An intensive three day programme for teachers will addresses the complex subject of the Holocaust and how to teach it in the classroom.
The course which will be held Monday-Wednesday, 15-17 August, 2011, comprises lectures, interactive seminars, workshops, material and resources presented by expert international Holocaust educators.
Topics include: Historical context of the Holocaust, pedagogic challenges, cross curriculum perspectives, inter-disciplinary approaches, best practice. The course also considers the roles of perpetrators, victims, bystanders, rescuers, and resisters and where Holocaust Studies have relevance for our students today.
Presenters: Deborah Lipstadt, Emory University,USA Anthony McElligott, Professor of History, University of Limerick Yiftach Meiri, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel Zuleika Rodgers, School of Religions and Theology, Trinity College Dublin Paul Salmons, Institute of Education, University of London Thorsten Wagner, DIS-University of Copenhagen/Humboldt University, Berlin Juliane Wetzel, Centre for Research on Antisemitism, Berlin
Accommodation: campus accommodation can be arranged. Fee: €250 (includes all lectures, lunches and dinners).
This programme, which is supported by the Teacher Education Section of the Department of Education & Skills, Ireland, can be undertaken independently or as part of the Certificate in Holocaust Education accredited by Trinity College Dublin.
For further information and an application form, please contact -
Holocaust Education Trust Ireland Clifton House Lower Fitzwilliam Street Dublin 2 Telephone: + 353 1 6690593
Email: info@hetireland.org