Innovative Teaching Strategies

Social Media and the Role of Rememberance in Modern Day Genocide

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, July 4, 2022 / Comments Off on Social Media and the Role of Rememberance in Modern Day Genocide

CWB is proud to partner with Fortify Rights in an event to commemorate Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day: With Dr. Alexis Herr- Moderator Human rights violations happen every day without justice […]

REVEALING THE STORIES BEHIND THE ARTIFACTS

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, June 12, 2022 / Comments Off on REVEALING THE STORIES BEHIND THE ARTIFACTS

The Artifacts Collection of Yad Vashem’s Museum is home to more than 27,000 items donated over the years by Holocaust survivors, their families, and various organizations. It includes a wide […]

Teachers to travel with Classrooms Without Borders

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, June 6, 2022 / Comments Off on Teachers to travel with Classrooms Without Borders

Two Crestview teachers embark on a journey alongside a Holocaust survivor, seeking to convey firsthand lessons on the devastating consequences of hate to their students.

The “Carlos Project” – Teaching Culture and Language in Your Classroom

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 5, 2022 / Comments Off on The “Carlos Project” – Teaching Culture and Language in Your Classroom

Remembering the Tree of Life Tragedy Day

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 5, 2022 / Comments Off on Remembering the Tree of Life Tragedy Day

DAY 1: ANTISEMITISM AND THE MEDIA The purpose of defining antisemitism is to determine what opinions students already hold. It’s important they can define the term so that they can […]

Social Awareness and Activism Through Music

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 5, 2022 / Comments Off on Social Awareness and Activism Through Music

Music is the universal language. Music has many messages. Music has been used as a means to combat social injustice and inspire social reform. Middle school students are mature enough […]

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 5, 2022 / Comments Off on A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

In this lesson students will explore the power of images. Beginning with the hook exercise students will begin to understand the role that confirmation bias, stereotyping, and other cognitive biases […]

“To be a Stronger Tree”: Understanding Hate Crimes & Resisting Hate

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 5, 2022 / Comments Off on “To be a Stronger Tree”: Understanding Hate Crimes & Resisting Hate

This lesson contains three parts, which help students to understand: the Tree of Life attack, hate crimes in a larger sense, and how they can take action to enduringly resist […]

Antisemitism, Past to Present: Activism to Create a Change

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 5, 2022 / Comments Off on Antisemitism, Past to Present: Activism to Create a Change

This unit was designed to immerse students in the history of the Holocaust and national, ethnic, racial, and religious intolerance. This is to communicate the impact of personal responsibility, civic […]

Holocaust Literature Themes – How can they inform action against injustices in today’s world?

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 5, 2022 / Comments Off on Holocaust Literature Themes – How can they inform action against injustices in today’s world?

Students will take the role of “preservationists” of history in order to inform and impact the present and future. As they read Refugee, by Alan Gratz, Holocaust-related memoirs, diaries, and […]

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