Grant Support Materials: Programming Resources
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- General programming resources
- Resources by Program Type
- Guest Speakers, Scholarly Lectures, and Expert Talks
- Exhibit Openings and Guided Tours
- Film Viewings and Discussion
- Book Discussions
- Youth and Family Programs (Recommended age: 8th grade and up)
- Programs for Students and Teachers (Recommended age: 8th grade and up)
General Programming Resources
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The Museum has created a program survey that you could share to collect responses from your program participants and the Museum would share your library’s data with you after the end of your host period. Read more about the program survey and evaluation techniques in the Evaluation section.
Resources by Program Type
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Guest Speakers, Scholarly Lectures, and Expert Talks
Please use the guidelines below for support planning a guest speaker program or scholarly discussion.
Guide to Hosting Scholarly Lectures and Expert Talks
Exhibit Openings and Guided Tours
Below are templates you can use to prepare a script for an Exhibit Opening event or a Guided Tour. For tours, please also review the Guided Tours Best Practices document.
Opening Remarks template (downloads as a Word document)
Script for Guided Tours of Americans and the Holocaust
Film Viewings and Discussion
Refer to the Recommended Films list to plan a movie screening and Discussion Questions document for prompts to encourage participant engagement.
Recommended Films for Programs
The U.S. and the Holocaust Programming Suggestions
Book Discussions
The lists below provide suggested titles for Americans and the Holocaust book discussion programs.
Youth and Family Programs (Recommended age: 8th grade and up)
Use these guides and activities to help develop public programs intended to engage youth and families.
Family Exhibition Guide and Activity
Programs for Educators and Professors (Recommended age: 8th grade and up)
The following guides can be used as programs for school groups or could be presented as part of a professional development program for teachers.
Draft agenda for a teacher workshop
Teacher Guide: Americans and the Holocaust Traveling Exhibition
Americans and the Holocaust Graphic Organizer: Group Exploration and Individual ReflectionSee the Answer Key
