Check here often for the latest news on OCSS sponsored events. Special Programs, Grants, and Awards for Teachers 1. Christa McAuliffe was an innovative social studies teacher who reached for the stars in an effort to make her dream of space travel a reality. She was the first classroom teacher to participate in space flight and planned to use the experience in teaching lessons from space. Sessions feature lectures, guest speakers, and films.
Students customarily receive two graduate credits for their coursework.
Since the workshop's inception over ten years ago, more than 800 students have completed it for graduate credit or CEUs. Participants leave the seminar with a better understanding of how to talk about the Holocaust and genocide with their students. Many go on to take an active role in educating their colleagues and the community at large. The workshops are offered under the direction of Herbert Hochhauser, Ph.D., professor emeritus at Kent State University, and Carol Danks, M.A.T., Roosevelt High School, Kent, Ohio. We will also discuss the implications of such Holocaust representations for the practice of tolerance and cultural diversity in the schools.