About
USC Shoah Foundation and Discovery Education have partnered to create Teaching with Testimony, a new educational program that unlocks the powerful classroom potential of testimony. Drawing upon USC Shoah Foundation's vast library of audiovisual testimony from survivors and witnesses of genocides, Teaching with Testimony empowers students to find their voices and take action for a better future.
Video Topic Series
The Art of Resilience
Celebrate the power that every student has to resist injustice in their world and contribute to a better future through the decisions and actions they make today.
Virtual Field Trip
The Courage to Act: Forming a Chain of Resistance
Celebrate the power that every student has to resist injustice in their world and contribute to a better future through the decisions and actions they make today.
Teaching with Testimony
Get started by sharing the What is Testimony? video with your class. Next, download the corresponding educator guide, designed to provide you with the foundations of Teaching with Testimony. Plus, take a look at the curated selection of video testimonies or explore the middle school and high school activities to learn more.
Why We Hate
In collaboration with Discovery Channel's global premiere of WHY WE HATE, a six-part docuseries that explores the reasons why humans hate, USC Shoah Foundation and Discovery Education have created a collection of powerful instructional resources that connect the important themes of the docuseries to classroom instruction.
Extend the impact of a powerful narrative and engage students with the message that we hold within ourselves the power to overcome hatred. Explore resources for all grade levels!