NHEC Educators Recognized

Becky McLaughlin and Erin DeHart, Nebraska Holocaust Education Consortium (NHEC) teachers, were each recognized in their districts as Outstanding Educators by the Nebraska State Council for the Social Studies (NSCSS).

McLaughlin teaches Social Studies at Lincoln High. This year she was appointed department head at Lincoln High. She has been a member of the Nebraska Holocaust Education Consortium since she arrived in Nebraska. Please see her web page for additional information. http://lhs.lps.org/profile.html?username=rmclaug2.

McLaughlin earned her B.A. in History from Roanoke College in Virginia and her MAED in Curriculum and Instruction from Virginia Tech. She is Nationally Board Certified and has been teaching high school social studies for the past nine years. Becky has been fortunate enough to participate in multiple Holocaust education workshops including two experiences as the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.

Erin DeHart is on the faculty at York College and has instilled a passion for teaching social studies and language arts to hundreds of students. Erin has a special interest in integrating Holocaust education to her curriculum. She has participated in numerous university level seminars including the National Writing Project, seminar at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and the Labor Committee trip to Poland and Israel. She has escorted numerous college students to Washington DC. Erin is presently working on her Ed.D at UNL. More information about Erin can be found on this link:
http://www.york.edu/academics/faculty/eed.asp. Erin is a member of  the National Writing Project and the Nebraska Writing Project.