2015 Winter Seminar Application at Duke University

1. Introductory Information

Dear Winter Seminar Applicant,

We're pleased to announce our forthcoming winter seminar, a collaboration between Duke University, the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT), and Centropa, at Duke University, February 13-16, 2015.

You will be immersed in 20th century European Jewish history, digital storytelling, Holocaust education, and conversations about how to make your classroom a global classroom. Learning from veteran Centropa educators, you will hear about cross-cultural projects between US and European schools, creative pedagogies using the latest technology, and student-directed projects that meet state and Common Core standards.

North Carolina educators will arrive Friday to attend NCCAT sessions on Friday evening and Saturday morning, and the Centropa seminar will begin at 1 pm on Saturday, February 14, and end at 3 pm on Monday, February 16.

While we wish we could accept all applicants and cover all expenses for each participant, we can't, and we will cover expenses of those accepted to the seminar as follows:

* We ask that North Carolina public school educators cover their travel expenses; all other costs will be paid for by NCCAT.
* NCCAT will also cover substitute reimbursement for Monday, Feb 16, for NC public school teachers.
* Independent/private school teachers from North Carolina: we will be able to cover your meals but ask that you cover your hotel costs (see below for exact cost), in addition to travel expenses.
* Public school teachers from other states, we ask you to cover your travel expenses and we will cover all ground expenses (hotels, meals, snacks), except for Saturday night dinner.

We will ask a $25 registration fee for those accepted to the seminar so we can hold your place. Those who attend the seminar will be reimbursed the entire amount.

Once accepted, we'll ask you to make your travel arrangements immediately, and those receiving reimbursements must save all original receipts and boarding passes in order to be reimbursed.

Please do not hesitate to contact Lauren Granite (granite@centropa.org, 301-787-0052) with any questions.

We look forward to reading your application.

Best,

Edward Serotta, Director, Centropa
Jonathan Wade, Director of Programming, NCCAT
Amy Vargas-Tonsi, Associate Director, Council for European Studies, Duke University
Lauren Granite, US Education Director, Centropa

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* 1. Name, affiliation and contact data.
Please provide us with the address of your school or organization and give us a cell phone number in case we have to contact you during the seminar.

Name:

School/Organization:

County/District:

Address:

City/Town:

State:

ZIP:

Work email:

Personal Email:

Phone Number:

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* 2. Please check the box that defines your role as an educator. You may check more than one box.

Administrator, public, parochial or charter school

Administrator, Jewish Day School

Classroom teacher, public, parochial or charter high school

Classroom teacher, public, parochial or charter middle school

Classroom teacher, Jewish day school, high school

Classroom teacher, Jewish day school, middle school

Staff person at Holocaust Education organization or museum

Administrator, State or County Education Department

Other

Name of Your Institution(s)

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* 3. For this question, we'd like you to paint us a picture of your school or organization, including the students and/or teachers you teach. Please answer those question(s) relevant to you. Note: the next question asks about your specific responsibilities (e.g., what grades and courses you teach), so no need to include them here.

How many students are in your school?

What is the cultural makeup/background of your students?

If you are a curriculum developer/teacher trainer and work in Holocaust education, how many schools, students and teachers would you estimate that you reach each year?

Other: what else can you share with us about your school, organization and students that will help us understand your work?

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* 4. Please tell us what grades and courses you teach, if you are a classroom teacher. If you are an administrator and/or work for a museum or other educational organization, briefly describe your education programs and the role you play in running them.

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* 5. Of the lessons, projects, or programs you have designed, which one are you most proud of and why? Briefly describe the lesson, and be sure to include your goals, how you achieved them, and any specific learning activities that will help us understand the kind of educator you are.

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* 6. What kind of access to technology do you have in your classroom? (you can choose more than one)

Each student has his or her own laptop or tablet.

The school has several carts of tablets or laptops that I can sign up for.

There is a computer room available for me to reserve for my classes.

I have a computer in my classroom and can project anything from it onto the board, but students do not have access to computers during class.

Other (please describe below).

Additional information about how I use technology in my classes:

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* 7. Have you attended other Holocaust seminars or conferences? If so, please tell us which ones.

Yes.

No.

These are the Holocaust seminars I have attended:

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* 1. Name, affiliation and contact data.Please provide us with the address of your school or organization and give us a cell phone number in case we have to contact you during the seminar.

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* 2. Please check the box that defines your role as an educator. You may check more than one box.

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* 4. Please tell us what grades and courses you teach, if you are a classroom teacher. If you are an administrator and/or work for a museum or other educational organization, briefly describe your education programs and the role you play in running them.

Question Title

* 5. Of the lessons, projects, or programs you have designed, which one are you most proud of and why? Briefly describe the lesson, and be sure to include your goals, how you achieved them, and any specific learning activities that will help us understand the kind of educator you are.

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* 6. What kind of access to technology do you have in your classroom? (you can choose more than one)

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* 7. Have you attended other Holocaust seminars or conferences? If so, please tell us which ones.

* 1. Name, affiliation and contact data.
Please provide us with the address of your school or organization and give us a cell phone number in case we have to contact you during the seminar.