EDUCATORS
EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Museum offers a variety of teacher trainings and events. We are certified by the Texas Education Agency to issue CPEs to teachers attending our educational events.
Book now for 2025!
Candy Brown Holocaust and Human Rights Educator Series
The Candy Brown Holocaust and Human Rights Educator Series allows educators, librarians, and counselors to connect with the Museum on 5 different dates throughout the year on topics related to the Museum's educational mission. You can choose to register for the full series, attend individual sessions, or apply for the Teaching Fellowship.
- Holocaust Remembrance Week - Sunday, January 26, 2025, featuring Alexandra Zapruder, education director of The Defiant Requiem Foundation, to speak on resources and best practices
- Teaching Genocide Studies - Saturday, April 26, 2025, commemorating the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in partnership with The Genocide Education Project
- Teaching Holocaust Literature - Thursday, June 5, 2025, featuring a keynote by best-selling author Jennifer Nielson
- Teaching Ethnic Studies - Tuesday, July 22, 2025, hear from experienced educators and keynote experts on best practices for teaching Mexican American Studies
- Teaching Human Rights - Saturday, October 18, 2025, presented in partnership with the Bill of Rights Institute
Events are in person at the Museum, with select virtual options available.
Cost: $70 full series | $20 per session
Scholarships are available for educators from Title I schools.
INSPIRE UPSTANDERS
ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS Professional Development
Join us at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum in our annual professional development for K-5 educators, counselors, and librarians. Receive the social emotional learning tools, resources, and confidence to teach your students the importance of empathy, acceptance, and kindness through historical Upstanders. Check back soon for updates on the 2025 session.
Professional Development Opportunities Across Texas and Oklahoma
Explore the offerings virtually or at the Museum, an education service center, or university near you.
ADA, OKLAHOMA
Join the Museum for a one-day educator professional development on Holocaust history. This Oklahoma Academic Standards-aligned workshop provides resources and tools for upper elementary and secondary school educators to build and implement their own Holocaust lesson as stipulated in OK Senate Bill 1671. We will also share a special preview and resources for the Americans and the Holocaust exhibition opening in December 2025 at the Ada Public Library.
SUMMER SESSIONS
Wondering how to incorporate age appropriate resources in your classroom for Holocaust Remembrance Week? Curious about best practices for teaching about the Holocaust? Join educators from the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum for a summer of learning about the Holocaust, lesson resources, and Upstander skills. In these interactive professional developments, you will learn how your students can experience the Museum during the upcoming school year.
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 - Virtual Session (open to all)
Monday, June 16, 2025 - ESC Region 9, Wichita Falls, Texas
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - ESC Region 13, Austin, Texas
Thursday, June 26, 2025 - ESC Region 14, Abilene, Texas
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - ESC Region 14 at DHHRM
Friday, July 11, 2025 - ESC Region 7 & ESC Region 8 at DHHRM
Thursday, July 17, 2025 - Virtual Session (open to all)
Friday, July 25, 2025 - ESC Region 8, Pittsburg, Texas
This program is supported by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Looking for Educator Professional Development?
Our Education Team provides professional development on Holocaust history, Upstander skills, civil/human rights history, and 10 Stages of Genocide for ESC Regions, school districts, and schools. We can create a customized professional development on your campus or at the Museum. For more information, contact education@dhhrm.org.
Echoes and & Reflections Partnership
Echoes & Reflections, a partnership program of ADL, USC Shoah Foundation, and Yad Vashem, is a premier source for Holocaust education professional development and dynamic content that empowers teachers and students to question the past and impact the future. The Museum has had an ongoing relationship with Echoes & Reflections to deliver their training programs in the North Texas-Oklahoma region to enhance teachers’ skills and provide additional resources to teach about the Holocaust.
In 2024, the Museum strengthened this partnership by training our education team as Echoes & Reflections facilitators. This allows the Museum to incorporate this premier Holocaust education professional development into existing or new trainings with North Texas and Oklahoma school districts and TEA regions.
For more information on Echoes & Reflections, please visit https://echoesandreflections.org/.
An Immersive, Interactive Journey Unlike Any Other
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