ALEX LEBENSTEIN T

TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTE
ALEX LEBENSTEIN
QUESTIONS OF
CONSCIENCE
JULY 7-12, 2013
JULY 21-26, 2013
TEI -“Questions of Conscience”
July 7-12 • July 21-26, 2013
Virginia Holocaust Museum, Richmond, VA
In Cooperation with the University of Richmond
Earn 3 Graduate Credits from the University of Richmond.
Scholarships available for qualified educators
Enrollment Requirements:
• $130 tuition*
Current Virginia middle and high school educators who intend to
teach for the next three years are invited to apply to attend a six-day
class taught at the Virginia Holocaust Museum. The class is designed to
educate teachers, librarians, counselors, and administrators about the
Holocaust and Genocides.
Class participants will have the opportunity to delve into a wide range
of topics including anti-Semitism, eugenics, racial laws, victim groups,
perpetrators, bystanders, denial, genocides in Armenia, Rwanda,
Bosnia and others, as well as post-atrocity tribunals.
The class provides educators with comprehensive materials
and pedagogical tools so that they may confidently approach these
sensitive topics with their students and colleagues. The seminar has been
designed to be integrated with the Virginia Standards of Learning for
history, English, civics, economics, biology, fine arts, drama, music,
mathematics and science.
All sessions are taught by classroom teachers and museum staff.
Select the session that best fits your summer calendar:
July 7-12**
July 21-26**
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ecommendation letter by supervisor, principal, or curriculum
coordinator or civic leader
• Your personal statement explaining the reason for selecting this course
and the way in which you hope to use the course lessons in your teaching.
Please note: The Teacher Education Institute is an intensive class which
requires participants to write graded journals and to submit
a graduate level project applicable to his/her classroom
and/or school.
Room & Board available at the University of Richmond for an additional charge.
*The actual cost of the course is $850 per participant, $720 of which
is subsidized through the generous philanthropy of Weinstein
Properties in memory of their dear friend Alex Lebenstein, a
Holocaust survivor who dedicated his life to teaching young
people the importance of tolerance. The Alexander Lebenstein
Teacher Education Institute at the Virginia Holocaust Museum was
rededicated in his memory.
**This class is in high demand and is usually closed by March 1.
For additional information, contact Rena Berlin at
rberlin@va-holocaust.com