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Course Description

In this workshop, award-winning historian and educator Dr. Jake Desai-Newsome will equip educators with the knowledge and tools they need to confidently teach about how and why the Nazi regime targeted LGBTQ+ people during the era of the Holocaust. The session will include a lecture that provides an overview of the history, an introduction to original educational resources created by experts at the Pink Triangle Legacies Project including a primary source activity for the classroom, and a forum for participants to discuss challenges and opportunities of teaching this topic. Participants will receive exclusive access to digital educator resource packets curated by the Pink Triangle Legacies Project. 

 

Outcomes:

Educators who participate in this workshop will:

  • Build a common understanding of the history of the Nazi persecution of LGBTQ+ people
  • Receive exclusive access to ready-to-use resources created by the Pink Triangle Legacies Project and be trained in how to facilitate a classroom activity
  • Interact with a scholarly expert and also build a support network of peers
  • Have time to plan how workshop materials might be applied in their classroom

 

Agenda:

8:30 am – Breakfast 

9:00 am – Welcome & Introductions

9:10 am – Presentation + Q&A: Enemies of the State: The Nazi Persecution of LGBTQ+ People 

10:10 am – Introduction to the Pink Triangle Legacies Project’s (PTLP) Educator Resources

10:30 am – Tracing LGBTQ+ Lives in Nazi Germany: A Primary Source Activity

11:15 am – Discussion Forum: Best Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities

11:35 am – From Theory to Practice: In groups, attendees brainstorm and discuss ways they could use PTLP resources in their classroom, and then share out to the full group

12:00 pm – Lunch and social time (workshop will conclude after this at 1:00 pm) 

 

Please note that this workshop is intended for active classroom teachers only. If you do not teach at the middle school, high school, or college level, please email coheninstitute@keene.edu to ask if there is space to accommodate your participation.

 

This workshop will take place fully in-person on campus at Keene State. Breakfast, lunch, and workshop materials are provided to participants at no cost. Workshop attendees will receive a certificate of completion listing the number of professional development hours completed.

 

The last day to register for this workshop (if spaces still remain) is Thursday, September 4, 2025.

 
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Title
Workshop for Educators: Teaching About the Nazis’ LGBTQ+ Victims
Type
Discussion
Days
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Time
8:30AM to 1:00PM
Dates
Sep 15, 2025
Schedule and Location
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Contact Hours
3.0
Fee(s)
Free non-credit $0.00
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