Learning from history
Sydney Jewish Museum Teachers play a crucial role in educating the younger generations on the history of the Holocaust. Journalist Sue Osborne looks at the wide range of syllabus related resources provided by the Sydney Jewish Museum for teachers across Australia. Throughout the school year, the Sydney Jewish Museum has multiple offerings for teachers to engage within the museum space, as well as online and printed resources which can be
accessed remotely and used in the classroom. All of the face to face events and seminars are approved by the NSW Education Standards Authority. The museum’s teacher training seminars cover content mainly for History and English teachers who teach the Holocaust, and Studies of Religion teachers teaching about Judaism. These sessions each provide between six and 16 hours of NESA approved professional development and include unique opportunities
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to hear from panels of Holocaust survivors, museum educators and various industry professionals. They also equip participating teachers with practical classroom applications of the knowledge they have gained and printed resources for future use. Teachers’ Network events are held each term, and are a way of bringing together teachers from across the state from a variety of schools and disciplines. The network aims to provide teachers with an opportunity
