With the passage of the Missouri Holocaust Education and Awareness Act (SB681), all Missouri school districts shall be required to teach students in grades 6-12 about the Holocaust beginning in the 2025-26 school year.  Each participating school district shall provide a plan of professional development for teachers to ensure teachers are adequately prepared to provide the instruction.

The Missouri Holocaust Education and Awareness Commission is offering a professional training workshop on teaching the Holocaust for Missouri educators charged with teaching this history.

This Level 1 foundational training provides educators with essential historical context, pedagogical strategies, and instructional resources to effectively and sensitively teach the Holocaust.

Benefits of Participation:

• Free professional development for educators grades 6-12
• High-quality, evidence-based resources for teaching the Holocaust
• Mentoring support to design and deliver pedagogically sound Holocaust lessons
• Participation in a cadre of Missouri Holocaust educators
• Complimentary resource books

Workshop Details:

• Teaching the Holocaust in Missouri
• February 1 – 3, 2026
• Drury Plaza Hotel Columbia, Missouri

Space is limited to the first 28 registrants. All registrants will be notified of their status. Confirmed registrants will receive a hotel registration link. Those not confirmed will be notified of future workshops.

Please register ASAP.

Hotel accommodations and meals for this workshop are state-funded and provided at no cost to participants.  A stipend will be awarded to cover travel and meals.  

Participants in this workshop will:

• Learn pedagogically sound strategies to implement the Holocaust education requirements outlined in SB 681
• Receive evidence-based resources to support Holocaust instruction in alignment with SB 681  

If you are interested in participating in this professional development workshop, please register below.