Summary
This session will focus on the interdisciplinary relationships between geography education and Holocaust education. The session will begin by focusing on an edited book (co-edited by the presenters) that features geographers, historians, and education experts, including many voices from NCGE members, on the benefits, obstacles, and methods of teaching the Holocaust using the perspectives and tools of geographers. Then, session participants will put these discussions into practice by working with one another to evaluate and modify existing resources for teaching the Holocaust to include geographic skills, concepts, and tools. Holocaust education professionals, primarily from Nebraska, will be present for this working session. These discussions and hands-on interactions with a variety of resources is designed to benefit those seeking to teach geography and/or the Holocaust as a means from promoting civic engagement.
Session Focus
Secondary/High School | World History | Holocaust | Multidisciplinary
Conference Room
Flannigan
Meet the Presenters
Michael Mewborne
Jeff Eargle is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of South Carolina, where he also serves as the Secondary Social Studies Program Coordinator. As a high school social studies teacher in the South Carolina public school system, he taught a range of social studies courses across both grade and learning levels. Additionally, Eargle was an Education Associate for K12 Social Studies Education at the South Carolina Department of Education where he implemented state-wide policy, provided professional learning for teachers, and was involved in the development of the current state standards. He is the coeditor of the forthcoming volume Teaching Holocaust Geographies in Middle and Secondary Schools: Promoting Inquiry into Space, Persecution, and Civic Engagement.
