Tree of Life
Keeping Up With Kindness brings exemplary teen role models to K-5th grade classrooms. These teen volunteers teach and engage children in mindful group discussions focused on the importance of being […]
Read MoreThis lesson is a mini-unit that begins when students have an introductory level knowledge of the Holocaust. Students working in pairs decide on an event from the Holocaust they would […]
Read MoreOne of the biggest misconceptions about antisemitism is that it is part of the past akin to ancient history. When talking about my seminar in Poland, some people stated that […]
Read MoreLearners will learn about the Tree of Life shooting as an event and as a piece of a larger narrative of antisemitism, discrimination and racial issues within the United States. […]
Read MoreDAY 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 […]
Read MoreStudents will begin this mini-unit by remembering/discovering the Tree of Life Shooting. The class will utilize a video, numerous primary source documents, discussions, and journaling in order to begin to […]
Read MoreIn 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 […]
Read MoreOn October 27, 2018, the Pittsburgh community was the victim of the deadliest Anti-Semitic attack in the United States. Even as the tragedy was continuing to unfold, the entire Pittsburgh […]
Read MoreThis 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 […]
Read MoreStudents will learn how to use poetry, and especially haiku, to come to terms with the emotions brought forth by the anniversary of the Tree of Life massacre in a […]
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