Educator Workshops

The Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies supports educators through workshops and seminars facilitated by leading experts in Holocaust and genocide education. Through these workshops, we develop and distribute a myriad of resources for teaching age-appropriate lessons about the Holocaust and genocide.

Below is the information for our upcoming workshop: 

Teaching Contentious Narratives

Lessons from Spain

Summer 2026 Workshop in Barcelona

More information can be found here. 

This workshop will bring together Minnesota teachers from across different disciplines to explore Spain’s 20th century history and present day memory politics, to learn how both past and present day contentious histories and narratives are taught. The Spanish case will serve as a lens through which we will explore other themes, such as challenges of genocide and Holocaust education, and the recent emergence of hate speech narratives in the US and Europe in the context of emerging extremist movements.  
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For educational resources, please see our Holocaust and Genocide Education pages.
"I cannot begin to express how grateful I am for the workshop. I gained knowledge of the topics, as well as teaching strategies. It was also very momentous because I had never had the opportunity to meet a survivor and hear part of their story.”
—Participant in "The Holocaust in European Memory" summer institute
“I have taken 5+ workshops through the UofM, many on the topic of genocide. Each one has been unique and full of great resources and amazing presenters."
—Participant in "Genocide in Africa: Darfur and Rwanda" summer institute