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    PRESS RELEASE

    The Genocide Education Project
    51 Commonwealth Avenue
    San Francisco, CA 94118
    (415) 264-4203
    [email protected]
    www.GenocideEd ucation.org

    Contact: Raffi Momjian ([email protected])


    NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL STUDIES HOSTS GENOCIDE EDUCATION WORKSHOP
    www.genocideeducation.org/pr/2008/11_14_2 008.htm

    Houston, TX, 11/14/08 - At the 88th annual conference of the National
    Council for Social Studies, The Genocide Education Project brought
    educational resources about the Armenian Genocide to the country's
    history teachers.

    Through a packed workshop and informational booth at the George R. Brown
    Convention Center in Houston, Texas, teachers were exposed to a wide
    range of historical and educational materials they can use to
    incorporate the Armenian Genocide into their classes on WWI, genocide,
    or human rights.

    Each year for the past 6 years, The Genocide Education Project has
    provided NCSS participants with a different workshop theme and new
    lesson plans and instructional materials on the Armenian Genocide.

    "The NCSS organization is like the beating heart of the Social Studies
    education community in the in this country," said Raffi Momjian,
    Executive Director of The Genocide Education Project. "The teachers who
    attend this conference are committed to giving their students the best
    and most broad understanding of history, in order to equip them to be
    productive citizens. Each year, we welcome this opportunity to educate
    more teachers about this important piece of history, and we're confident
    that those we have reached will take the lessons of the Armenian
    Genocide back to their communities and their classrooms."

    This year's workshop, "Deadly Days: Studying Events that Sparked Select
    Genocides," was developed and presented by Sara Cohan, the Genocide
    Education Project's Education Director. Drawing attention to the 70th
    anniversary of Kristallnacht (the event that sparked the Holocaust), the
    workshop led more than sixty teachers from schools from around the
    country through a study of the parallel events that marked the onset of
    the Armenian, Jewish, and Rwandan genocides. Using historical documents
    including government orders and news reports, and exploring the key
    causes of genocide and its meaning, the participants learned strategies
    for teaching about multiple genocides. Educators were also provided a
    resource CD including practical lesson plans and background materials
    (timelines, eye-witness accounts, UN documents, government orders, news
    reports, etc.), and were given guidance for locating more resources.

    In addition to the workshop, The Genocide Education Project met hundreds
    of teachers at its informational booth, discussing the importance of
    addressing the subject of genocide and the particular case of the
    Armenian Genocide, explaining the various resources available, and
    distributing educational materials.

    The Genocide Education Project, whose motto is, "Learning the Past,
    Building the Future," is a nonprofit organization established in 2004,
    to assist educators in teaching about human rights and genocide,
    particularly the Armenian Genocide. The organization has developed and
    distributed a variety of lesson plans, including online, interactive
    lessons, and hosts educational workshops for school district
    administrators, teachers, and students. Educators and students are
    welcome to use The Genocide Education Projects "cyber resource library"
    at www.TeachGenocide.com

    The National Council for Social Studies was founded in 1921 and is the
    largest US association devoted solely to social studies education. It is
    organized into more than 110 affiliated state, local, and regional
    councils, and its members represent K-12 classroom teachers, college and
    university faculty members, curriculum designers and specialists, and
    leaders in the various social studies disciplines. NCSS defines social
    studies as "the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities
    to promote civic competence."


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    The Genocide Education Project is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3)
    organization that assists educators in teaching about human rights and
    genocide, particularly the Armenian Genocide, by developing and
    distributing instructional materials, providing access to teaching
    resources and organizing educational workshops.



    Picture Caption:
    Teachers attend The Genocide Education Project's workshop during NCSS
    Conference in Houston, Texas
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