Washington High School Teacher Kerri Flynn Accepted Into GenEd Teacher Fellowship Program
Washington High School teacher Kerri Flynn has been accepted into the inaugural GenEd Teacher Fellowship Program.
The Genocide Education Project’s 2022 Teacher Fellowship Program provides professional development for teaching and leading educator workshops about human rights and genocide, with a comparative examination of numerous examples of genocide, as well as a particular expertise on the Armenian case.
The group will embark on a ten-day intensive professional development program in Armenia in July 2022, based at the Armenian Genocide Museum and Institute. Upon their return to the U.S.,
the GenEd Teacher Fellows will carry out their professional development activities for other teachers.
Flynn has been in education for 24 years, including eight years at Washington High School. She teaches Human Rights and Genocide, College Credit Psychology, College Credit Sociology, and US History.
“Being selected for this program is a huge honor,” Flynn said. “I am very excited to learn more about the Armenian Genocide from experts in America and Armenia, and learn about the Armenian people and culture while I am there.”
GenEd, in partnership with the Armenian Genocide Museum and Institute (AGMI) in Yerevan, Armenia, will host the initial phase of the GenEd Teacher Fellowship Program at AGMI’s museum and conference facilities on July 9-17, 2022. The partnership combines GenEd’s expertise in training social studies and English language arts educators with AGMI’s unique role in Armenian Genocide remembrance and research.
The one-week agenda in Armenia includes interactive professional development sessions, guest presentations, and visits to historical and cultural sites.
During the program’s second phase, Teacher Fellows will provide professional development workshop to other educators in their region, under the supervision of The Genocide Education Project.
Sixteen U.S. middle or high school educators with demonstrated experience in Armenian Genocide education will be selected to participate in the program. The program is free of cost to participants.
The GenEd Teacher Fellows have a wide range of backgrounds and strong credentials, not only including years of teaching, but also experiences like working with the U.S. Fullbright Program, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the U.S. Holocaust Museum, or creating curricula for school districts, consulting for state departments of education, teaching Advanced Placement courses, and other valuable expertise.
Considering each teacher instructs up to 100 new students yearly, and each GenEd Teacher Fellow will train a group of other educators, the GenEd Teacher Fellowship Program will significantly impact the expansion of genocide education.
Flynn Accepted Into GenEd Fellowship Program
Washington High School teacher Kerri Flynn has been accepted into the inaugural GenEd Teacher Fellowship Program.