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The
Genocide Education Project Participates In National Teachers
Conference
KANSAS CITY, MO - Social studies
teachers, supervisors, and curriculum specialists showed a
strong interest in The Genocide Education Project's exhibit
booth and presentation during the annual National Council for
Social Studies (NCSS) conference held November 17 – 21 in Kansas
City, Missouri. With over three thousand educators in
attendance, the conference included keynote speeches by
nationally recognized individuals such as Jim Lehrer, an exhibit
hall featuring top publishers and educational organizations in
the field of social science education, and presentations on
various social science topics.
The Genocide Education Project's
workshop, "Genocide Prevention and Education: Case Study of the
Armenian Genocide," was conducted by Sara Cohan, Education
Director of The Genocide Education Project. The workshop was
attended by over fifty educators and provided an overview of
basic principles of genocide education including a history of
the Armenian Genocide. Educators received lesson plans and other
resources to ensure effective implementation of the Armenian
Genocide and other genocides into their curriculum.
"It is abundantly clear that
teachers across the country are extremely interested in teaching
about this history" said Sara Cohan. "The National Conference
was an excellent opportunity to educate teachers about the
Armenian Genocide and provide them with appropriate resources,
teaching guidelines and techniques, and lesson plans so they
will feel more confident to address this critical subject in
their classrooms."
The Genocide Education Project is
grateful to Karine Birazian of Chicago, Illinois, who has
managed the exhibit booth at the NCSS conference for the past
three years. The booth was stocked with lesson plans,
background reading materials, and information about The Genocide
Education Project's "Aharonian Award," which was recently
created to honor the outstanding performance of teachers who
have implemented innovative lesson plans about the Armenian
Genocide in their classrooms. "It is very exciting to see so
many educators at our booth with the desire to learn more about
the Armenian Genocide and their willingness to teach the subject
matter. Our presence was an invaluable contribution to
promoting Genocide awareness and education," commented Ms.
Birazian.
In addition to the regular
conference presentations, The Choices Program, from Brown
University, held a kick-off workshop through the National Social
Studies Supervisors Association (NSSSA) entitled "Responding to
Genocide: Never Again?" Representing The Genocide Education
Project, long time educator Doug Geogerian assisted with the
workshop by presenting key issues pertaining to the Armenian
Case as the workshop focused on understanding the world's
response to genocide and engaging in further study of this
matter.
The Genocide Education
Project is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization that assists educators in
teaching about human rights and genocide, particularly the
Armenian Genocide, by developing and distributing instructional
materials, providing access to teaching resources and organizing
educational workshops. |
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