* I am posting for a colleague, Dr. Tsipy Gur. * * She is collecting lesson plans “ to build an online repository of thematic units, complete with model lesson plans, prepared by teachers from middle schools and high schools throughout the country. The lesson plans should relate to the Tree of Life shooting when trying to engage the students in action against hate, racism, and antisemitism (see details below).” The educator who submitted the best lesson plan will win a FULL scholarship for a Classrooms Without Borders travel seminar, worth up to $6,000! Please reply to Dr. Gur, not to me. Thanks, Gail
From: Dr. Tsipy Gur | Classrooms Without Borders <meli...@classroomswithoutborders.org<mailto:meli...@classroomswithoutborders.org>> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2019 8:32 AM To: Shirazi, Gail <g...@loc.gov<mailto:g...@loc.gov>> Subject: Win a FREE Study Seminar! Submit your lesson plan now! View this email in your browser<https://mailchi.mp/classroomswithoutborders/tree-of-life-one-year-later-a-call-for-lesson-plans-1279691?e=7f557c2ca5> [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/ec562d541cf43913bd1d27c93/images/dfbcf3ea-c7d7-425f-a3a4-02a3f40d5889.jpg] Tackling Issues of Racism, Hate, and Antisemitism in the Classroom [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/ec562d541cf43913bd1d27c93/images/a67cb2d0-7a7e-402f-ba49-b86737f8f654.jpg] In commemoration of the Tree of Life shooting A Call For Lesson Plans On October 27, 2018, eleven people were murdered in the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. This event, the most deadly antisemitic attack in US history, has shaken American society and troubled communities across the country and abroad. Since then, hundreds more have lost their lives in violent hate crimes around the world. Classrooms Without Borders calls on educators to propose lesson plans aimed to help teachers tackle the issues of racism, hate, and antisemitism in the classrooms; teach their students about the Tree of Life shooting; and help them act to prevent more violence. In this page<https://classroomswithoutborders.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ec562d541cf43913bd1d27c93&id=8ff432b533&e=7f557c2ca5> you can find detailed instructions for proposing your lesson plans. In case you have any questions or need clarifications, please contact the program’s coordinator, Ran Inbar, at r...@classroomswithoutborders.org<mailto:r...@classroomswithoutborders.org>. Purpose Looking to October 2019, as we mark one year after the shooting, Classrooms Without Borders would like to help educators lead their communities in the struggle against hate, racism, and antisemitism. To this end, we intend to build an online repository of thematic units, complete with model lesson plans, prepared by teachers from middle schools and high schools throughout the country. The lesson plans should relate to the Tree of Life shooting when trying to engage the students in action against hate, racism, and antisemitism (see details below). Building a repository of lesson plans will provide a resource for educators to: * Teach about the Tree of Life shooting in their classrooms in a thorough, effective, and constructive way. * Convey a message of activism and involvement. * Strengthen the teachers’ community with shared visions, ideas, and methodologies. Who is eligible to submit a lesson plan? Any teacher from public, charter, independent, or parochial schools may submit a lesson plan and supporting unit. Review Criteria A committee comprised of teachers and other experts in education will review all lesson plans and decide which are the best proposals – three from each track. The following criteria will help the committee reach its conclusions: * Creativity: the lesson is planned in an innovative, engaging way. It uses different teaching strategies and methods. * Content: the lesson incorporates all the required elements mentioned in the guidelines and template above. * Action plan: the lesson plan points out ways for students to decide on and engage in action to counter hate, racism, and antisemitism. * Adherence to submission guidelines: the proposal is submitted according to the required template. References to external sources are made when relevant. The plan is fit for two or more class hours. The committee will reach its conclusions by August 15, 2019. Awards All proposed lesson plans that meet the standards presented in this document will be uploaded to the lessons’ repository by September 15, 2019, with credit given to the teachers who wrote them. For each track (middle school and high school): * The educator who submitted the best lesson plan will win a FULL scholarship for a Classrooms Without Borders travel seminar, worth up to $6,000! * Second place educators will win a $1,000 grant towards travel expenses or registration costs for a seminar with a focus on racism, antisemitism, the Holocaust or Israel (can be used for Classrooms Without Borders seminars or seminars through other organizations). * Third place educators will win a $200 book stipend (books have to be related to racism, antisemitism, the Holocaust or Israel. Individual books and classroom kits are allowed). * All winning proposals will be presented at the Antisemitism, Hate, and Social Responsibility conference in Pittsburgh, on November 10-11, 2019. Important Dates July 31, 2019 Deadline for the submission of lesson plans August 15, 2019 Committee decision about the best proposals September 15, 2019 Lesson plans’ repository available online November 10-11, 2019 Conference on Antisemitism, Hate, and Social Responsibility in Pittsburgh [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-twitter-48.png]<https://classroomswithoutborders.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ec562d541cf43913bd1d27c93&id=2cca24fc77&e=7f557c2ca5> [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-facebook-48.png]<https://classroomswithoutborders.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ec562d541cf43913bd1d27c93&id=a4db3f8b8e&e=7f557c2ca5> [https://cdn-images.mailchimp.com/icons/social-block-v2/color-link-48.png]<https://classroomswithoutborders.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ec562d541cf43913bd1d27c93&id=7ec6840c97&e=7f557c2ca5> CONTACT US TODAY P.O. Box 60144, Pittsburgh, PA 15211 P.O. Box 2173, Wheeling, WV 26003 Zipora "Tsipy" Gur, Executive Director, 412-915-9182, t...@classroomswithoutborders.org<mailto:t...@classroomswithoutborders.org> Melissa Haviv, Assistant Director, 412-610-9294, meli...@classroomswithoutborders.org<mailto:meli...@classroomswithoutborders.org> Daniel Pearlman, Post-Seminar Programs Mgr, 216-408-2304, dan...@classroomswithoutborders.org<mailto:dan...@classroomswithoutborders.org> Jamie Campbell, Wheeling Coordinator, 304-650-9848, ja...@classroomswithoutborders.org<mailto:ja...@classroomswithoutborders.org> Classrooms Without Borders (CWB) is a non-profit educational organization founded in 2011 by Dr. Zipora Gur as an independently funded program of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. CWB is a premier provider of experiential, professional development and continuing education for educators, students and learners in Israel and Holocaust education throughout Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. CWB offers unique travel experiences enriched with rigorous content, scholarly readings, internationally renowned speakers, exhibits, arts and direct applications to classroom instruction. CWB inspires teachers, students and our community to action by imparting universal human values and by promoting diversity, altruism, forgiveness, courage, respect and faith in humanity. Find out more about us at www.classroomswithoutborders.org<https://classroomswithoutborders.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ec562d541cf43913bd1d27c93&id=897e58f4bd&e=7f557c2ca5>. update your preferences<https://classroomswithoutborders.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ec562d541cf43913bd1d27c93&id=bbeeab0be4&e=7f557c2ca5> | unsubscribe<https://classroomswithoutborders.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ec562d541cf43913bd1d27c93&id=97a3575d44&e=7f557c2ca5> Copyright © 2019 Classrooms Without Borders, All rights reserved. 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