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Professional Development for Educators

Professional Development Video Collections for Educators

The following videos, produced by US Holocaust Memorial Museum educators and historians, provide support for teaching about the Holocaust. The videos share Museum-created classroom-ready lessons and digital learning tools and include guidelines for teaching about the Holocaust, appropriate pedagogy, and classroom strategies. Most videos are under 15 minutes. Explore the different video collections below.

The Museum recommends all educators begin with the Getting Started Teaching about the Holocaust Collection.

  • Getting Started Teaching About the Holocaust

    Short videos cover the fundamentals of teaching about the Holocaust for classroom educators. Collection of 6 videos.

  • Building a Holocaust Unit

    Use the resources described in these videos to help develop your approach and to find lesson plans to use in your middle or high school classroom. Collection of 6 videos.

  • Engaging Students with Survivor Testimony and Primary Sources

    Teaching with survivor testimony and primary sources helps students understand the complexity of the Holocaust, along with honoring the memory of both survivors and victims. Collection of 5 videos.

  • Teaching in the English Classroom

    Learn how to balance best practices in English instruction in middle and high school with historical accuracy and context, which is critical for understanding the Holocaust. Collection of 8 videos.

  • Teaching in the History Classroom

    Strategies and resources for teaching about the Holocaust in history classrooms. Collection of 6 videos.

  • Teaching US History

    Museum resources designed specifically for use in teaching US history. Collection of 3 videos.

  • Teaching Middle School Students

    Learn about Museum resources designed for middle school students and how to adapt materials to meet the needs of your classroom. Collection of 5 videos.

  • Adapting Museum Resources for All Students

    Learn more about the resources the Museum creates to ensure lessons have accommodations and remove barriers to learning, including materials in Spanish. Collection of 4 videos.

  • Learning About Antisemitism

    Antisemitism is the prejudice against or hatred of Jews. Learn more about antisemitism and the role it played in making the Holocaust possible. Collection of 5 videos.

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