The museum offers a variety of teacher training opportunities, and we are certified by the Texas Education Agency to issue CPE’s to teachers attending any of our educational events. Holocaust educators are encouraged to contact the museum staff if they have any questions or concerns about creating and implementing their own Holocaust educational units and materials. Please consider joining the Museum for a special $18 Educator membership.
Museum Visit Orientations lasting two hours, are offered several times a year and at no cost to the participant, because of the generosity of The MB & Edna Zale Foundation as well as the Greater Dallas Jewish Federation. We cannot stress strongly enough how important it is for the lead teacher/s to attend an orientation, preview the museum, and discuss tour options and procedures before scheduling a school visit. This is essential in order to maximize the educational meaning of the students’ experience. Visit Orientations are listed on the event calendar online.
Teacher Workshops, lasting a full day and focused on a variety of topics, are offered throughout the year both at the museum and off-site. They often showcase original curricular materials created by the museum and innovative pedagogical approaches. We include interactive activities and encourage teacher participation and an exchange of ideas. Teacher workshops are listed on the event calendar online. Teachers may register online or by calling 214-741-7500, ext. 104. These workshops are supported by The MB & Edna Zale Foundation, the Sam Roosth Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas.
Guest Lectures are offered both to teachers and to the general public. Lecturers speak on a variety of topics related to the study of the Holocaust, the promotion of tolerance and learning about genocides. Lectures are listed on the event calendar online as well as publicized in local media. Questions can be directed to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
2011 Theme: Holocaust Literature—Witness of the Past and Challenge for Today
The Texas Coalition for Holocaust Education sponsors an annual statewide art, writing, and video contest on a different theme each year. Students are encouraged to do research and to express themselves creatively about the lessons of the Holocaust and about how genocide is still a threat in our world today. The theme for the 2011 contest is: “Holocaust Literature—Witness of the Past and Challenge for Today.” Many literary works have been created to humanize the history of the Holocaust and to deepen society’s understanding of this event. These creations have included primary and secondary source writings, allowing people to consider the multitude of experiences during the Holocaust. Diaries, memoires, poetry, fiction and non-fiction works have all been created to develop understandings of the Holocaust. These works allow readers to consider the voices and perspectives of victims, bystanders, upstanders and perpetrators. Readers come to see the Holocaust as more than a series of statistics; instead, people will be able to translate this collective experience into individual voices.
Contest rules may be found on the Web sites of the museum that is judging that part of the contest (see below). Entries not following the rules stated on the Web sites of each museum and/or not submitted by the appropriate deadline will be eliminated from the contest. All art, writing and video entries must be received by the appropriate museum by Thursday, April 7, 2011. Entries become the property of the Texas Coalition for Holocaust Education and may be reproduced or used for educational purposes at the discretion of its members.
Art Contest Rules
The Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance will judge the art portion of the contest.
Rules for Art Entries in the Yom Hashoah Statewide Art, Writing & Video Contest for 2011:
All art entries must be received by the April 7 deadline by the Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance.
Mail or deliver entries to:
Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance
c/o Education Department
211 North Record Street, Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75202-3361
*This is not a Postmark deadline as the art entries must be in our hands by this date, so please allow time for delivery.
Video Contest Rules
Holocaust Museum Houston will judge the video portion of the contest. Please visit http://www.hmh.org for rules and entry
requirements.
Writing Contest Rules
The El Paso Holocaust Museum & Study Center will judge the writing portion of the contest. Please visit
http://www.elpasoholocaustmuseum.org for rules and entry requirements.
For further information about the contest, click the link below:
