Gratiot/ Isabella County’s German exchange program: “Inside Hell’s Gate—Wobbelin Concentration Camp”—Introducing Gratiot/ Isabella County Schools to the Holocaust in Germany

Robert Hutcheson; English
Webster Groves High School in Webster Groves, Missouri
Developing a “Community Holocaust Course” designed for adults (18+) in the greater St. Louis area

Kimberly Klett; English
Dobson High School in Mesa, Arizona
Presenting a series of conferences on how to teach the Holocaust through literature

Michael Madden; U.S. History
William P. Clements High School in Sugar Land, TX
Presenting “The Shoah: A Multi-media Docudrama”

Brendan Murphy; World History
Marist School in Atlanta, GA
Teaching an adult diocesan class entitled “Christianity and the Holocaust: Problems, Progress and Perspectives”

Stephen Pagaard; U.S. History
North Kitsap High School in Poulsbo, WA
Developing curriculum on the Holocaust for high school students

Daniel Penner; World and U.S. History
Atherton High School in Louisville, KY
Establishing a materials/ research center at Atherton HS for Holocaust and genocide studies

Susan Schaeffer; Social Studies
Corona-Norco Unified School District, Norco, California
Training history teachers in literacy techniques using Holocaust materials

Ilona Shecter; Judaic Studies and Ethics
Mid-Peninsula Jewish Community Day School in Palo Alto, California
Creating a Teacher’s Resource Library for Holocaust Studies at Mid-Peninsula Jewish Community Day School

Kristin Thompson; U.S. History
Redwood Valley Middle School in Redwood Falls, Minnesota
Teaching an Adult Holocaust Education class through the Community Education Department of Redwood Valley Middle School

Darlene Torres; World and U.S. History
Sierra Vista High School in Baldwin Park, California
Designing and presenting Holocaust lessons at workshops for bilingual teachers

Robert Vacca; U.S. History
Sullivan Middle School in Franklin, Massachusetts
Designing a one day seminar with presentations by victims of various 20th century genocides

Elizabeth Van Pilsum; Social Studies
Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Creating and implementing curriculum within Minnehaha Academy to teach the history and severity of Christian anti-Semitism

Stephanie Heintz Wood; English and Holocaust Literature
North Iredell High School in Olin, North Carolina
“Teaching the Holocaust—A First Person Resource”—creating a DVD with survivor testimony as a teaching companion to a Holocaust lessons CD-Rom