PROFESSIONAL LEARNING.
Project Mosaics specializes in facilitating professional learning for history, social studies, English, and humanities educators in public and independent school settings and we also offer speaking engagements designed for students and community audiences.
Our webinars, workshops, and presentations center inquiry; integrate multiple teaching modalities; are interspersed with Project Mosaics’ digital resources; and revolve around interaction, discussion, and opportunities for critical thinking and creativity.
We offer a variety of services that feature Project Mosaics’ films and curriculum as well as customized content per-your-request, focused on a range of themes and topics in the study of global Jewish history, culture, and identity. Webinars, workshops, presentations, and community conversations are collaboratively shaped and tailored to our audience’s interests and needs.
Our Current Themes and Topics Include:
GLOBAL JEWISH DIVERSITY
Weaving Jewish Stories and Voices into World History
Introduces a thematic framework for expanding the scope of Jewish representation, emphasizing the potential for consistently integrating Jewish perspectives and experiences into world history coursework from the ancient world through the 21st century.
GLOBALIZING HOLOCAUST EDUCATION
Tracing the Impact of the Shoah Across the World
Expands the teaching of the Holocaust to center under-taught Jewish refugee experiences across the globe as well as the plight of Jewish communities whose accounts remain lesser known in Holocaust studies.
REGIME CHANGE
Jews in Revolutionary Societies
Examines the lives of Jews prior to, during, and after social and political revolutions in Cuba, Iran, and beyond.
BEYOND A MONOLITHIC MIDDLE EAST
Unflattening Representations of a Region and Its Peoples
Illuminates the demographic diversity of the Middle East and North Africa, exploring the particular experiences of Jews across time in Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Egypt, and Morocco.
MOVEMENT AND MIGRATION
Stories and Voices of Jewish Immigration to the United States
Embeds the study of waves of Jewish migration in the broader history of immigration to North America, with an emphasis on the experiences of diverse Jewish communities in New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, Seattle, and beyond.
MISSED MOMENTS
Integrating Jewish Voices into U.S. and Modern World History
Provides concrete examples of frequently missed opportunities in curriculum to add Jewish voices to familiar topics such as the Renaissance, European Exploration, the Enlightenment, the Civil Rights Movement, the Cold War, and beyond.
A LAND OF TWO PEOPLES
Learning to Listen to Narratives of Israel/Palestine
Centers the disputes and debates over memory and narratives between Israelis and Palestinians, focusing on the comparative study of national ideologies, textbook narratives, memoirs, art, and media.
BETWEEN JEW AND MUSLIM
Intergroup Relations Beyond Narratives of Conflict
Traces histories of Jewish-Muslim intergroup relations, unflattening these histories from a single story of conflict and recontextualizing these complex and evolving dynamics of mutual influence and exchange.
CROSSING CULTURAL BORDERS
Understanding Intercultural Exchange, Diffusion, and Hybridity
Explores the fluidity and evolution of Jewish cultural expressions, brought on by sustained relations with cultures around the world and demonstrating the ways identities evolve and are negotiated across time and place.
PEOPLE OF THE BOOKS
Teaching with Memoirs, Graphic Novels, and Memory Spaces
Orients the study of Jewish people around multiple literary genres, inviting Jewish studies to live in English Language Arts settings while also providing tools for reading monuments and memorials as texts to be read and interrogated.
BEYOND BLACK-WHITE BINARIES
Unpacking Jews, Race, and Identity
Explores the question of race in the context of Jewish identity, from the pseudo-scientific theories of the 19th century to the intersectional identities of Jews around the world.
HER STORY IS HISTORY
Centering Jewish Women's Voices and Experiences
Elevates the voices of Jewish women around the world and examines Jewish cultural and communal life through the lens of gender.
CRITICAL JEWISH LITERACY
Interrogating Antisemitic Narratives and Dismantling Otherness
Introduces critical pedagogy practices and tools that nurture students’ abilities to deconstruct antisemitic narratives and portrayals of Jews.
MULTICULTURAL AND GLOBAL CLASSROOMS
Integrating Jewish Voices and Stories into Pedagogies of Inclusion
Offers an overview of the philosophies of multicultural education and global education while situating the study of Jewish history, culture, and identity within these visions of teaching and learning.
Custom themes and topics are also available.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SERVICES
Webinars
One-hour, one and a half hour, and two hour options for virtual teaching and learning
Half-Day School-Based Workshops
Three-hour virtual or in-person sessions for one or more departments or teams
Full-Day School-Based Workshops
Six-hour virtual or in-person sessions for one or more departments or teams
Student Presentations
Hour-long interactive student-facing experiences
Informal or After-School Learning
One or two-hour sessions designed for staff and/or youth in various denominational, secular, or other enrichment settings
Community Conversations
One or two-hour interactive session at libraries, community centers, places of worship for a broader audience
Customized Lesson and Unit Plans
Commissioned research and writing of stand alone or unit-long lesson plans, meeting the needs of one community of teachers and learners
Consulting and Curriculum Mapping
One-time and/or ongoing expert insight, feedback, guidance, and planning focused on curriculum, pedagogy, and school culture
For pricing information and service inquiries, please contact Project Mosaics at danosborn@projectmosaics.org.