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GENED TRAINS TEACHERS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON 'PSYCHOLOGY OF GENOCIDE'
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By Contributor // December 27, 2013
Meets St. Louis and Illinois Area Armenian-American Community
ST. LOUIS, Mo.-The Genocide Education Project (GenEd) presented a
training workshop for high school history teachers at the National
Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) conference, held in St. Louis
from Nov. 22-24.community-gened (1Y)
GenEd representatives Sara Cohan (left of banner) and Roxanne
Makasdjian (right) with St. Louis area community members
GenEd's education director, Sara Cohan, led a conference workshop
titled, "The Psychology of Genocide," which explored the social forces
and personal psychology that can lead to extreme acts of cruelty,
as well as to heroic acts of compassion, during a genocide.
Approximately 50 social studies teachers participated in the workshop.
They learned about the key psychological concepts that apply to the
actions of individuals leading to and during genocide. Examples
from the Armenian Genocide and other genocides were examined,
and participants received instructional materials to use in their
classrooms.
"It was gratifying to have such a strong turnout and positive response
from all the teachers we met," said Cohan.
She was joined by GenEd Board member Roxanne Makasdjian, and
together distributed Armenian Genocide teaching materials to
hundreds of educators visiting GenEd's information booth. They also
displayed the resources found at the organization's "cyber" teaching
library,www.TeachGenocide.com.
"I think the teaching materials will really help me give my students
a better understanding of the Armenian Genocide," said teacher Leah
Jardine of Kansas. "I can use the videos and lessons based on personal
stories, instead of just lecturing to them."
While in St. Louis, Makasdjian and Cohan also attended the St. Louis
Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) "Antranig" Chapter dance, where they
introduced GenEd's work to community members. Members of the local AYF
and ANC chapters, and their supporters, also generously contributed
to GenEd's efforts.
The Genocide Education Project is a non-partisan, non-profit,
tax-exempt 501(c)(3) educational organization that assists educators
in teaching about human rights and genocide, particularly the Armenian
Genocide, by developing and distributing instructional materials,
providing access to
teaching resources, and organizing educational workshops. For
more information about the Genocide Education Project, go to
www.GenocideEducation.org.
From: A. Papazian
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/12/27/gened-trains-teachers-at-national-conference-on-psychology-of-genocide/
By Contributor // December 27, 2013
Meets St. Louis and Illinois Area Armenian-American Community
ST. LOUIS, Mo.-The Genocide Education Project (GenEd) presented a
training workshop for high school history teachers at the National
Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) conference, held in St. Louis
from Nov. 22-24.community-gened (1Y)
GenEd representatives Sara Cohan (left of banner) and Roxanne
Makasdjian (right) with St. Louis area community members
GenEd's education director, Sara Cohan, led a conference workshop
titled, "The Psychology of Genocide," which explored the social forces
and personal psychology that can lead to extreme acts of cruelty,
as well as to heroic acts of compassion, during a genocide.
Approximately 50 social studies teachers participated in the workshop.
They learned about the key psychological concepts that apply to the
actions of individuals leading to and during genocide. Examples
from the Armenian Genocide and other genocides were examined,
and participants received instructional materials to use in their
classrooms.
"It was gratifying to have such a strong turnout and positive response
from all the teachers we met," said Cohan.
She was joined by GenEd Board member Roxanne Makasdjian, and
together distributed Armenian Genocide teaching materials to
hundreds of educators visiting GenEd's information booth. They also
displayed the resources found at the organization's "cyber" teaching
library,www.TeachGenocide.com.
"I think the teaching materials will really help me give my students
a better understanding of the Armenian Genocide," said teacher Leah
Jardine of Kansas. "I can use the videos and lessons based on personal
stories, instead of just lecturing to them."
While in St. Louis, Makasdjian and Cohan also attended the St. Louis
Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) "Antranig" Chapter dance, where they
introduced GenEd's work to community members. Members of the local AYF
and ANC chapters, and their supporters, also generously contributed
to GenEd's efforts.
The Genocide Education Project is a non-partisan, non-profit,
tax-exempt 501(c)(3) educational organization that assists educators
in teaching about human rights and genocide, particularly the Armenian
Genocide, by developing and distributing instructional materials,
providing access to
teaching resources, and organizing educational workshops. For
more information about the Genocide Education Project, go to
www.GenocideEducation.org.
From: A. Papazian