Education
2024 Workshop Series: Oral History Storytelling Skills and Ethics
Storytelling is a powerful way to build community and advance justice through education and advocacy. Building on 15+ years of experience, Voice of Witness (VOW) has developed an ethics-driven oral history methodology that documents first-person …
Exploring California History Through Intergenerational Storytelling
This year, Voice of Witness was able to expand the scope and impact of our ongoing intergenerational storytelling project with middle school students and elders. As in previous years, multilingual learners from Willie Brown Middle …
“Our Immigration Stories”: An Oral History Video Project with 5th Graders
Oral history is a valuable tool for learning and has many applications in educational settings. We have seen firsthand how oral history projects resonate with middle, high school, and college students, inspiring curiosity, empathy, and …
VOW Supports NYC Department of Education To Amplify AAPI & Latinx Voices
Last year, the education team at Voice of Witness (VOW) collaborated on a workshop series with the New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) as part of their Hidden Voices Project, an initiative to …
New Report Highlights the Impact of Oral History Education
Voice of Witness is excited to release a new report, “Benefits of an Oral History-Based Course: A Case Study on Building Empathy, Community, and Student Skills.” This publication examines the profound impact of an oral …
VOW Education Office Hours
This school year, the Voice of Witness (VOW) education team will be holding virtual office hours every month for educators seeking support in bringing oral history to their classrooms. Drop in on an as-needed basis …
Meet the VOW Interns: Reflections from a Summer of Learning
Ruaa Elkarim Ruaa is currently a senior studying Global Affairs at Yale University. An immigrant herself, she finds herself drawn to working with migrant communities and aspires to do so in a nonprofit setting after …
Community Space for Educators: A Conversation about Reflection and Celebration
Join VOW’s education team for a special round table discussion on reflection and celebration in the classroom. This lightly facilitated, informal space is for educators to gather, discuss, build community, share resources, and identify best …
