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"Tkuma" Institute has experience in organization and conduction of educational events for school and university students, school teachers. In cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, regional institutes of advanced teacher training, "Tkuma" Institute organized special system of seminars for improvement of teachers' skills.
"Tkuma" Institute has unique experience in creating textbooks. School History textbooks created by "Tkuma" Institute won All-Ukrainian State Contests and were released in hundreds of thousands of copies.
"Tkuma" Institute effectively cooperates with regional office of Junior Academy of Sciences. On the base of "Tkuma" Institute winter and summer sessions of JAS are conducted. During this events school students have an opportunity to work with the Holocaust museum holdings, consult the Institute and Museum research associates and meet famous Ukrainian and foreign scholars.
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On October 15, a seminar for history teachers, organized by the “Territory of Memory” Genocide Museum, took place in Odesa. The speaker was Nataliia Vlasova – director of the Scientific Lyceum of International Relations at the University of Customs and Finance (UMSF), a history teacher, and a co-author of textbooks and model curricula developed in collaboration with the “Tkuma” Institute.
The presentation was titled “Modern Approaches to Addressing World War II in the School History Curriculum: Practical Tools for Developing Historical Thinking.” For over two hours, participants discussed how to teach the history of the war in a way that helps students not only absorb facts but also critically reflect on past events.
Read more: Seminar on the History of World War II for Teachers in the Odesa Region
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On September 22, a seminar for teachers of history, civic education, and legal studies took place in Dnipro, titled “A Ukrainian Perspective on Modern History (1945–2026): Teaching Issues, Facts, and Trends of Historical Development in Ukrainian Schools.” The event, held in a hybrid format, was organized by the “Educational Trajectory” Center for Professional Development, an institution under the Dnipro City Council.
The seminar speakers included Nataliia Vlasova, Director of the Scientific Lyceum of International Relations at the University of Customs and Finance (UMSF), a history teacher, and co-author of textbooks; Iryna Piskarova, Head of Educational Programs at “Tkuma” Institute; Dr. Igor Shchupak; and representatives of the “Orion” Educational and Methodological Center.
Read more: Educational Seminar “A Ukrainian Perspective on Modern History” for Teachers in Dnipro
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On September 10, an educational seminar for students took place at the Lviv Printing College, covering the history of Ukraine, modern approaches to education, and the importance of critical thinking.
The speakers included Dr. Yehor Vradii, Deputy Director of “Tkuma” Institute; Iryna Krasutska, Editor-in-Chief of the Orion Ukrainian Educational and Publishing Center; Iryna Rudenko, a geographer-cartographer and UN expert on geographical names; and Dr. Igor Shchupak.
Read more: Educational Seminar for Students of the Lviv Printing College
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On August 4–6, the All-Ukrainian scientific and practical seminar “Summer Studies for History Teachers and Methodists” was held in the Ternopil region, organized by “Tkuma” Institute with the assistance and financial support of the Conference on Material Claims of Jews to Germany (Claims Conference).
For three days, history teachers, methodologists, scientists, and educators from different regions of Ukraine worked with the history of the Holocaust and other complex topics of 20th-century history, discussed modern approaches to teaching them, and shared their own pedagogical experience.
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On March 6, a “historical webinar” was held for teachers on the topic “Competency Assessment in History Lessons: How the Textbook Helps Create Diagnostic Work in Grade 9.”
The webinar participants discussed one of the most relevant topics in modern Ukrainian education - the features of competency assessment and practical tools for creating diagnostic work in accordance with the requirements of the New Ukrainian School.
The speakers of the event were Ukrainian teachers and co-authors of history textbooks for grade 9 Vladyslav Krongauz, Oleksandr Zheliba, and Dr. Igor Shchupak.