Florida Holocaust Teacher of the Year Award
Sponsored by Florida Department of Education Commissioner’s
Task Force on Holocaust Education
Brenda Savage of La Amistad Learning academy received the
2011 Holocaust Teacher of the Year Award by the Florida Department
of Education Commissioner's Task Force on Holocaust Education.
Pictured from left Tom Glaser, FCSS Awards Chair, Jason Caros, FCSS President,
Brenda Savage, Pete Cowdrey, FCSS Board Member and Representatives from the DOE.
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Purpose
The purpose of this award, sponsored by the Florida Department of Education Commissioner’s Task Force on Holocaust Education, is to recognize and celebrate a teacher in Florida in grades 9 – 12 who encourages an appreciation and respect for others, involves students in the process of Holocaust awareness, evidences mastery of the subject matter, and exemplifies Holocaust education.
Eligibility
The applicant must currently be teaching in a Florida public, private, or charter high school. Members of the Task Force, employees of the Task Force sites, or their families and relatives are not eligible to enter.
Applicants are requested to submit a portfolio, which includes the following:
- A resume, including any recognitions, awards, professional associations, and/or grants received.
- A one-page statement of philosophy that articulates why teaching the Holocaust is a meaningful, relevant, subject for students.
- Two lesson plans or projects which, taken together, reflect best teaching practices and the ability to inspire students to a love of history.
- Three letters of recommendation, one of which must be from a supervisor, a peer teacher, and a student who has been taught about the Holocaust by the teacher.
- Portfolio due no later than June 1.
Award
- $300.00 Cash prize
- Complimentary registration for the Florida Council for the Social Studies annual conference
- Publication of lesson plan in Trends and Issues
Please note the winner must be able to attend the conference and the awards dinner to receive the cash prize.
Each site will select a winner from their area. These finalists will then be submitted for consideration for the state award. Each will also require a letter of recommendation from the forwarding Task Force site.
Due Date: Postmarked no later than June 1.
Please send to the Task Force site that serves your area:
Florida Atlantic University College of Education
P.O Box 3091
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431
The Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education
Dr. Rosanna Gatens, Ph.D.
Director Email: rgatens@fau.edu
Florida Holocaust Museum
55 5th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
Urszula Szczepinska, Curator of Education
Email: uszczepinska@flholocaustmuseum.org
Holocaust Documentation and Education Center, Inc.
2031 Harrison Street
Hollywood, FL 33020
Merle R. Saferstein, Director of Educational Outreach
Email: merle@hdec.org
Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida
851 North Maitland Avenue
Maitland, FL 32751
Mitchell Bloomer, Resource Teacher
Email: Mitchell@holocaustedu.org
Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida
4760 Tamiami Trail N.
Suite 7 Naples, FL 34103
Amy Snyder, Education Director
Email: amy@hmswfl.org
The Florida State University Academic and Professional Program Services
FSU Holocaust Institute for Educators
3500 University Center – Building C
Tallahassee, FL 32306 – 2550
Katie Ganson, Program Coordinator
Email: kbganson@campus.fsu.edu
University of Florida
105 Walker Hall
PO Box 118020
Gainesville, FL 32611-8020
Dr. Kenneth Wald, Coordinator
Summer Holocaust Institute for Florida Teachers
Email: kenwald@polisci.ufl.edu
University of Miami
Annual Summer Teacher Training Institutes
5202 University Drive, Suite 310 G
Merrick Building
P.O. Box 248065
Coral Gables, FL 33124
Dr. Miriam Klein Kassenoff
Director E-mail: M.kassenoff@miami.edu
Cheri Arnette, Awards Co-Chair
Connie Brown, Awards Co-Chair