How Educators And Parents Can Talk About Difficult Subjects
How Educators And Parents Can Talk About Difficult Subjects To Be Subject Of Workshop At Cumberland County College On March 7
VINELAND, NJ—How can educators and parents talk to their students and children about difficult historical subjects that have confronted us through time?
This will be explored at a workshop, free and open to the public, on Thursday, March 7, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the George P. Luciano Conference & Events Center, Cumberland County College, 3322 College Drive, Vineland, NJ.
This workshop, entitled “Teaching Hard Histories: Complicating the Narrative,” is presented by The South Jersey Holocaust Coalition, the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education, Jewish Federation of Cumberland, Gloucester & Salem Counties, and Cumberland County College.
It will be led by Jennifer Rich, Ed.D, Director of Research and Education at the Rowan Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. She is also an assistant professor in the College of Education at Rowan University.
Her research and teaching focus on “hard histories,” such as slavery, the internment of Japanese-Americans, and the Holocaust. She has many suggestions as to how teachers and parents can talk about these subjects in an honest and inclusive way. Her recent work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Hechinger Report, and The Conversation.
No registration fee or cost is required to attend this workshop, but donations of any size are greatly appreciated. A light box-dinner will be included.
Educators, students, and the public are invited to attend and, for professionals, 3.0 Professional Development (PD) hours will be granted by the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.
To attend, please register no later than Friday, March 1 by going to www.HolocaustCoalition.com and clicking on “Register Here“—or by calling 302-265-3870. Educators desiring Professional Development credits should kindly provide their name, contact information, and school.
For more information on this and all South Jersey Holocaust Coalition events and activities, e-mail holocaustcoalition@gmail.com, visit the Coalition’s website at www.HolocaustCoalition.com, or visit their Facebook page at “South Jersey Holocaust Coalition.”
