Hello! I look forward to participating in the conversations with the TPS Midwest Region. . 

Our project focuses on utilizing primary sources within the Nebraska Stories of Humanity web portal. Through in-service and workgroups, we engage teachers and preservice teachers in the use of primary sources through a digital humanities tool developed at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, by the Harris Center for Judaic Studies and the Center for Digital Research in the Humanities. Recently, Nebraska lawmakers passed legislation requiring the teaching of Holocaust and genocide education in secondary schools. The resource aggregates diverse artifacts from local Holocaust survivors and liberators of Nazi camps and provides Inquiry Based Lessons for the classroom. We collaborate with the Nebraska Department of Education to develop teaching resources that comply with Nebraska state standards. This generous grant will support in-services for educators and preservice students and will allow us to continue to train university student interns who transcribe essential materials for the site.