Learning About 9/11
Research Links and Bibliography
Service Projects for Your Classroom
Professional Development Workshops
"What Makes 9/11 Relevant to a Student Today?"
Personalizing the stories and legacies of September 11th
Tribute Center / Facing History Teachers' Workshop
July 10 and 11th, 2012
9:00 - 4:00
Tribute Center, 120 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10006
To learn more and to register, go to Facing History
How can teachers use the personal stories of 9/11 to foster empathy and help students understand the impact of 9/11 on their lives?
"I had many parents thank me for informing my students on such an important topic, both surrounding the events of September 11th and the current issues we still face. I don't think I would have had the courage to teach these topics without having experienced your workshop."
Two day workshop
- Explore key topics related to the events of 9/11 and its aftermath
- Learn from teachers who have connected 9/11 to different subject areas in the curriculum
- Interact with artifacts and first-person history at the Tribute WTC Visitor Center
- Examine resources and methods from Facing History and Ourselves for teaching this contemporary history, including the issues of civil liberties and national identity in the wake of terrorism
Registration Fee $50.00 (Includes two lunches and materials)
What teachers have said about these sessions:
"This workshop provided strategies to approach the subject in a non-threatening manner. I also believe that by involving students in a service project they could emulate the volunteerism of 9/11."
"I'm leaving with the knowledge that there are so many different lenses through which 9/11 can be viewed - enough, in fact, for each subject to approach it in its own way. My attention has also shifted from the negativity and devastation of 9/11 to the good that has come out of the tragedy."
"...great resources and great ideas. I am thinking of essential questions, lesson plans for using personal histories in the classroom. I'm leaving today with a renewed passion for teaching this and desire to have the whole school teach this."