GenEd Webinar: Teaching About Genocide and Historic Armenia

Описание: The Genocide Education Project (“GenEd”) launched a series of free, 90-minute live webinars from October, 2024 to March, 2025 to support teachers as they incorporate genocide and particularly the Armenian Genocide (1915-1923) into their curriculum, as recommended in a numerous states' social studies curriculum standards.

The webinar series provides guidance on how to teach about genocide, including a focus on the historical background and specific and comparative aspects of the Armenian case, as well as offer free teaching resources with recommendations on how to use them in the classroom:

Webinar #1: Oct. 23, 2024, "Teaching About Genocide and Historic Armenia"

Webinar #2: Dec. 4, 2024, 4-5:30 PT / 6p CT / 7p ET "Teaching the Armenian Genocide"
Recorded:    • GenEd Webinar: Teaching the Armenian Genocide  

Webinar #3: Feb. 13, 2025, 4-5:30 PT / 6p CT / 7p ET "Understanding the Impact of Denial on Geopolitics Today"

Webinar #4: Mar. 26, 2025, 4-5:30 PT / 6p CT / 7p ET "Comparative Genocides & Memorialization"

Webinar #1, "Teaching About Genocide and Historic Armenia," introduces teachers to the UN Convention on Genocide, the Ten Stages of Genocide, as well as fundamental aspects of Armenian history and culture. The session is led by GenEd Education Director Kerri Flynn, a 25-year veteran of the English and Social Studies classroom, who developed and taught a high school semester course on genocide.

Images & lessons referenced in the webinar (click on the timecode to jump to the image on the video; click on the link to see the source):
2:44 http://genocide-museum.am/trk/online_...
4:35 https://projectsave.catalogaccess.com...
7:51 https://projectsave.catalogaccess.com...
9:28 http://genocide-museum.am/trk/online_...
21:33 Stages of Genocide lesson: https://genocideeducation.org/teachin...
30:32 Classification: https://www.history.com/topics/early-...
31:19 Symbolization: https://www.timesofisrael.com/nazi-ye...
32:04 Discrimination: https://californiahistoricalsociety.o...
33:00 Organization: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1...
34:04 Polarization: https://www.telegram.hr/politika-krim...
35:11 Preparation: https://asbarez.com/beverly-hills-pol...
36:13 Persecution: Uygurw.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/08/china-anniversary-of-uns-damning-xinjiang-report-must-be-wake-up-call-to-action/
37:08 Extermination: https://www.dw.com/en/khmer-rouge-gen...
47:50 Areni Cave winery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areni-1...
48:13 Areni cave shoe: https://araratour.com/areni-1-cave
48:54 Etchmiadzin Cathedral (Credit: Areg Amirkhanian): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etchmia...
49:54 Amaras Monastery: https://www.pressenza.com/it/2023/09/...
50:33 Armenian alphabet: https://www.abrilbooks.com/armenian-a...
52:05 “Bird Letters” Lesson & Activity: https://genocideeducation.org/teachin...
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The Genocide Education Project (“GenEd”) is a nonprofit organization assisting educators in teaching about human rights and genocide. With particular expertise on the Armenian Genocide and its comparative facets with other genocides, GenEd develops secondary school instructional materials and provides professional development workshops to help educators successfully incorporate this topic into their curriculum.