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Expanses of Michigan

Expanses of Michigan. “Watch the Signs on the Road to Auschwitz” Irving Roth. “Watch the Signs on the Road to Auschwitz” Irving Roth. We think there’s a different road in Michigan. The Road to Understanding, Peace, and Social Justice. The Holocaust Educator Network of Michigan.

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Expanses of Michigan

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  1. Expanses of Michigan

  2. “Watch the Signs on the Road to Auschwitz” Irving Roth

  3. “Watch the Signs on the Road to Auschwitz” Irving Roth

  4. We think there’s a different road in Michigan

  5. The Road to Understanding, Peace, and Social Justice

  6. The Holocaust Educator Network of Michigan

  7. Inspired by 2009 program for Michigan Writing Project teachers at Michigan State University: we’ll have a six-day residential seminar hosted first in Kalamazoo at Western Michigan University in Summer, 2011. Our Model

  8. 2 TC’s from each of Michigan’s eleven writing projects; • 22 members each summer in our seminar; • Each NWPM site will select participants from its local pool of TC’s; • Members become part of state-wide Holocaust Educators of Michigan Network; • These 2-person teams will begin to build local, site-based leadership; • This idea/model was proposed to leaders from all 11 NWPM sites in November! Participants

  9. Common Reading (The World Must Know) • Holocaust Survivor Testimony; • Guest Lectures/Experts on Holocaust, Judaism, Social Justice; • Visit to Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills; • Writing, Reflection, & Synthesis Opportunities; • Cultural Immersion Opportunities: Shabbat, Muslim Center, etc. • Partnership Building (Museum, etc.) • Networking Building Key Experiences for Seminar

  10. Build Local Capacity at all Eleven NWMP Sites; • Create Network of Teachers in Michigan doing this work; • Identify and Provide Resources for Teachers in Michigan; • Foster Relationships with Michigan Partners Seminar Goals

  11. Feedback while we’re here about our design for this seminar; • 10: 30 SESSION TOMORROW • Ideas about Resources from your WP service area; • Names of People from your site who might be willing to serve as “advisor” for project; So Here’s What We Need

  12. From Expanses to BridgesThe Mighty Mackinac BrideConnects Michigan’s Peninsulas

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