The Power of Our Stories: A Jewish Women’s Archive Workshop for Jewish Educators
Source: Jewish Women's Archive
Join the Jewish Women’s Archive for two days of intensive professional development designed to enrich your teaching with the stories of American Jewish lives, past and present. The 2013 workshops will focus on the role of Jews in the Civil Rights and Labor Movements in the U.S.
New York Workshop, 2013
Hosted by the Center for Jewish History, our New York workshop will be held Monday and Tuesday, June 24-25, 2013 in Manhattan. Educators will spend two days with historians, master teachers, and JWA staff members to explore the rich history of Jews in the Civil Rights and Labor Movements using "Living the Legacy", JWA's social justice curriculum. The New York workshop is open to educators in the greater New York area working in formal and informal Jewish settings. It will focus on material written for students in grades 8-12. Kosher meals are included. Places in the workshop will be given on a first come, first served basis.
Bay Area Workshop, 2013
Hosted by the Jewish Community High School of the Bay, our Bay Area workshop will be held Monday and Tuesday, August 5-6, 2013 in San Francisco. Educators will spend two days learning with historians, master teachers, and JWA staff members to explore the rich history of American Jewish women and learn how to use historical sources across the day school curriculum.
The Bay Area workshop is open to day school educators and will focus on material written for students in grades 6-12. Kosher lunches will be provided. There is some space available for West Coast educators from outside the Bay Area (from Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, etc.). Places in the workshop will be given on a first come, first served basis.