Free Teacher Trainings

Encountering and Combating Antisemitism in the Classroom

• You will leave the online session with:
• resources on the history of antisemitism
• primary source worksheets
• strategies for teaching students about contemporary antisemitism
• lesson plans that focus on promoting empathy, developing critical thinking, and standing up to hate.

Our Encountering and Combating Antisemitism Teacher Guide will help students better understand the spread of misinformation and develop media literacy to discern between truth and propaganda, which can be found on our website.

Sobibor Educator Training
His Duty is to Talk: Interactive Technology and Bringing The Story of A Sobibor Survivor to Your Classroom

• Learn how the augmented reality (AR) technology works and how it utilizes historical artifacts and information.
• Gain various primary source lesson plans and worksheets that use artifacts, photographs, and Holocaust Survivor testimony.
• Discover how Thomas Blatt's story of survival reinforces the importance of using Holocaust education to inspire a more dignified and humane world.
• $150 stipend available for current teachers. Lunch will be served.

Beyond the Shadows: Teaching the Danish Rescue to Young Learners

In this training you will:

• Learn how and why the majority of Danish Jews survived the Holocaust.
• Gain various primary source lesson plans and worksheets that use artifacts, photographs, and Holocaust Survivor testimony.
• Tour Holocaust Museum LA virtually and discuss how to bring the transformative experience to your students.
• Discover how Sam Kalt's story of survival reinforces the importance of using Holocaust education to inspire a more dignified and humane world.

$150 stipend available for current teachers. Lunch will be served.

Encountering and Combating Antisemitism in the Classroom
Recommended for (6th-12th grade)

Join Holocaust Museum LA for a FREE virtual educator training to learn about modern antisemitism and its various forms, including conspiracy theories, noxious antisemitic tropes, and symbols of hate.

Sobibor Educator Training
His Duty is to Talk: Interactive Technology and Bringing The Story of A Sobibor Survivor to Your Classroom
Recommended for (6th-12th grade)

Join Holocaust Museum LA for a FREE educator training that will introduce an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) application that focuses on primary sources, survivor testimony, and cutting edge technology.
The free app features an augmented reality replica of an incredible artifact in the Holocaust Museum LA collection.
During this seminar, we will share how to navigate this technology and use it to enhance lessons, including strategies for integrating primary sources into teaching materials and facilitating classroom discussions.

Beyond the Shadows: Teaching the Danish Rescue to Young Learners
Recommended for (3th-15th grade)

This FREE training introduces educators to resources highlighting upstander perspectives, using Lois Lowry's novel "Number the Stars", primary sources, first-hand survivor accounts, as well as photographs from Judy Glickman Lauder's "Beyond the Shadows" to showcase the story of the Danish rescue of Jews during the Holocaust.

Teaching about Holocaust history, the danger of othering, and the importance of kindness has never been more important, and Holocaust Museum LA is here to support the work you do in the classroom. Holocaust Museum LA remains a steadfast resource, ready to equip you with the necessary tools, resources, and worksheets to address the social relevance of this history. Whether you're teaching in person or navigating the virtual world of online education, our resources are designed to help you tackle this sensitive subject.

Learn how to implement Holocaust education into your classroom through Museum tours by our highly trained docents, survivor talks, and specialized lesson plans tailored to align with the Common Core State Standards. Holocaust Museum LA offers trainings on a variety of topics including a sobering journey with our new Augmented Reality (AR) application, offering an unflinching look into the Sobibor death camp. Learn strategies for introducing Holocaust education to fourth and fifth graders using Lois Lowry's "Number The Stars." And, critically, understand how to address and counteract antisemitism within your classroom. Join us for Holocaust Museum LA's free teacher trainings--and educate to fight hate.

Encountering and Combating Antisemitism in the Classroom
Recommended for (6th-12th grade)

Location: Virtual
Date: Wednesday, July 10th
Time: 1:30 PM-3 PM PST

Sobibor Educator Training
His Duty is to Talk: Interactive Technology and Bringing The Story of A Sobibor Survivor to Your Classroom
Recommended for (6th-12th grade)

Location: Holocaust Museum LA
Date: Tuesday, July 30th
Time: 11 AM-3 PM PST

Beyond the Shadows: Teaching the Danish Rescue to Young Learners
Recommended for (3th-15th grade)

Location: Holocaust Museum LA
Date: Wednesday, July 24th
Time: 11 AM-3 PM PST

Location: Holocaust Museum LA
Date: Saturday, August 24th
Time: 11 AM-3 PM PST