PA ACT 70: Holocaust, Genocide, and
Human Rights Violations Education
PA Act 70 was passed in 2014 and encourages schools to teach their students about Holocaust, genocide, and human
rights violations. Attend this day-long workshop to learn how to provide children with an understanding of the importance
of the protection of human rights and the potential consequences of unchecked ignorance, discrimination, and
persecution. Also included will be considerations for curriculum development and resources to enable educators to assist
students in this study.
Free for all CLIU Districts
Monday, April 11, 2016
8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Coffee/Snacks: 8:00 - 8:45 am
PDE Presentation: 9:00 - 10:30 am
Echoes and Reflections PD: 10:30 - 11:30 am
Lunch: 11:30 - 12:00 pm
Echoes and Reflections PD (cont): 12:00 - 3:00 pm
The PDE Presentation, facilitated by Sally Flaherty, Social Studies
Educational Advisor, PDE, will present model guidelines for content,
instruction, materials, and resources related to the Holocaust, genocide,
and human rights violations that would be appropriate for inclusion in
district curriculum in the study of this complex topic.
Echoes and Reflections Professional Development, facilitated by Randi
Boyette, Associate Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League’s
Philadelphia office, is a comprehensive Holocaust education program
that delivers professional development and a rich array of resources for
middle and high school teachers. Echoes and Reflections prepares
educators to teach about the Holocaust in a way that stimulates
engagement and critical thinking while providing opportunities for
students to see the relevance of this complex history to their own lives.
Teachers will receive a Teacher’s Resource Guide, access to an extensive
array of visual history testimonies, and unlimited use of supplementary
multimedia resources and tools.