Professional Development - Online Learning
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Online Seminars and Workshops
Facing History and Ourselves online seminars and workshops are powerful learning experiences that explore our themes and pedagogy.
Online Seminars:
- Holocaust and Human Behavior (eight-week online seminar) examines Facing History's core case study, providing an overview of the rise of the Nazis and the Holocaust, as well as an in-depth look at some of Facing History's resources and methodologies. Versions of this seminar are also available for international educators, as well as educators in a Jewish setting, which uses Jewish texts to elaborate on the Facing History journey. Those who take our Holocaust and Human Behavior online seminar will participate in a conference call with a survivor of the Holocaust, adding an unmatched level of depth and perspective to the seminar.
- Choices in Little Rock (seven-week online seminar) offers a rich and engaging exploration of the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957. The seminar traces the legal and personal struggles of African Americans from Jim Crow America through the landmark Supreme Court decision on Brown v. Board of Education, and ultimately, the courageous actions of nine young men and women determined to make desegregation a reality. Their efforts would lead to a crisis that historian Taylor Branch once described as "the most severe test of the Constitution since the Civil War."
Online Workshops (one-to-two-weeks) are free learning experiences on a variety of resources and themes. Like our online seminars, the workshops are facilitated by experienced Facing History staff and offer participants strategies and ideas on bringing our materials into their classrooms. Examples of past online workshops include:
- Civic Dilemmas: Religion, Migration, and Belonging;
- Be the Change: Upstanders for Human Rights;
- Exploring Transitional Justice Online.
Throughout the seminars and workshops, participants will engage in a variety of activities that will include reading materials, viewing video clips, and participating in online facilitated discussion forums. Participants in our seminars are expected to complete approximately four hours of work each week at their own pace. Workshop participants will typically complete two-to-four hours of work during the course of the workshop.
By taking this seminar, you will:
- Invigorate your classroom with new, practical teaching strategies
- Gain access to our free lending library of books, videos, and other materials
- Gain access to the full scope of Facing History’s website with lesson plans, curriculum modules, and other resources
Graduate Credit
As an option for our seminar participants--and at an additional cost--we offer three graduate credits (32 credit hours) for successful completion of this seminar. The credits are awarded through either
Northeastern University's College of Professional Studies (Boston, Massachusetts), or
Lesley University (Cambridge, Massachusetts).
Total cost for three graduate credits (not including seminar tuition fee):
If you are interested in the graduate credit option, please indicate so on your application. Please note that participants taking the
Online Seminar for graduate credits will have additional requirements, including a final project.
Pricing for Online Seminar
Fee: US$325 per person fee includes all materials. Please note that the fee does not cover the full cost of the seminar and follow up. The additional costs for providing these services have been underwritten by individual, foundation, and corporate donors.
Testimonials
"This course has been emotionally challenging and intellectually stimulating. It has pushed me to redirect many of my personal and professional goals. It has begun a change in who I am as a person, which will inevitably transform what I do in my classroom."—Middle School Teacher, Phoenix, Arizona
"From the beginning to end of this course, it has been valuable to hear, see, and read the voices of the individuals that became a part of history on every level. There are people and actions and choices behind reach historical (and present day) event we witness."—High school Teacher, New York City, New York
"The course was a fantastic meal that I am still digesting. Most poignant for me is my own realization of the power that an individual can have in shaping and changing events."—University Professor, Nishinomiya, Hyogo-ken, Japan
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