Teacher Workshop: Teaching Genocide through Art
Art can be a tangible visual archive of the past, providing a gateway into a deeper understanding of people who experienced unspeakable events. As such, it’s a powerful tool for teaching about the Holocaust and genocide. In a classroom setting, art can help provide context and background for students, without exposing them to potentially traumatizing images of violence.
Join the University of Minnesota’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, St. Cloud State University’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education, and Mia for a daylong educator workshop that uses art as a classroom resource for exploring the Holocaust and other genocides. During this workshop, you’ll have an opportunity to visit Mia’s galleries and special exhibition, “Modern Art and Politics in Germany 1910–1945: Masterworks from the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin,” and learn about effective strategies for incorporating art into classroom lessons. You’ll leave with a lesson plan for teaching about genocide through art.
This workshop is primarily geared toward Minnesota middle and high school teachers and is tailored to meet Minnesota’s new social studies standards and requirements for Holocaust and genocide education in middle and high school. You’ll receive five hours of CEU credit from the Minnesota Council for the Social Studies.
Lunch is provided; space is limited to 20 participants.