Workshop “Experiential learning with a Jewish-German descendant” - Experiential learning with a Jewish-German descendant”

In times of growing anti-Semitism teachers are challenged to enable their students to recognize connections between the present and historical events of the Nazi era, which they have not lived through. While lecture and lessons are essential, exper-tial learning leads to more personal involvement of the students and encourages them, to take influence in today`s society and get actively involved.

Whether offered in history, language, or art classes, experiential learning is a vital tool for stimulating curiosity, cultivating reflection, empathy, and team spirit, and strength-ening critical thinking in students of all ages. You'll participate in the same program offered in the classroom and explore ways to adapt it and other learning tools to your students’ needs. The workshop will be in Eng-lish, however participants may speak German in their small groups.

In times of growing anti-Semitism, teachers are faced with the challenge of helping their students to recognize connections between the present and historical events of the Nazi era that they themselves did not experience. Teaching is essential, but experiential learning leads to students being more personally affected and encourages them to get involved in shaping the world they want to see.

Whether in history, language or art classes, experiential learning is an important tool for arousing curiosity, encouraging reflection, empathy and team spirit and strengthening critical thinking in students of all ages.
In this workshop, you will participate in the same program that is offered in the classroom and explore ways to adapt it to the needs of your learning group.
The workshop will be held in English. German can also be spoken in group work.

Contents:

• Input: Life of the speaker's family in NRW before National Socialism
• Exercise: Connecting memories of the Nazi era with the challenges of today's anti-Semitism
• Exchange: What opportunities and added value does experiential learning offer as a supplement to traditional pedagogy?
• Input: what Cologne students have to do with the founding of the Unerasure project
• Input: How Cologne students initiated and influenced the Unerasure project
• Adapting this program to combat anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and other forms of hatred among different groups of students
• Strengthening your own ability to act

Speaker: Terry Mandel (Founder of The Unerasure Project and Friends of The Unerasure Project e.V.)

Target group: Teachers and school social workers from the Cologne Courage Schools and the German support groups (initial and follow-up support) at lower secondary level and vocational colleges)

Number of seats: 20

Registrations please send by 19.11. to:  sor-smc@stadt-koeln.de