Schools and Museums in a Society Shaped by Migration

Conference Held on 13–14 October 2014 to Mark the Completion of the Diversity in Schools Project (video recording available, in German)

The Jewish Museum Berlin organized the conference Schools and Museums in a Society Shaped by Migration for teachers, school social workers, museum staff, and experts in diversity and anti-discrimination.

Past event

Map with all buildings that belong to the Jewish Museum Berlin

Where

Jewish Museum Berlin
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin

Where, when, what?

We presented the experiences and results of the Diversity in Schools project and several of the museum’s other collaborations with schools. Educators were invited to share ideas with experts on the best way to deal with heterogeneity in schools. We questioned how learning settings and change processes at schools could be structured and reflected on what a non-discriminatory school and museum culture might look like.

Recording of the keynote speech Fond of Difference and Critical of Discrimination: The Challenges Facing Educational Institutions in a Multiethnic Society by Prof. Dr. Paul Mecheril, held at the Jewish Museum Berlin on 14 October 2014, in German

Program

Monday 13 October 2014

from 12 noon	Arrival, Snacks, and Registration
12.30-1.30 pm	Information Stands – Networking
1-1.30 pm	Words of Welcome Cilly Kugelmann Program Director, Jewish Museum Berlin Anna Davis Head Regional Office, German Children and Youth Foundation Katharina Tesmer Project Manager Mercator Foundation, Essen Dr. Diana Dressel Leiterin Bildung, Jüdisches Museum Berlin
1.30-3 pm	Podium Discussion: A Three-Perspective Approach Zahide Dogaç Teacher and Intercultural Coordinator, Hamburg Ibrahim Gülnar Ostkreuz Mobile Consulting Team, Social Pedagogical Institute, Berlin Leontine Meijer-van Mensch Museum of European Cultures – State Museums of Berlin Dr. Rosa Fava Jewish Museum Berlin (Moderation)
3–3.45 pm	Coffe Break and Information Stands
3.45–5.15 pm	WORKING GROUPS A1-7 Raising Awareness of Diversity Language across the Curriculum Learning to Talk about Racist Discrimination Exhibitions are Created by Museums, Right? On the Varied Significance of Exhibitions for Schools Diversity through Participation: How Student Participation Can Help Schools Manage Diversity Effectively Learning about History in a Multiethnic Society Diversity in Literature for Young People
5.15-6.30 pm	Snacks and Information Stands
6.30–8 pm	Podium Discussion: How Can Political Leaders and Society Support Intercultural Awareness at Schools? Özcan Mutlu Member of the Bundestag for the Green Party, Berlin Evelin Lubig-Fohsel Member of the Committee for Migration, Diversity, and Anti-Discrimination of the German Teachers’ Union, Berlin André Barth Ernst-Schering-School, Berlin Dr. Diana Dressel Jewish Museum Berlin Dr. Nkechi Madubuko Moderator and Author, Marburg (Moderator)

Tuesday 14 October 2014

9.30–9.45 am	Arrival
9.45–10 am	Words of Welcome
10–11 am	Keynote and Discussion: Fond of Difference and Critical of Discrimination: The Challenges Facing Educational Institutions in a Multiethnic Society Prof. Dr. Paul Mecheril Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg (Keynote) Dr. Anja Durdel German Children and Youth Foundation, Berlin (Moderation)
11–11.30 am	Coffee Break and Information Stands
11.30 am–2 pm	World Café: Opportunities, Challenges, and Approaches to Successful Collaboration between Schools and Museums Jutta Weimar Moderator for large groups and Process Guide, Berlin (Moderator)
2.30–4 pm	WORKING GROUPS B1-7 “We want to change things – but only with the help of others!” Caught between Identification and External Perceptions: What Constitutes “School”? Educational Theater: Methods and Approaches for Educators in Schools and Museums Working with Biographies to Increase Cultural Awareness Film as a Method in Anti-Discrimination Education Marginalized Biographies: Using the Life Stories of Jews, Roma, and Sinti in Educational Work Antisemitism in Social Media
4–5 pm	Reflections on the Conference with Coffee and Bagels Tanja Petersen Jewish Museum Berlin Dr. Anja Durdel German Children and Youth Foundation, Berlin

Where, when, what?

When13 + 14 Oct 2014
Where Jewish Museum Berlin
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
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List of Speakers

Conference: "Schools and Museums in a Society Shaped by Migration"

Conference Documentation