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On November 29, the seminar “New Ukrainian School: Forming Civic Competence of Students through Social Science Education” took place in the Bila Tserkva (Kyiv region) within the framework of “Tkuma” Institute and Yad Vashem joint project “Holocaust Studies in Ukraine for formation the atmosphere of tolerance”. The event for history teachers was held by Iryna Piskariova, head of “Tkuma” Institute Educational Department, and Dr. Igor Shchupak.
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On November 8, regular educational seminar was conducted by “Tkuma” Institute, the Holocaust Museum and Dnipro Academy of Continuing Education. The history teachers of the Dnipropetrovsk region visited the Holocaust Museum and joined guided tour conducted by research associated Dr. Olena Ishchenko and Valentyn Rybalka, talked with Iryna Piskariova, coordinator of “Tkuma” Institute Educational Programs, about the possibilities for the teachers to participate in our educational projects and the prospects for further cooperation. Together with Dr. Igor Shchupak, Iryna Piskariova presented a new textbook “Introduction to History” for students of the 5th grade, written in cooperation with talented teacher, winner of the contest “Teacher of the Year" by Olena Burlaka. Interactive textbook “World History” for the 10th grade students, written by Dr. Igor Shchupak, was very interesting for teachers. Among the innovations of the textbook – the introduction of qr-codes, multimedia technology, through which each student and teacher, having a smartphone, will be able to download movie and video clips from a special educational platform developed by “Tkuma” Institute.
Read more: Seminar on the Holocaust History for Teachers of the Dnipropetrovsk Region
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In October 09, 2018 “Tkuma” Institute and the Holocaust Museum welcomed history teachers from Donetsk region. Educators from Dobropillia, led by methodologist Lidiia Denysova, joined the guided tour through the Holocaust Museum exhibition, conducted by Dr. Olena Ishchenko, research associate, and Dr. Denys Shatalov, deputy head of the Research Department.
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On September 27, 2018 the regular regional seminar of “Tkuma” Institute, Museum “Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine” and Dnipro Academy of Continuing Education took place. The history teachers of Dnipropetrovsk region visited the Holocaust Museum (educational guided tour was conducted by Vladyslav Bazylevsky), talked with Iryna Piskariova, head of “Tkuma” Institute educational programs, and Dr. Igor Shchupak about the system of reforming the school education in Ukraine. During the meeting with educators, Dr. Igor Shchupak presented a new textbook “Introduction to History” for the 5th grade, written together with Iryna Piskariova and the winner of the "Teacher of the Year" contest Olena Burlaka. Ms. Burlaka was present at the pedagogical seminar, so she had the opportunity to personally tell about the most interesting moments in the creation of this textbook. The proposed style of presentation of the material and interactive tasks caused a great interest of the teachers.
Read more: Educational Seminar for Dnipropetrovsk Region Teachers
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On August 30-31, 2018, Dnipro city welcomed the first stage of International Seminar for History Teachers “The Holocaust by Bullets in the Occupied Territories of the Soviet Union”, organized by “Tkuma” Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies and French research and education center Yahad-in Unum.