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Using Trial Simulations to Teach Modern World History
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Topic:   Curriculum & Instruction
Sponsored by:   ESC-NEO
Presenter(s):   Andrew Pinney, Educator, Author
Description:  

Step into the courtroom of the past, where modern history’s most complex and controversial figures are called to account. Justice, Courage, and Human Rights is a compelling collection of seven trials based on real historical events, designed to bring the study of world history to life through active, student-centered learning.

Perfect for project-based learning, interdisciplinary instruction, and meaningful classroom discussion, this book challenges students to confront the past in order to better understand the present and shape a more just future.

The seven monumental trials include the following:

King Leopold II of Belgium for crimes against humanity in his Congo colony, Soghomon Tehlirian’s vengeance against the architect of the Armenian genocide, Japanese General Yamashita’s war crimes in the Philippines during World War II, Nelson Mandela’s fight for freedom in apartheid South Africa, American Lieutenant William Calley’s court-martial for the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War, the murder of Northern Ireland prison official Albert Miles by the Irish Republican Army, and the Rwandan media for the crime 


$90.00 per person 

cost includes a copy of the book

 

Justice, Courage, and Human Rights: Seven Trials That Help Explain the Twentieth Century

Materials for Recreating Trials in

High School Modern World 

History Classes

 

Audience:   High school world history teachers and those interested.
This event is open to the public.
Location:   ESC of Northeast Ohio, 6393 Oak Tree Blvd., Independence, Ohio 44131
Registration Time:  
Program Time:   9:00 AM and ending at 3:00 PM
Program Cost:   $90.00 
Make Check or PO Payable to:   ESC-NEO
Registration Deadline:   2/4/2026
To Register:  
PD Contact Hours:   5.0 
Graduate Credit:  
Special Notes:  
     All communication is via email – please enter your email address carefully.
For Information Call:   Roni Staimpel
roni.staimpel@escneo.org
216-901-4233