Dear Teachers--

If you are interested in this wonderful opportunity,
please contact me or Priscilla first so we can tell
you how to become a part of the Rural Sites network.

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OWP would be proud to be included in this partnership.

Janis


--- NWP Directors and Co-directors Discussion -
Lynette Herring-Harris <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: NWP Directors and Co-directors Discussion -
> Lynette Herring-Harris <[log in to unmask]>
> To: Janis Cramer <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Holocaust Education - Fellowships for
> Teacher Consultants
> Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:28:48 -0800 (PST)
>
>
> Dear Writing Project Colleagues,
>
> The Holocaust Educators Network in partnership with
> the National Writing Project announces 20
> fellowships for NWP teacher-consultants in the Rural
> Sites Network to attend the Memorial Library Summer
> Seminar on Holocaust Education in New York City. The
> deadline for applications is January 20, 2008.
> Application information can be found at
> http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/events/329
> Using an inquiry-based approach, this program will
> encourage teachers to think creatively and
> collaboratively about methods and approaches to
> teaching the Holocaust. The seminar will consider
> how we engage students with difficult material such
> as hatred, prejudice, and state-sanctioned genocide,
> and how writing, dialogue, and inquiry can help us
> develop empathy and move us toward action. While the
> focus is on the Holocaust, attention will also be
> given to more recent genocides.
>
> The seminar is sponsored by the Memorial Library and
> by Lehman College and the Graduate Center of the
> City University of New York.  For more information,
> contact Jennifer Lemberg at
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> We hope you will share information about this
> opportunity with practicing K-12 teachers in your
> writing project community and encourage them to
> apply.
>
> Sincerely,
> The Rural Sites Network Leadership Team
>
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