 Superintendent of Public Instruction, Chris Reykdal and National and State Teacher of the Year, Mandy Manning toured Ferris High School (Spokane Public Schools) AP social studies, English Language Development, and the Newcomer Center classes on Constitution Day in Spokane.
The two also made speeches (linked below) to honor the new social studies standards that are set to come out soon!
The new standards will include pieces about community and civic engagement. Special thanks to the Social Studies Cadre for your work on these standards and for your dedication! THANK YOU to Ferris High School for hosting us and helping us learn more about civic education in action and project-based learning!
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 Click to view the speeches!
 Practical, hands-on, engaging activities for the classroom. Participants will be challenged to address issues of citizenship, stereotypes, confronting intolerance, and the difference each one of us can make. Free resources for grades 5-12.
When: October 18
Where: Western Washington University, Bellingham
Topics include:
- From Citizens to Outcasts: Why didn't they just leave? - Dr. Sandra Alfers, Director of the Ray Wolpow Institute for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes against Humanity, Western Washington University
- Holocaust Timeline: Exploring Cause and Effect - Paul Minckler, Teacher and US Holocaust Memorial Museum Fellow
- With My Own Eyes: Holocaust, Genocide, Today - Ilana Cone Kennedy, Director of Education, Holocaust Center for Humanity
- Exploring artifacts, primary sources and first-hand accounts in the classroom
More: 101
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 What did Americans know and how did conditions in the United States impact Americans’ responses to the Holocaust? With special guest Rebecca Erbelding, Ph.D., historian at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and a lead historian for the USHMM’s new exhibition, “Americans and the Holocaust.” Geared towards teachers of grades 5-12. At the Henry and Sandra Friedman Holocaust Center for Humanity.
When: November 8
Where: The Holocaust Center, Seattle
Participants will:
- gain practical tools and resources to teach about America’s role in and response to the Holocaust
- identify and use materials that align with state standards
- be able to integrate new materials into their existing classroom lessons
- explore the new features of the Holocaust Center for Humanity’s exhibit, “With My Own Eyes”
More: America.
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Distinguished speakers will include:
- Karen Korematsu, Fred T. Korematsu Institute Executive Director
- Lorraine Bannai, professor and Director of the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality at Seattle University School of Law
- Tetsuden Kashima, Professor Emeritus of American Ethnic Studies at University of Washington
To sign up, email info@korematsuinstitute.org with your name, school and district, the grade levels and courses that you teach, and the workshop you would like to attend (Spokane). The first 35 teachers per workshop will secure spots.
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