The document discusses using the Holocaust as a lens to teach authentic social studies methods to education students. It provides an overview of what was learned about the Holocaust, including key events and groups targeted. It also outlines the pedagogy used, including outside exhibits from Holocaust museums, guest speakers, and using multiple methods like technology, literature, and collaborative learning activities. The goal is for students to develop lesson plans and have reflective experiences from docent-led field trips to Holocaust museums and exhibits.

1. PRESENTERS FOR EDUCATION 388: ELEMENTARY SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS ELYSE FUCHS LINDSEY CATER CHELSEA ZILIAK STACEY MICHEL MINDY JOHNSTON KATIE GLOVER SPENSER YOUNG Using the Holocaust as a Strategy to Learn about Authentic Social Studies Methods

2. What We Have Learned: The Holocaust Knowledge of the Holocaust used as a lens to better understand history and authentic methods of learning about it Anti-Semitism principle focus of events Groups targeted included those with exceptionalities, Roma (Gypsies), Jews, Homosexuals, Jehovah’s Witnesses Death concentrated in Ghettos, Work Camps, Death Camps, but abuse well beyond it Timeline of Events

3. Pedagogy – Using Outside Sources Exhibits Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center - Future trip with 8 th and 9 th graders USHMM Holocaust Exhibit - Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings Developed curriculum to use with middle and high school field trips Facilitated field trips during Spring Break Facilitated field trips during 2010 Multicultural Conference Guest Speakers Peter Black, Senior Historian from United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Alexandra Zapruder, author of Salvaged Pages: Young Writers Diaries of the Holocaust

4. Pedagogy – Multiple Methods Technology Motion Pictures, First person accounts, Maps, Google Earth, Youtube Propaganda Newspapers, Pictures, Textbooks, Posters, USHMM Exhibit Literature Children’s Books, Historical Non-Fiction, Diaries from Young Authors, Primary Documentation Collaborative Learning Small group activities, Think-Pair-Share, Class discussions Outcomes Lesson plans, reflective entries, docent-led experiences