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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.

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Come along as USC Shoah Foundation and Discovery Education take students on a dynamic learning experience to hear first-hand testimonies from powerful voices to learn that stories have potential – potential to change the future.

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Teaching with Testimony

What is 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.

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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.

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Student Video Challenge

Teaching with Testimony invites students ages 13+ to discover their story and make a difference in their communities for the chance to win $10,000 in prizing!

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About The Partners

USC Shoah Foundation

The USC Shoah Foundation preserves and amplifies the voices of the past to build a future that remembers. The Archive is home to more than 59,000 testimonies of survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust, contemporary antisemitism, the Armenian Genocide, and other historical events of genocide. It is the largest such collection in the world. Established in 1994, the USC Shoah Foundation found a permanent home at the University of Southern California in 2006. With survivor testimony at the center, the USC Shoah Foundation's innovative programming, global-impact strategies, and forward-looking research initiatives help foster insights and practical solutions to preserve Holocaust memory and history, confront antisemitism and strengthen democratic values.

Discovery Education

Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. Through its award-winning multimedia content, instructional supports, and innovative classroom tools, Discovery Education helps educators deliver equitable learning experiences engaging all students and supporting higher academic achievement on a global scale. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in nearly 100 countries and territories. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc., Discovery Education partners with districts, states, and trusted organizations to empower teachers with leading edtech solutions that support the success of all learners. Explore the future of education at www.DiscoveryEducation.com.