Spring Professional Development Event Announced

Teaching the Holocaust: La France, la Shoah et la Deuxième Guerre Mondiale
AATF-Houston Spring Teacher Training Workshop
Saturday, March 7, 2009, 10am-12:30pm
Lone Star College-CyFair (Cypress, TX)
To register for this event: http://cyfair.lonestar.edu/152214

In observance of March’s French Cultures Festival (le mois de la Francophonie), when various events around the world celebrate the cultures of French-speaking countries everywhere, AATF-Houston, Lone Star College-CyFair's Department of World Languages and the French Consulate of Houston are pleased to announce another exciting professional development event for area high school and college instructors.

AATF-Houston will welcome Dr. Eileen Angelini, Professor of French and Chair of the Department of Modern Languages at Canisius College (Buffalo, NY). Dr. Angelini, along with Barbara P. Barnett, produced and directed the documentary film La France Divisée, which explores events in France during the World War II from many perspectives.
After a screening of the film (approx. 30 minutes), Professor Angelini will guide attendees through an interactive session on the film's uses and general best practices in teaching the Holocaust. The session will be conducted in English and will use images and other pedagogical materials that will be provided to all. High school teachers and college instructors of history and sociology will also benefit from attending.

Registration is $25.00 for AATF members / $35.00 for non-members ($15 for full-time advanced undergrads and grad students planning to enter the teaching profession... mail proof of full-time SPRING 2009 enrollment to treasurer). To register, begin by reserving your seat by filling in and submitting the online registration form at http://cyfair.lonestar.edu/152214.

Then, mail your payment (by check or money order), payable to AATF-Houston, to Gerri Manlove, AATF-Houston Treasurer, 5003 Oak Forest Drive, Houston, TX 77018-1909. Once your payment is processed, you will then receive (via e-mail) additional information on the event, including location, directions, and access to online supplementals for use in your teaching.

To join AATF-Houston, use the printable mail-in application or join online at the national website, www.frenchteachers.org. Don't forget to affiliate to the Houston chapter! Forms and links also available at the Houston chapter website, http://aatfhouston.blogspot.com.

In the meantime, to learn more about the film, or to order a copy for yourself or for your school, visit its website, www.francedivided.com.

Register now! Your payment must be postmarked by February 27, 2009.

Thanks, and we hope to see you at the workshop!