Teachers will be eligible for a $100 stipend if they attend both days. The necessary paperwork is available to complete above.

If you would like additional information, please call the program coordinator, E’lexis Brewer, at (850) 645-9486 or ebrewer@fsu.edu

The FSU Holocaust Institute’s goal is to provide the teachers with accurate and comprehensive information concerning the Holocaust, as well as with materials and methods to teach the Holocaust within their specific classrooms. Through interactions with survivors and their families, the participants are also able to see the Holocaust from a personal perspective. Each year funds are raised in order to provide free tuition and instructional materials for participants as needed; often the county that employs teacher participants partially funds their inclusion in the program. The Institute subsidizes in some form virtually all the teachers attending as students. The funds for this purpose come from either private donations or grants. Florida State University provides facilities, administrative staff, academic expertise, and financial support as needed.

Each lecture allows time for questions and discussion. These talks deal with the basic nature of the issues and history of the Holocaust, including such topics as the Holocaust experiences in France, Italy and Eastern Europe; concentration camp culture; resistance movements; and U.S. reactions to the Holocaust.

The instructional techniques sessions focus on teaching the Holocaust and integrating Holocaust issues and information effectively into the curriculum. Guest speakers for these sessions include experienced teachers in social studies, literature, drama, film, and art. Teachers explore a variety of hands-on techniques for presenting the Holocaust in the classroom. Research time is also allocated for those working on research projects. The Institute’s faculty consists primarily of scholars who are connected to FSU or the Tallahassee Community College.

The Institute’s goal is to supplement the current curriculum to educate young people on the enormous significance of the Holocaust.

The significance of the Holocaust, which encompasses important lessons in hate, intolerance, insensitivity, and the resiliency of the human spirit, must not be lost for future generations.

“This is the most outstanding training in any area I’ve received in my four-decade teaching career.”
– 2008 Institute participant

“A journey into the past to inform and question the present.”
– 2007 Institute participant

“The Holocaust Institute for Educators is an educator’s dream, with lesson plans, history, and teaching strategies all under one roof.”
– Adrian C. Evans, Bishop State Community College, Mobile, AL

“The Holocaust Institute at FSU is everything a person who desires a clearer understanding of the Holocaust needs/ wishes/desires. It’s a comprehensive, intellectual approach to understanding this incredible period of history.”
– 2003 Institute participant

“I will never be the same after this experience. The information presented, the ideas to take back, the sharing with colleagues – all of this has really been life-changing. This week has been the highlight of my career as an educator.”
– Pamela T. Jenkins, Fayette Middle School, Fayetteville, Georgia

“The Institute has exhausted and exhilarated me! I am more determined than ever to continue to address Holocaust issues and topics whenever the opportunity arises in my classes, and I am determined to create the opportunity”
– Michael J. Sadusky, Pasco-Hernando Community College