Category Archives: Announcements
Memorial Library Educators Present at 2014 NWP Annual Meeting in Maryland
The Memorial Library convened a session entitled “The Role of Inquiry in Teaching about the Holocaust and Genocide” at the November 2014 National Writing Project (NWP) Annual Meeting in National Harbor, Maryland. Attendees were all teachers of the Holocaust, both new educators seeking exposure to key methodologies and veteran professionals eager to learn about cutting-edge […continue]
Read MorePRESIDENT OBAMA APPLAUDS THE WORK OF MEMORIAL LIBRARY HOLOCAUST EDUCATORS
On May 7th, 2014 in Los Angeles, Memorial Library teachers Michelle Sadrena Clark and Corey Harbaugh were both publicly acknowledged by President Obama. Michelle spoke at a USC Shoah Foundation gala where President Obama received an Ambassador for Humanity award. Corey was featured in a video at the event attended by approximately 1300 people including […continue]
Read MoreMemorial Library Teachers present at 2013 Urban Sites Network Conference in Birmingham
At the 2013 Urban Sites Network Conference in Birmingham, Alabama, “Writers of Social Justice: How One Pen Can Change the World” (April 25-27), past participants Paige Cole (’09), Lisa Hall (’09) of Georgia and Sandi Robertson (’11) of Tennessee presented their work in a panel entitled “Teaching about the Holocaust and Social Justice: Best Practices […continue]
Read MoreRadio Show: Reflections on the Memorial Library Summer Seminar in NYC
On February 14, 2013,The Memorial Library Summer Seminar was showcased on the National Writing Project’s Blog Talk Radio Show. Sondra Perl and Jennifer Lemberg were joined by by summer seminar participants Tai Basurto (2012), Carol Revelle (2011), and Melissa Flanagan (2007) to reflect on their experiences during the seminar and the ways in which they […continue]
Read MoreHEN teacher and satellite leader Jane Connealy becomes “Satellite Seminar Coordinator.”
We are pleased to announce that Jane Connealy, HEN ’07, is joining the HEN staff as the Coordinator of our Summer Satellite Program. Having worked for the past three years as a satellite leader in Lincoln, NB, along with her colleagues Katie Elsener and Tom Seib, Jane brings first-hand knowledge of what’s involved in running […continue]
Read MoreNew Leadership Institute to be held in June of 2013
We are delighted to announce that we will be initiating another two-stage process in support of a second group of satellite seminars. The first step for anyone interested in this program is to apply to the Leadership Institute which will take place at the Memorial Library in June 2013. Those who are accepted into this […continue]
Read MoreHEN Teachers on Blog Talk Radio
We are pleased to be able to share with you a Blog Talk Radio broadcast, “A Visit With the Holocaust Educators Network: What’s Writing Got to Do With It?” in which HEN teachers speak about their experiences during and after the Memorial Library summer seminar. In the first half of the broadcast, you will hear […continue]
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