Developing basic training for teachers at teacher training colleges and universities in Austria, Bavaria and Switzerland in order to better equip teachers to confront Holocaust distortion and antisemitism by developing professional...

3 people sit at a table and look at one screen, which is being pointed at by another person behind them. Two more people at the end of the table look at their ipads
2020
_erinnern.at_ National Socialism and the Holocaust: Memory and Present
Austria
Project Partner
Lucerne Institute of History Education and Memory Cultures (Switzerland) Office of Bavarian State Government Commissioner for Jewish Life and against Antisemitism, for Work of Remembrance and Historical Heritage (Germany)

'Developing basic training for teachers at teacher training colleges and universities in Austria, Bavaria and Switzerland in order to strengthen teachers to confront Holocaust distortion and antisemitism by developing professional knowledge, motivational orientations and beliefs' takes into consideration that schools are one of the most relevant places for addressing antisemitism and Holocaust distortion, the project explores the possibilities of preparing teachers with specific professional knowledge during their basic teacher training in order to successfully confront these issues within and around the classroom. The project will identify relevant representatives of teacher training institutions from the beneficiary countries to analyze the curricula and discuss possible changes and potential interventions. The results will be published digitally, to ensure the widest possible dissemination of good practices. This is a significant contribution to advancing high-quality education about the Holocaust by a team that combines the necessary expertise and experience. 

Beneficiary countries
Austria
Germany
Switzerland