Category Archives: TOLI News
TOLI SEMINAR FOR POLISH TEACHERS TEACHING THE HOLOCAUST AND HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH ART
Some 40 educators in Poland took part in a unique eight-week program, Teaching about the Holocaust and Human Rights through Art, a TOLI seminar conducted in partnership with POLIN, Museum of the History of Polish Jews. During the online program from Sept.7— Oct.30, prominent lecturers in the visual arts – graphics, painting and photography – gave multi-media presentations on […continue]
Read MoreSUPPORT FOR TOLI ALUMNI PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GRANTS
TOLI is offering two programs to support its widening network of teachers and educators throughout Europe. First, TOLI has developed a pilot professional development program for 500 teachers from Romania and Bulgaria. The program consists of a series of webinars for teachers to expand their understanding of the Holocaust and human rights, learn about new […continue]
Read MoreTEACHERS FROM 15 COUNTRIES IN FIRST EUROPEAN TRANSNATIONAL SEMINAR: THE HOLOCAUST AND HUMAN RIGHTS
TOLI is conducting an 11-week online professional development opportunity for teachers in Europe (September 21-December 7) bringing together 42 participants from 15 countries. This seminar, in partnership with the Intercultural Institute of Timisoara and with support from the Council of Europe, is addressed to teachers working in Europe who are interested in developing their competencies […continue]
Read MoreNational Seminar In NYC Becomes a Year of Virtual Activities For Teachers
While the health crisis prevented 27 teachers from attending the national seminar in New York in June, the participants have enthusiastically embarked on a yearlong journey together reading, writing, and sharing classroom lessons via TOLI’s website and over Zoom. In June and July, participants introduced themselves online and read and responded to TOLI Senior Program […continue]
Read MoreTeaching About The Holocaust and Human Rights Through Art: Poland Moves Online
In Poland, an 8-week online course titled Teaching about the Holocaust and Human Right through Art will be organized by TOLI in partnership with POLIN Museum. Yad Vashem Institute contributed to the course by sharing knowledge on the subject matter. The content of the course includes little-known stories of people and events, and a new look at literature […continue]
Read MoreTOLI Launches the Call for Its First Ever Europe-Wide Online Course
Learning from the Past – Acting for the Future Teaching about the Holocaust and Human Rights An 11-week online engagement professional opportunity for teachers in Europe (21 September – 4 December, 2020) Call for applications This program, developed by The Olga Lengyel Institute, in partnership with the Intercultural Institute of Timisoara and with […continue]
Read MoreNew Mexico Seminar Moves Online
New Mexico seminar leaders, Leslie Lawner, Susan Quintana, Michelle Thompson-Lloyd, and Barb Lazar grounded their work in the Essential Question: In times of crisis, what does it take to move from knowledge to action? As they shifted from an in-person to a virtual 3-day seminar, they worked to maximize the benefits of online learning with […continue]
Read MoreCrossing Lines: Tools for Teaching Tough Topics: First TOLI Online Seminar, California
Pam Bodnar and Gail Desler, leaders of the TOLI California seminar, shifted plans after COVID made it clear they couldn’t hold an in-person seminar as planned. Gail has served as her district’s Technology Coach, so this team was able to quickly pull together TOLI’s first full seminar held completely online. Instead of its usual week-long […continue]
Read More“Stamped” Antiracist Reading Group, Mississippi—Tracei Willis, Wendy Zagray Warren
The Mississippi Satellite opened an invitation to educators who signed up for an intensive weeklong reading, reflecting, and discussing Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi. Our group comprised 16 participants from New York, Massachusetts, Texas, Alabama, and of course, Mississippi. Our first virtual meeting on Sunday, June 14, 2020, […continue]
Read MoreCNN- The Portuguese diplomat who saved thousands of people and lost everything except his good name
Op-ed in CNN about Portuguese Holocaust hero Sousa Mendes by TOLI board members, Arthur Berger and Harry D. Wall. “Sousa Mendes’ actions carry an important lesson for today. In a world where racism is all too common and cruel anti-immigration policies are in force against refugees, the actions of an individual — willing to risk […continue]
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