All programs can be customized to the appropriate grade level. Teachers guides aligned with the Common Core are available for some of Fern's books. Many of Fern’s programs fulfill state requirements to teach the Holocaust and moral education.
Programs
Illinois Reads author Fern Schumer Chapman has a busy speaking schedule. She speaks on a variety of topics (see below) and some presentations can help your district meet the state mandate for Holocaust education. Other programs fit into units on Immigration, Health, or Ethics. Teacher’s Guides are available for all of her books.
NEW and TOPICAL!
- Anti-semitism: Yesterday and Today - The frightening rise in hatred toward Jews and how these same trends in the 1930s defined my mother and our family.
OTHER POPULAR PROGRAMS:
- Edith’s Immigration Story - The childhood immigration story of the author's mother, an unaccompanied minor, who fled Nazi Germany in 1938 all by herself.
- Understanding and Healing Family Trauma - Students often don't understand how traumatic events in the family define their lives. This program is a primer on trauma for young people.
- Confronting the Past: How do countries atone for national crimes? (Based on recent book, Stumbling On History.)
- Fall Kick-off Assembly: Developing School Character and School Culture (based upon role models in Fern’s books)
- Writers Workshop
- Family Stories Workshop
- Writing seminars for teachers
Most programs include a PowerPoint presentation and a brief video. We customize our programs to serve the needs of your school, and we are sensitive to your budget.
ABC7-Chicago covers FSC presentation: https://abc7chicago.com/education/holocaust-survivor-daughter-meet-des-plaines-middle-school-students/2935880/
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Additional Programs
Adult and Parent/Child Book Clubs - Fern’s books have been popular with adult and parent child book clubs. She gives evening presentations to these groups.
Teacher In-service - Fern shares with teachers some of the many effective exercises she uses when teaching students how to write. She also conducts discussions with educators on teaching moral choices in the classroom.
Fern can tailor a program that fits your educational objectives. For schools with a limited budget, she offers SKYPE discussions with classes.
Details
LENGTH OF PROGRAMS: Depending upon grade and type of presentation, from thirty to sixty minutes.
AUDIENCE SIZE: Fern will tailor her program to the grade and size of your audience. No limits on attendance for assemblies. Workshops work best with groups fewer than 50.
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Previous Visits
Fern Schumer Chapman has spoken at the following schools: