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Traveling Teacher Resource Trunks The THC invites Tennessee teachers, grades 7-12, to take part in its dynamic teacher trunk program. Resource Trunks were designed for use by teachers and students in secondary schools. Each trunk provides a wide variety of multi-media tools including classroom sets of books, first-person testimonies, videos, CD-ROMs, maps, lesson plans and student activities, as well as reference materials for teacher and student use. These instructional aids invite a broader and deeper understanding of Holocaust history and literature. They are intended to promote critical thinking. In conjunction with the Mills Corporation and other private donors, the THC has placed Teacher Resource Trunks in a number of school systems in Tennessee. (See Stationary Locations. ) In addition, Teacher Trunks may be obtained on a loan basis, for one month periods, from the Commission office. For trunk information and applications contact: stacey.l.knight@vanderbilt.edu (Please supply: Teacher's Name, School Name, School Address, Work and Home Telephone, Fax Number and email address. Be sure to provide date preferences for borrowing.) Synopsis
of Trunk Material "I want this trunk to have something for everybody. When you have a group of girls who chat, chat, chat all together, and give them books on the Holocaust, if they like it, 25 more kids will read it. One way to get things taught is to get kids excited," she explained. "I have students who have graduated from college, buy me books about the Holocaust or tape movies about the Holocaust on the History Channel. It fills me with a great deal of pride because it tells me I've given them a taste of the passion that I have." -
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