Teaching the Holocaust and Human Rights in the Heartland
Photo: John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Tower
Applications for the 2023 seminar are now open!
Teaching the Holocaust and Human Rights in the Heartland is an inquiry-driven, writing-as-pedagogy-based seminar for educators of all levels interested in deepening their understanding of the Holocaust. Oklahoma’s diverse ethnic heritage, rich history, and the horrors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre demonstrate the need to teach human rights and tolerance within our communities. The Holocaust provides a lens to explore the parallels between our local history and the experiences of oppressed people a world away. With testimony from Holocaust Survivors, advice from experienced Holocaust educators, and other guest speakers, as well as field trips, we will think critically about the curriculum and experiences we design for our students to learn about the Holocaust and human rights.
Field trips include visiting the Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art, the Greenwood Cultural Center, and the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Park.
Further details:
- Books, materials, and entrance fees provided
- Meals: Breakfasts, lunches and one dinner provided
- Professional development credit: 30 hour certificates at no cost; graduate credit available at participant expense
Click here to view our 2023 flyer.
The 2023 program is sponsored in part by Oklahoma State University Writing Project
Leaders
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Dr. Shanedra Nowell
Dr. Shanedra Nowell is an Associate Professor of Secondary Social Studies Education at Oklahoma State University. She taught middle and high school social studies and journalism before moving into higher education. As part of her work at Oklahoma State, she serves as program coordinator for Secondary Education and as director of the Oklahoma State University Writing Project. Her publications include “Holocaust Education as a Path to Prepare Preservice Social Studies Teachers to be Social Justice Educators” in the Journal of Social Studies Research and “The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot and its Legacy: Experiencing Place as Text” for the Yale National Initiative. Shanedra attended the 2018 TOLI Summer Seminar in New York City and also serves on the Holocaust Education Council for the Tulsa Jewish Federation.
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Dr. Sherry Been
Dr. Sherry Been is an Associate Professor of Elementary Education at Northeastern State University. She has taught public school, university courses, and professional development courses over the past 20 years. Her public school teaching experience was primarily in Early Childhood Education as a teacher of Pre-K and Kindergarten students. Her research interests include early literacy, children’s literature, elementary teaching, teacher professional identity, Holocaust education, and teacher advocacy. Sherry attended the 2018 TOLI Summer Seminar in New York City and the 2008 Oklahoma State University Writing Project Summer Institute.
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