TEI 2017 Highlights

July 25th, 2017–

This year marks the 15th year the Virginia Holocaust Museum hosting the Alexander Lebenstein Teacher Education Institute. Back in 2002, as part of the Museum's primary focus on education, the VHM's volunteers developed this program originally as a two-weekend workshop. It has now expanded with the Museum.

The Teacher Education Institute is a ten-day course, assisting educators with their understanding of the Holocaust and genocide. Sessions focus on historical background and pedagogy which link to the Virginia Standards of Learning requirements. TEI is offered in partnership with Longwood University and is funded by a generous gift from Weinstein Properties.

Dr. Melissa Kravetz of Longwood University lecturing at TEI 2017
Dr. Charles Sydnor, Senior Historian at the VHM lecturing at TEI 2017
TEI Teachers Photo Narrative Activity
Megan, Director of Education at the VHM and TEI Teacher discussing an activity
Angela, Assistant Curator at the VHM, and TEI teachers during a primary source activity
TEI Teachers in Primary Source Activity
Angela picking artifacts for TEI Teachers
TEI Teachers with Roger Loria, Survivor from Belgium
Survivors from Poland, Alan and Halina Zimm, talk with teachers about their experience during the Holocaust
TEI 2017 Teachers and the Zimms