New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education

Provider Name:
Contact: Dr. Paul B. Winkler
Address: 100 Riverview Executive Plaza
Trenton NJ 08625
Phone: (609) 292-9274
Fax: (609) 292-1211
Toll Free:
Web Site: http://www.state.nj.us/njded/holocaust
Email:


PROGRAM FOCUS: In this section the provider lists the dimensions of student growth and development that its program intends to address.

Values and Virtues: Caring, Courage, Diversity, Fairness, Human Rights, Kindness, Pro Social Norms, Perseverance, Respect, Responsibility, Social Justice
Life Skills: Beliefs and aggression, Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Empathy, Group Relationship Skills, Leadership, Moral Reasoning
Physical, Mental, and Emotional Health: Adjustment to Change, Coping with Trauma, Hygiene, Stress Management
Socially Negative Behaviors: Bullying, Cheating, Lying, Peer Pressure, Prejudice, Teasing, Violence
Community Involvement: Volunteering


AUDIENCE:

1. This is the target audience the program/services are designed to impact.
Students: K-12, Special Needs
Staff: Administrators, Teachers, Student Services
Community: Parents/Family
2. This is the audience that will work directly with the program to achieve results.
Students: K-12
Staff: Administrators, Teachers, Student Services
Community: Parents/Family


PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

"The core mission OF the New Jersey Commission ON Holocaust Education IS TO promote Holocaust/genocide education IN the state OF New Jersey. The goals, objectives AND standards OF the mandate ARE consistent WITH the outcomes OF CHARACTER education. The Commission IS prepared TO provide IN-service education FOR staff IN the areas OF prejudice reduction, multi-cultural education, CURRENT issues OF genocide AND the Holocaust. Within each OF these studies positive traits OF good CHARACTER ARE presented. The Commission provides consultants FOR staff training AND FOR student programs. The student programs may include puppet shows, dramatic presentations, student awareness activities AND/OR total school involvement programs. Programs FOR students AND/OR staff ARE designed TO meet the individual needs OF the school OR district. This IS accomplished by pre-meetings WITH school personnel AND representatives OF the Commission. Activities AT the elementary LEVEL ARE geared TO CHARACTER education AND the positive traits that will eliminate potential genocide. The middle grades deal WITH prejudice reduction AND the impact OF the bystander. AT the high school LEVEL, while content IS emphasized, a great deal OF the material IS RELATIVE TO moral dilemmas such AS censorship, FIRST ammendment, forgiveness AND responsibility. The special programs that ARE available include the puppet show about the town that fought hate FOR PRIMARY students, a play about a town that demonstrated courage AND a play about the life OF a women IN a Nazi concentration camp. Many films, tapes AND other AV materials ARE available FOR the instruction."


PROGRAM COMPONENTS: These are the tools or services the program offers in each of the stages of program development listed below.

Needs Assessment: Observation
Implementation: Staff Development, Teacher Education, School Based Programs, Curriculum Integration, Community Involvement
Evaluation Methods: Observation, Student Assessment, Survey


STAFF DEVELOPMENT: The following items provide information about the program training requirements, types of staff development offered, and where training is delivered.

Training: Optional Training Delivered: On-Site
Amount of training required: Less than 1 Day
Multiple levels of training (i.e. introductory, intermediate, advanced): Yes
Format/Design: Workshop/Seminar, On-Site Consultation, Large group Presentation, Training of Trainers Available, Follow up support


EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS: This section lists whether or not the program provider has evaluated the results of their program. If the program does have evaluation results, this section indicates what kinds of data were collected and where the results were published.

DO YOU HAVE EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS: Yes
1. Methods and/or designs that have been used: Interview, Observation, Testimonials
2. Results/outcomes were published in: Other Journals, Newspaper/Articles


SUPPORT MATERIALS: This section lists required and optional support materials.

Required
Optional DVD, CD, Audio Tapes, Video, Puppets