How to Contribute
Teacher participants in our workshops are invited to design units or lessons for teaching the Holocaust and other related content that align with Kentucky Academic Standards and adhere to the spirit of the initiative.
Ideally, these teaching materials should feature resources/sources, stories, or documents that have been featured in the sessions included in UK-JHF initiative programming OR capitalize on the content specific to Kentucky when possible. Teachers can use open access sources and documents from other resource collections as inspiration as long as proper credit is given. Each lesson/unit should be submitted using the official UK-JHF teaching resource template as a Google Doc link and should also include any necessary links and handouts to perform the lesson/unit. Please be sure to complete all sections of the lesson plan template, including citations. All documents, handouts, and links necessary to perform the lesson should be included on that Google Doc template.
Once a draft is complete, the resource should be emailed to jill.abney@uky.edu as a Google Doc link to be distributed to the initiative steering committee for feedback. Educators will be asked to make any necessary revisions. Approved materials will then be made accessible virtually on the UK-JHF website.
Teachers who submit materials that are successfully vetted and added to the library are eligible for stipends based on the following criteria. The steering committee feedback teams will indicate the category the submission falls under.
Submission Stipend Categories
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Assigned Submission Category |
One | Two | Three | Four |
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| Stipend Amount | $100 | $150 | $200 | $250 |
| Description |
Teaching materials in category one demonstrate brief, nimble curricular interventions that seek to insert the Holocaust and related content into a course. These submissions may be in the form of individual lesson plans or brief activities.
These materials may be reliant on sources published in other open-source archives (all of which must be linked and cited) and require little original document or resource creation. |
Teaching materials in category two represent a more extensive contribution than category one. While these still may be individual lessons, brief activities or lesson pairings, they will demonstrate more extensive research and pedagogical planning.
These submissions may be more sustained in nature with low-structure or an elaborate and highly developed single lesson plan. It is unlikely that single activities will fall in this category.
These materials may include the creation of some basic original handouts or documents. All sources from other archives or databases must be linked and cited appropriately. |
Materials in category three include a sustained curricular intervention that pulls students into multiple days of engagement with the Holocaust and related content.
In most cases these will be mini-units that demonstrate extensive research and planning. Category three materials could be individual lessons but only in the case that they represent extensive original research and design, curated materials, or other evidence of extensive labor.
These materials will likely include at least some significant supplementary materials designed by the teacher or involved procedures/content. |
Materials in this category equip teachers to lead students in an in-depth, sustained exploration of the Holocaust or related content. Category 4 submissions demonstrate extensive amounts of labor, planning, and original lesson design. It is unlikely that individual activities or lessons will fall into this category.
These materials will include extensive supplementary handouts and materials to aid teachers in leading students through the full learning experience. |
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