For our official last day of the conference our focus was on Americans and the Holocaust – specifically the brand new temporary exhibit housed both at the Museum and online. Our morning began with an introduction to this exhibit from Rebecca Erbelding. The overview was imperative as I learned the guiding questions that helped to […]

My second day at the Belfer Conference got off to an exciting start as we had exclusive time in the museum book shop prior to our first session. As you might imagine from reading this blog, I am an avid reader and each year students that I have the privilege of working with are a […]

Our first day of the Belfer conference in Washington D.C (see the bottom of this blog post for more information on how to apply) was filled with opportunities to learn, reflect and explore the museums wide variety of resources. My colleagues and I were so excited to be in D.C that we decided to get […]

Day 1 – A Private Tour of Our National Capitol Building  Since our conference takes place on a Thursday, Friday, Saturday, my colleagues and I decided to take advantage of exploring Washington D.C. and fly into town a day early. Through the conference app we were able to connect with teachers around the country and […]