Teachers from Pittsburgh have arrived in Israel. The group arrived shortly after 3pm here and boarded a bus for the trip to the first gathering point, The Kibbutz Lavi just a short distance from Nazareth. In the next 2 weeks they will…
After a long flight from Pittsburgh and Newark, I arrived in Tel Aviv on what has been described at the most humid hot day so far this year. We went thru customs easily and added another stamp to my passport. A cab…
I’m viewing Sunday’s trip with a bit of apprehension. Will I get everything done? Have I packed everything that I need? I have no doubt that I’ll forget something (hopefully nothing important), but I’ll be ready to go when my plane takes…
How will the students prepare for this visit to Poland? What will they read? How will they pack? What do they anticipate? Just some of the questions that I am sure are going thru their heads, and possibly the parents as well….
“Although Classrooms Without Borders (CWB) is a new organization, it is infused with history. Founded in February of this year in association with the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and the Holocaust Center, CWB provides meaningful professional development to educators who teach…
Take a virtual tour of the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. Great source of information and educational resources. http://www.nmajh.org/
Check out www.tolerance.org , a Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Lots of practical resources for teaching and learning are available at no cost.
Take a few moments to share a story, describe an experience and tell how you’ll take Poland Personally back to your classroom and your students.
David Nassar, teacher from Winchester Thurston, bears witness to the Holocaust: “The seminar exceeded all of my expectations. My understanding of the Holocaust as a whole was dramatically altered. In learning about the Holocaust in the past, I had learned it through…
Dr. Dennis Wojtek, Professor at Duquesne University, posted this 6 minute overview of the 2011 Study Seminar to Poland. 6 Minutes of the 2011 Study Seminar to Poland
Yes, there is no question about it! We want you to blog your way through Poland! The purpose of the Classrooms Without Borders Blog is to maintain a continuous channel of interactive communication among the participants in the 2011 Study Seminar to…