UNK Holocaust Education Conference Schedule
Sunday, Sept. 21st
4:00-4:30pm: Check-in and Welcome Reception at the Nebraskan Student Union
4:30-5:30pm: Individual Responsibility: A Model Lesson - with Jane Connealy
5:30-6:15pm: Dinner and Discussion / working dinner
6:15-8:00pm: An Interactive History of the Holocaust - with Sandy Renken & Tom Seib
Monday, Sept. 22nd
8:00-8:30am: Welcome and Light Breakfast
8:30-10:00am: An Interactive History of the Holocaust (cont.) - with Sandy Renken & Tom Seib
10:00-11:00am: Understanding Judaism - with Liz Feldstern
11:00-11:15am: Break
11:15-12:15pm: Survivor Testimony with Dr. Fred Kader
12:15-1:00pm: Lunch
1:00-2:00pm: Beyond Resistance Basics: Strategies and Best Practices for Teaching with the Jewish Partisans - via Video Conference with Jonathan
Furst, Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation
2:05-3:40pm: Breakout Sessions : (All options available during both session times.)
Session 1: 2:05-2:50 Session 2: 2:55-3:40
Option 1 – Holocaust Selections for the Language Arts Classroom – Sydney Tetrault
Option 2 – Exploring Issues of Personal Identity and Nurturing Empathy – Sandy Renken
Option 3 – Holocaust Studies and the Connection to State Social Studies Standards – Harris Payne
Option 4 – Engaging 21st Century Learners with iWitness Survivor Testimony Video Features– Katrina
Gotschall
3:45-4:00pm: Q & A / Evaluations / Wrap up the Day
4:00-4:30pm: Check-in and Welcome Reception at the Nebraskan Student Union
4:30-5:30pm: Individual Responsibility: A Model Lesson - with Jane Connealy
5:30-6:15pm: Dinner and Discussion / working dinner
6:15-8:00pm: An Interactive History of the Holocaust - with Sandy Renken & Tom Seib
Monday, Sept. 22nd
8:00-8:30am: Welcome and Light Breakfast
8:30-10:00am: An Interactive History of the Holocaust (cont.) - with Sandy Renken & Tom Seib
10:00-11:00am: Understanding Judaism - with Liz Feldstern
11:00-11:15am: Break
11:15-12:15pm: Survivor Testimony with Dr. Fred Kader
12:15-1:00pm: Lunch
1:00-2:00pm: Beyond Resistance Basics: Strategies and Best Practices for Teaching with the Jewish Partisans - via Video Conference with Jonathan
Furst, Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation
2:05-3:40pm: Breakout Sessions : (All options available during both session times.)
Session 1: 2:05-2:50 Session 2: 2:55-3:40
Option 1 – Holocaust Selections for the Language Arts Classroom – Sydney Tetrault
Option 2 – Exploring Issues of Personal Identity and Nurturing Empathy – Sandy Renken
Option 3 – Holocaust Studies and the Connection to State Social Studies Standards – Harris Payne
Option 4 – Engaging 21st Century Learners with iWitness Survivor Testimony Video Features– Katrina
Gotschall
3:45-4:00pm: Q & A / Evaluations / Wrap up the Day