International educational conference. Save the date: 26-28 November 2020 at POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews and online. You can take part in this event online.
- 26-28 November 2020 (Thursday - Saturday)
- Registration is closed
- Participation in the conference is free of charge
This autumn we invite teachers and people involved in both formal and non-formal education to participate in a 3-day international educational conference on "Emotions and history. How to talk about difficult topics at school".
We will raise the subject of emotions in the context of historical education. Why does history evoke such strong emotions, and how should we respond to them while working with a group? How can a teacher support young people and help them get through a difficult discussion?
The program of the conference >>
Thursday, 26 November
- 1:00pm–2:30pm Opening - Lecture "How does the past separate us? Will the future connect us?" (translation into English)
- Prof. Marcin Napiórkowski (University of Warsaw)
- 2:30pm–3:00pm Break
- 3:00pm–3:20pm Presentation POLIN Musem’s educational offer (translation into English)
- Anna Czerwińska (POLIN Museum)
- 3:20pm–5:00pm Lecture "Trauma, memory, dissociation. How to discuss the past with the youth?" (translation into English)
- Dr Maciej Pilecki (Jagiellonian University)
- 5:00pm–6:00pm Break
- 6:00pm–7:30pm Accompanying event in cooperation with the Embassy of the United States of America in Warsaw: Discussion "Building relationship with a group and within a group in online learning" (translation into English)
- Prof. Jacek Pyżalski (Adam Mickiewicz University),
- Dorota Raniszewska (accredited coach and mentor, teacher of photography in coaching),
- Dominika Cieślikowska (psychologist, coach, educational programs supervisor)
- Moderator: Maciej Zabierowski (Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation)
- (open streaming on POLIN Education Centre Facebook profile)
Friday, 27 November
- 12:00pm–1:30pm Presentation and Discussion "POLIN Recommendations for teaching children and youth about World War Two" (translation into English)
- Dr Sonia Ruszkowska (POLIN Museum),
- Robert Szuchta (teacher),
- Dominika Cieślikowska (psychologist, coach, educational programs supervisor)
- 1:30pm–2:30pm Break
- 2:30pm–4:30pm Parallel Sessions
- Lecture "Shame, guilt, grief, empathy – on constructive and destructive emotions in teaching about the Holocaust." (translation into English)
- Prof. Michał Bilewicz (University of Warsaw)
- Zoom online workshops in English (read the description)
- "Teaching controversial issues"
Øystein Kobbeltveit (The Falstad Centre)
- "Teaching about the Norwegian Nazi collaborators and perpetrators in Norway” Christian Semb (The Falstad Centre)
- Zoom online workshops in Polish (read the description)
- "Proud of the war. September '39 in Polish feature films."
Prof. Piotr Forecki (Adam Mickiewicz University)
- "Take over the helm advisedly - dealing with your own and other people’s emotions"
Małgorzata Jakubczak (Polish Mindfulness Institute)
- "Memory and empathy, or how to interpret the images of the Holocaust with your students."
Izabela Meyza (Forum for Dialogue)
- "History as a game"
Marcin Mitzner (GD Events)
- "The portrayal of war in children’s literature. What to read with your kids?"
Katarzyna Niewczas (POLIN Museum)
- "Difficult stories –¬ how to teach and not discourage. The example of the Jewish Museum in Oświęcim"
Maciej Zabierowski (Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation)
- "Witnessing emotions – working with survivors’ testimonies"
Anna Zatońska (POLIN Museum)
- 4:30pm–6:00pm Break
- 6:00pm Accompanying event in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw - Lecture "Developing Young Children’s Identity and Empathy with Holocaust Testimony"(open streaming on POLIN Education Centre Facebook profile)
- Dr. Ilene R. Berson and Dr. Michael J. Berson (University of South Florida)
Saturday, 28 November
- 10:00–12:00pm Workshop Sessions
- Lecture "Men and women as war witnesses. The researcher’s story." (translation into English)
- Dr Joanna Ostrowska (historian, film critic, playwright)
- Zoom online workshops in English (read the description)
- "Teaching controversial issues"
Øystein Kobbeltveit (The Falstad Centre)
- "Teaching about the Norwegian Nazi collaborators and perpetrators in Norway"
Christian Semb (The Falstad Centre)
- Zoom online workshops in Polish (read the description)
- "Proud of the war. September '39 in Polish feature films."
Prof. Piotr Forecki (Adam Mickiewicz University)
- "Take over the helm advisedly – dealing with your own and other people’s emotions"
Małgorzata Jakubczak (Polish Mindfulness Institute)
- "Memory and empathy, or how to interpret the images of the Holocaust with your students"
Izabela Meyza (Forum for Dialogue)
- "History as a game"
Marcin Mitzner (GD Events)
- "The portrayal of war in children’s literature. What to read with your kids?"
Katarzyna Niewczas (POLIN Museum)
- "Difficult stories – how to teach and not discourage. The example of the Jewish Museum in Oświęcim"
Maciej Zabierowski (Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation)
- "Witnessing emotions – working with survivors’ testimonies"
Anna Zatońska (POLIN Museum)
- 12:00pm–12:30pm Break
- 12:30pm–2:00pm Lecture "Possibilities for fostering historical consciousness in the 22 July Centre from 2015 to 2020 – and beyond."
- Anne Talsnes (The 22 July Centre)
- 2:00pm–2:30pm Break
- 2:30pm–4:00pm Lecture "Emotions and well-being of those who teach about a difficult past." (translation into English)
- Natalia Sarata (social activist, coach, researcher)
- 4:00pm–4:15pm Summary and closing
We will focus on methods of teaching the history of World War Two and the Holocaust as well as on conversations with young people about topics that are thorny and painful. We will examine the subject of potentially difficult reactions on the part of the youth - where do they come from, what do they mean, how should we respond to them? We will also discuss recommendations on when and how to begin to teach young people about harrowing events from world’s history.
During lectures, discussions and workshops, the participants will learn how to protect the children and youth, as well as themselves while working with difficult subjects. We will also discuss emotions and history in the context of remote learning.
The speakers at the conference will include a number of distinguished experts from Poland, Norway and the United States.
Languages: Polish and English (simultaneous interpretation).
For additional questions please contact us at: [email protected].
We encourage you to follow information posted on our webpage and on the POLIN Education Center profile on Facebook >>
Organizers:
www.eeagrants.org, www.norwaygrants.org, www.gov.pl
The conference is supported by the Embassy of the United States of America in Poland and the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, Warsaw Centre of Educational and Social Innovation and Training
