Teacher Training

Schedule a training or book a workshop

The Holocaust Center for Humanity offers a variety of interactive opportunities for teachers of grades 5-12. Programs are both in-person and virtual and provide practical information for the classroom. Washington State teachers can earn clock hours at eligible programs.

Schedule Teacher Training

All professional development programs are offered free of charge to schools and groups in Washington State. Donations to support these programs, so we can continue to offer them for free, are always appreciated.

For more information or to schedule a program, please email Branda Anderson, Teaching and Learning Specialist.

Book a Workshop

  • Recognizing and Addressing Antisemitism: Why is antisemitism so often overlooked or inadequately addressed? This interactive session explores what antisemitism looks like today, and how to respond with urgency and care.
  • Navigating Critical Conversations and Tough Topics: We model how educators can foster reflective, honest classrooms rooted in identity and belonging while navigating potentially controversial issues.
  • Other workshops: Teaching the Holocaust in a World History Classroom: Practical Applications l Teaching the Holocaust in a United States History Classroom: Practical Applications l Developing Students’ Media Literacy Skills through Analysis of Nazi Propaganda l Teaching about the Historical Roots of Antisemitism l Teaching about the Holocaust in an ELA Classroom

For more information, please email Branda Anderson, Teaching and Learning Specialist.

Upcoming Teacher Training

Programs offered by the Holocaust Center

  • August 4 - August 7

    2026 Powell Advanced Summer Fellowship – Women’s Voices and Local Histories: Reframing Holocaust Education

    The Holocaust Center for Humanity offers an intensive 4-day advanced summer fellowship designed for teachers of grades 6-12 who have been actively teaching the Holocaust and/or other genocides and human rights for more than three years. Accommodations will be provided. The Fellowship is limited to 20 participants. Teachers in the Pacific Northwest states are given first priority. 30 Washington...

  • June 22 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

    2026 Virtual Day of Learning: Teaching and Learning About Genocide

    This three-session professional development event featuring scholars Dr. Alexis Herr, Dr. Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, and Dr. Hollie Nyseth Nzitatira will introduce educators to the histories of the Cambodian and Bosnian genocides and equip them with classroom lesson plans and resources to integrate these histories into their courses. Participants will also be introduced to the concept of transitional justice and a...